Simulating Poor Network Conditions with Toxiproxy

There are a number of forces driving the need to increase resiliency in the face of poor network conditions. Web pages are increasingly being replaced by long-running (single-page) web applications, where the web app might be able to continue…

Introducing Angular Waiting Button

Ten years on from the introduction of AJAX, the web is now full of asynchronous operations. AJAX itself made those async requests feasible, while Promises have been around for a while now to make handling async responses simple. When working with single-page…

How Slack Helps Our Remote Team Communicate

As a remote team, Slack is our main form of communication. It gives us the ability to communicate in a modern day work environment and allows users to express themselves in private or group messages through emojis, gifs, and status updates. The…

Determining User Needs Based On User Personas

As product designers and developers, we solve problems that our users encounter. Our work, hopefully, provides solutions to tasks that either take users too long to complete, confuse them or didn’t exist in the first place. But how do we determine…

Why Grids Still Matter In Web Design

A grid is made of lines that allow the ease of locating points. Grids are used in maps, electronics, and architecture but most importantly, in web design. I have learned that the best way to create a design-to-development workflow is through a grid structure…

My Experience with Accessibility

Every day billions of people from all over the world use the internet. Millions of those include people with disabilities. Some struggle with using a mouse or keyboard, while others have visual or hearing impairments. As a designer or developer, it’s extremely important…

A Few Tips To Help Manage Git Branches

Managing git branches when branching off multiple feature branches can be a pain. What branches have been merged and can any be deleted?

Within my first few months at Made By Munsters I came to realize that I needed a better workflow…

A Few Tips To Improve Your Site’s SEO Ranking

So you just built the most amazing website, but how great is it if no one can find it?

How To Find Success As A Remote Intern

I started with Made By Munsters in the beginning of January 2017. I’m currently enrolled in the University of Florida Web Design and Online Communication Master’s program, which is a completely virtual program. We have the opportunity to get an internship to…

Collect User Data For Cheap

Data, it’s one of the most important aspects in web development. Studying how users interact with a product can only help to make it stronger, not harm it.

If a team or company can understand what causes their users to leave their site or click a buy…

Standing Out As A Developer Applicant

Considering applying to join the Made By Munsters development team? Great! We want everybody to be as successful as possible, so in this post I’ll lay out what we look for in developer candidates, and how you can stand out among the crowd.

Build Your Product For Day One

At Made By Munsters we work with companies of all sizes. Some are brand new start-ups. Others are well established, long-standing businesses. Yet, we treat all companies the same when hired to design and or develop their products.

Roundup — Our Missing Communication Tool

Every great design and development team knows that following a well-documented process leads to better products.

This was an area we focused on when we first opened our doors.

Front End Design Conference, St. Pete

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the Front End Design Conference in St. Petersburg, FL, which also happened to be the first conference I have attended. There were so many things to learn and so many people to talk to; it was an extremely beneficial…

What to Expect As a Developer at Made By Munsters

Wonder what it is like to work for Made By Munsters? How we coordinate and collaborate as a remote team?

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Become a better client and provide valuable feedback

Great client-firm collaboration takes time and practice. It’s not always fun and it’s not always easy. However, finding and developing this chemistry will help teams build stronger relationships and trust which will ultimately produce…