Thoughts

Infrequent writing on design, development, conferences, and other things tangentially related.

I sometimes post things on an inspiration blog if that’s more your jam.

Fun CSS-only scrolling effects for MatterdayJune 2022
Case Study: lynnandtonic.com 2021 refreshJanuary 2022
Fixing a design flaw that’s also an industry standardJune 2021
Case Study: lynnandtonic.com 2020 refreshDecember 2020
Cookies and a year of learning a new skillDecember 2019
Case Study: lynnandtonic.com 2019 refreshNovember 2019
The value of an outside perspectiveJune 2019
Five years of A Single DivMay 2019
Sabbaticals and muscle memoryFebruary 2019
2018 British Arrows AwardsJanuary 2019
Case Study: lynnandtonic.com 2018 refreshDecember 2018
Thoughts from Phoenix Design Week 2018October 2018
Why give a conference talk? But also, why not.April 2018
Why do work without a practical purpose?January 2018
Case Study: lynnandtonic.com 2017 refreshJanuary 2018
AlignmentMarch 2016
Design for developers and where to startFebruary 2016
UX and WebRTC blog series&yet BlogJanuary 2016
CSSDay Talk: Illustration with CSSJanuary 2016
Highlights and quotes from Phoenix Design Week Method + MadnessOctober 2015
On making design decisionsNovember 2014
Single Div Drawings with CSSMozilla HacksSeptember 2014
On giving my first-ever conference talkMay 2014
Advice for young designers and future meJanuary 2014
Good. Better. Best.October 2013
CSS is a designer’s mediumAugust 2013
Why WhyAZ?August 2013
Clients, water softeners, and “my nephew the designer”July 2013
High performance teams need more than talentJuly 2013
I don’t know what I’m doing.June 2013
Why are designers* so bad at scoping?April 2013
Things are hard before they are easyFebruary 2013
Start by speaking the same languageFebruary 2013
How I fell in love with designing for the webFebruary 2013