Peter Wilson

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Why Use a Naming Convention

July 2, 2014

In my last post, I mentioned I was trialling the SUIT CSS naming convention as I redevelop this site.  More generically, let’s address why a naming convention should be used at all. For the purposes of this post, I’m talking specifically about class naming conventions. (While one may have naming conventions for JavaScript functions, variables, […]

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Trying the SUIT CSS Naming Convention

June 29, 2014

I’m in the process of redeveloping this site. The site will still use WordPress but I’ll be adding a custom skin. I’ve been wanting to try Pattern Lab for a while, so the first step is to create a pattern library. It’s early days, today’s task it to set up a reset and base styles. […]

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Heart

June 22, 2014

As a tribute to Eric Meyer’s daughter Rebecca, the named colour rebeccapurple has been accepted into the CSS spec. Rebecca passed away on her sixth birthday recently.

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Relative Unit Based Media Queries

June 11, 2014

Based on the standard browser font-size of 16px, the following media query to have an affect on screens 160 pixels wide and up. @media only screen and ( min-width : 10em ) { html { background-color: #ddd; } } Now, I would expect adding the following code would cause the media query above to have […]

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Remembering the 90s

June 10, 2014

John Allsopp had a rant on Twitter recently – as is his want from time to time – he was remarking on vertical rhythm tools around the web and his point boils down to: why do all the vertical rhythm tools for web design use pixels everywhere? I wonder if anyone paid attention at all in class. — […]

Opinion

Automatically generate Pattern Lab on git pull

May 26, 2014

Pattern libraries are becoming better known as sites such as the BBC and A List Apart release their pattern libraries publicly. For the uninitiated, a pattern library is a collection of elements used on a web site. They define everything from the base font to page layouts. Brad Frost and Dave Olsen’s Pattern Lab is […]

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Deciding to be wrong

April 4, 2014

When writing code, you don’t make a considered decision about every line you write. Much of it is instinct, you’re following your standard practises. Standard practises are based on past decisions. As technology has improved, these decisions may no longer be valid. Without care, it’s easy to become stuck in a cycle of producing outdated […]

Talks

Moving on

March 18, 2014

After a little over two years at Floate Design Partners, I have decided that it is time to move on. On March 24, I start at Exari in the role of UI/UX Engineer. This represents a move from client services into product development. Exari makes document assembly software that allows companies writing similar documents frequently, […]

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Conditional IE classes

February 9, 2014

The HTML5 Boilerplate popularised the html tag conditional classes pattern. This pattern is usually some variation of: <!DOCTYPE html> <!–[if lt IE 7 ]> <html lang=”en” class=”ie6″> <![endif]–> <!–[if IE 7 ]> <html lang=”en” class=”ie7″> <![endif]–> <!–[if IE 8 ]> <html lang=”en” class=”ie8″> <![endif]–> <!–[if IE 9 ]> <html lang=”en” class=”ie9″> <![endif]–> <!–[if (gt IE […]

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Optimising the Typekit Code

December 29, 2013

The Typekit kit editor provides two versions of the embed code, the default version blocks rendering and the asynchronous version which can produce a flash of unstyled content (FOUC). In the case of Typekit, I prefer the FOUC over slowing down rendering. The asynchronous code also offers the advantage of your site staying online should […]

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