Simple = Human

Inline validation is problematic

Inline validation informs users whether what they type is valid as they type. The theory is that it’s easier to fix errors as soon as they occur instead of waiting until submission. The thing is, inline validation causes several problems:

Stop using device breakpoints

I see it all the time. Designers, and developers alike, setting breakpoints according to their favourite…

Designing inclusively

Whilst the web is still young, it’s been around long enough for us to know about its power and its constraints. We know…

Year in review 2016

I’ve never written one of these before because I started this newsletter less than 12 months ago. It’s fresh just like me :D.

It’s good to reflect on the past, rather than rocketing into the future all the time. Which funnily enough is one of the biggest problems in…

Don’t initialise Javascript automagically

The problem with looping over behavioural HTML attributes