PinnedMember-onlyHow the Super Bowl can help us understand Hedge FundsThe meteoric rise and subsequent fall of GameStop dominated the recent news. The narrative being individual investors try to take on Hedge Funds. Which got me wondering, what even is a hedge fund?Investing7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhat is happening with GameStop (for non-financial people)I work at a financial media company… but as a web designer. So, I am no more qualified to talk about financial news than this person. So if you want an in-depth nuanced explanation of what happend with a lot of intimidating financial jargon, I strongly encourage you to read…Gamestop7 min read
Jan 21Member-onlyHow to use Codekit .kit partials on your siteI scoured the Internet for clarity on why the Codekit partials I created would not compile into the pages of my static site. I found no reference, so I am writing one to help you and remind my future self. TL:DR — Make sure the files importing the partials are…Mac7 min read
Mar 19, 2021Member-onlyMy kids convinced me we should invest in Roblox (RBLX)I bought both of my daughters’ shares of the recently IPO’d Roblox (RBLX) in their UGMA (aka children’s) brokerage accounts. This stock buy was a no-brainer, the one we’ve been waiting for in the Robleto household. What is Roblox? If you don’t know what Roblox is, I will guess you don’t have kids…Roblox4 min read
Aug 7, 2019Member-onlySetting your annual goals based on your age.Each year I take time on my birthday setting my goals for the coming year. I do one last look back at the goals I set for the previous year, look at what I accomplished, what I missed, and what ended up not mattering. …Productivity5 min read
Sep 11, 2018The complexities of building a stock table using International dataRecently I had the opportunity to help build out a stock data table that included a series of both US and International exchanges. That turned out to be a lot more complicated than a US only stock table. …Design4 min read
Aug 10, 2018How to set internal border lines on a CSS Grid layoutMost examples I see of CSSGrid layouts are blocks or cards stacked in different variations. I went looking for a solid example of just thin internal grid lines separating a sequence of elements, and couldn’t find what I wanted to see, so I built it. Just for fun, I populated…CSS4 min read
Aug 3, 20185 Practical Takeaways for Improving Your Code’s AccessibilityI had the opportunity to hear a presentation by Aaron Gustafson at Accessibilty DC running through some very hands-on ways to improve your code to be more suitable to screen-reading. Here’s are five practical takeaways that I am implementing based off the notes I took from that talk. 1. <b>…Accessibility2 min read
Mar 11, 2018Member-onlyJumping into CSS GridFollowing a day-long workshop with Rachel Andrews at UX Immersion conference, I came away empowered and inspired to try using CSS Grid. I wanted to try a new project built entirely with grid. I choose to redo our family Christmas card insert. Each year my wife Selena lays out an…CSS7 min read
May 16, 2015Five Recommendations for the Graduating DesignerJust a few quick words for designers in the class of 2015, You are entering a tremendous profession. Design is hot. More and more companies are starting to appreciate how a great user experience can be a differentiator for their business. Hopefully if you are becoming a web designer, you…Designers3 min read