Blog
Web design techniques and thoughts.
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Blocks Edit update: editable form fields
Drag and drop fields to build out a form that matches your brand and submits to any form processor.
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Modern email design
What to look forward to after the legacy Outlook for Windows rendering engine.
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Creator guides
Short and succinct guides for creators to learn about best web practices.
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The design of a design system
Maintaining your design system and keeping it creative.
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Rolling out your design system
Auditing current patterns and workflows and having your team join in the process.
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A primer on design systems
Why you should have one and the main aspects that should be included.
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The landing page approach
Even if you don't advertise, the landing page format is useful for more focused messaging and goals for your website's pages.
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The indie web in action
My work on Indie Aisle: made for indie creators, based on indie web principles.
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The micro guide to microformats
Why you should use microformats and some examples of how they work.
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Pages indie creator theme
The Pages theme is designed for indie creators and the indie web.
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5 core landing page techniques
How to ensure your landing page seamlessly ties in with email marketing.
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Simple stats
We’ve decided to design something simpler, narrowing down stats to just a few key metrics that we believe are all that are needed.
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Emails with landing pages
The most effective way to gain audience interest, and conversions.
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AI needs better interfaces
Apple’s approach to AI is a step in the right direction for how we interact with generative AI.
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Starter page boilerplate
Our open source skeleton template that uses modern HTML and CSS code techniques as a starting point for developing custom landing pages.
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Blocks Edit for landing pages
You can now use the visual editor for editing and building static pages, with the same simple interface and collaboration features.
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Form submit to email
Our second service is an extension of our form spam bot blocking, submitting your form to your email.
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Starter email components theme
Featuring 10 standard email templates built from common design patterns that come from referencing hundreds of real-world emails.
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Figuring out the best page container width
Using the CSS ch unit, and taking into account modern desktop screens.
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The AI hype is about how we dream to interact with our tech
Getting the wrong idea of what AI can actually do because we’re trying too hard to put a human face on our devices.
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