How to Carry Yourself Professionally
How to carry yourself with dignity and propriety within both professional and formal contexts. It is important to make good first impressions, and to retain these good impressions. Mistakes to avoid:
A Concise Guide to Direct Communication
When communicating about a problem, have you ever had a hard time getting to the point when talking because you want to be defensive, apologize to much, or even cast blame? This is not efficient. Try this instead: Direct Communication To prevent confusion in communication, here is how to communicate problems you are having directly […]
White Screen in Beaver Builder – Caused by Bad Custom CSS
The other day I pasted a huge chunk of CSS from a file from an email into the CSS in Beaver Builder, and suddenly the beaver builder edit mode was just a white screen. I was unable to make any further edits, and could not figure out how to fix it for days. I wanted […]
How to Fix Typographic Widows / Orphans in WordPress
Have you ever wanted to know how to fix a word that wraps to its own line on a WordPress page or article? There is a way to do this using just a little bit of code inserted into your theme’s function.php file. I found this out through https://www.kevinleary.net/blog/fix-hanging-words-wordpress/#how-to-fix-typographic-widows-in-wordpress. However, the code I inserted into […]
Black Friday Website Optimization Checklist
The CSS Accent-color Property
Yesterday I learned that there is a CSS way to control accent colors. This allows a website’s input fields to blend with the rest of the UX. I wish I had known about this CSS property before, because so far, the form fields in my projects have all used the same jarring blue color. A […]
Soft Skills that will Help In Your Career
According to https://www.ziprecruiter.com/blog/skills-hiring-report/, employers are seeking candidates that score well in the soft skills below.
Postel’s law vs Miller’s Law
Postel’s law focuses on making design versatile, flexible, and satisfactory for as many users as possible. MIller’s law focuses on breaking information into chunks so that it is easier to make sense of. They are similar in that they are focused on creating design-centered experiences. However, they are different in that Postel’s law is broader, […]
What is an API?
I am learning about API’s today. I am seeking to find out, what are they, and how are they used in web and mobile app design? Here are my notes: sources
Data Privacy Laws 2023 (TLDR)
Data privacy laws are infuriatingly complicated because of the nature of the internet is that it is accessed by countries around the globe, thus resulting in jurisdiction complications. To add insult to injury, the governments around the world are continually updating laws. Here is a brief summary of where data privacy laws stand in 2023. […]