Web design

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Table of contents

• Jump to 2022 (2)
• Jump to 2021 (4)
• Jump to 2020 (21)
• Jump to 2019 (3)
• Jump to 2016 (1)
• Jump to 2015 (2)
• Jump to 2014 (3)
• Jump to 2013 (4)
• Jump to 2012 (7)
• Jump to 2011 (4)
• Jump to 2009 (1)

2022

• Reboot: The Terms of My Engagements

  09:47 · 16th Jul 2022

  In which I change the terms of my relationship with Instagram by thinking about how to build the upcoming Photos section.

• Reboot: Too Far Down the CRUD Hole

  19:34 · 12th Mar 2022

  In which I take a very scientific approach to research only to make decisions based on vague feelings anyway.

2021

• Reboot: Incident Report II

  13:48 · 19th Dec 2021

  In which correct protocols and procedures must be maintained, following an incident of this nature.

• Reboot: Spacing and Layouts

  17:46 · 28th Jun 2021

  In which I move things around to make way for old and new content.

• Reboot: Deprecation Notice

  20:00 · 6th May 2021

  In which correct protocols and procedures must be maintained, following a scheduled deprecation and its subsequent notice.

• Reboot: The Terms of My Distractions

  08:43 · 13th Mar 2021

  In which I review the new-ish Notes section to determine if I’m going to keep it.

2020

• Reboot: Type Scale, No Really

  18:00 · 27th Nov 2020

  In which I actually design the type scale, no really.

• Reboot: Type Scale-ish

  07:00 · 22nd Oct 2020

  In which looking the type scale sends me down a rabbit hole of the origin of heading sizes, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Web Standards.

• Reboot: The Other Type

  15:00 · 15th Sep 2020

  In which I look at the typography for the display text.

• Reboot: Just My Type

  06:00 · 10th Sep 2020

  In which I look at the typography for the body text.

• Reboot: Accessibility Strategy

  12:30 · 26th Aug 2020

  In which I learn how inaccessible my old site was so that I can make the reboot better.

• Reboot: Raw Data II

  12:00 · 26th Aug 2020

  In which I publish the accessibility results from Pa11y and Google Lighthouse.

• Reboot: Performance Budget

  09:00 · 1st Aug 2020

  In which I do a systemic analysis of the past performance to define the practical budget for the reboot.

• Reboot: Raw Data I

  06:30 · 27th Jul 2020

  In which I publish the raw Pageviews data from Google Analytics.

• Reboot: Intention and Strategy, Part II

  17:30 · 23rd Jul 2020

  In which I finish making a strategy for measuring what and how I’ll determine the usability and web best practices.

• Reboot: Intention and Strategy, Part I

  17:00 · 22nd Jul 2020

  In which I make a strategy for measuring what and how I’ll determine the success of the reboot.

• Reboot: Incident Report

  18:00 · 9th Jul 2020

  In which correct protocols and procedures must be maintained, following an incident of this nature.

• Reboot: New Content Outline for Entries

  17:00 · 8th Jul 2020

  In which I we review the purpose of the Journal Entries page, its content outline and any outstanding structural housekeeping tasks.

• Reboot: Cleaning the Meta Stuff

  08:15 · 27th Jun 2020

  In which I clean up the mess that is Topics and Themes.

• Reboot: Minimum Viable Experience

  07:30 · 28th Mar 2020

  In which I get frustrated about how weird my site is to read.

• Reboot: The Design Process

  06:30 · 11th Mar 2020

  In which I get frustrated about people telling me the site looks weird.

• Reboot: Feed the Machine

  09:10 · 8th Mar 2020

  In which I fix the mess that the RSS feed was.

• Reboot: Information Architecture

  07:20 · 7th Mar 2020

  In which I review how URLs should reveal the underlying structure of things and allow people to explore.

• Reboot: Multitudes

  10:35 · 29th Feb 2020

  In which I add a new section to my site to showcase my selected work.

• Reboot: ‘Business’ Goals

  16:50 · 26th Feb 2020

  In which I want to add a bunch of new stuff but I want to make sure that stuff isn’t there just for the sake of it.

• Reboot: Taking Stock

  19:00 · 19th Feb 2020

  In which I take stock of the pages I’ve gathered over the years.

• Reboot

  07:00 · 16th Feb 2020

  In which I begin rebooting this site.

2019

• Be the Change

  07:00 · 2nd Jun 2019

  In which I lay the foundation for the upcoming reboot of this website and its blog.

• BIMA 100: Champion for Change

  07:00 · 19th May 2019

  In which I’m selected to become one of BIMA’s Champions for Change and get to suit up to go to the OXO Tower in London.

• Behind the Scenes of a Skillshare Class

  07:00 · 5th May 2019

  In which I take you step-by-step of the making of my new online class where I teach inclusive user experience (UX) design.

2016

• That Thing That I Do That People Pay Me to Do

  17:00 · 7th May 2016

  In which I finally figure out a way of explaining my job to people who do not work with computers every day.

2015

• Back to the Past

  16:29 · 21st Oct 2015

  In which I travel to the past to see what carloseriksson.com looked like 12 years ago, to the present to look at where things are now and to the future to talk about what’s just over the horizon.

• Nibble - The Joys of Miniature Projects

  11:30 · 24th May 2015

  In which I remember that I really enjoy making little things to make our lives easier or better.

2014

• Notice of Termination

  23:00 · 11th Jul 2014

  Sometimes, a lot can happen in a short span of time. The best way to deal with this, is to press it down into that deep dark crevice where it can fester until it kills you. No? Oh, right. No, it’s the other thing you’re supposed to do.

• A Place to Call Home

  22:49 · 11th Mar 2014

  In which I finally move my blog to my very own domain carloseriksson.com and begin the arduous process of designing this new website of mine.

• The End of a Motherfucking Era

  22:35 · 11th Mar 2014

  In which I finally move my blog from the Blogger+Blogspot combo to Github+Jekyll.

2013

• The Great Reveal

  22:34 · 26th Sep 2013

  In which I keep one of the many promises and actually reveal the plans for my upcoming book.

• The Three Designs

  22:28 · 9th Mar 2013

  In which I show some of the designs I’ve been working on lately.

• Taking Responsibility — Confessions of a Web Designer

  22:47 · 11th Feb 2013

  In which I refuse to do what I’m told at work, to make the web a better place for everyone.

• The Incoherent List of Things

  00:18 · 25th Jan 2013

  In which I ramble to myself about things I’m doing and going to do.

2012

• Fuck You, Pay Me!

  23:26 · 6th Dec 2012

  In which I rant about some of the misconceptions of the design industry.

• This Is the Post Title

  22:53 · 8th Nov 2012

  In which I almost forget to write an entry for the day but end up talking about the re-branding I’m doing.

• The Bird in the Hand Is Dead

  20:01 · 29th Oct 2012

  In which I change the much-loved Fiinix Design name in favour of something a little easier to spell.

• Javascript Select Parser, part III

  20:42 · 25th May 2012

  In which I continue Benjamin’s work on his Javascript select parser by adding

• Three Point Three

  12:44 · 2nd Mar 2012

  In which I update We Play NHL to 3.3.

• Imagine That My Rank Is Higher

  11:30 · 28th Feb 2012

  In which me and Mr. Cruise rething the ranking symbols used in our We Play NHL website.

• The Frustrations of Web Design

  23:49 · 16th Feb 2012

  In which I’ve started hunting for a job in the UK.

2011

• Code Twice, Upload Thrice

  17:33 · 5th Dec 2011

  In which the 37th version of my website is finally ready and live.

• Post-Launch

  07:00 · 17th Sep 2011

  In which I make some updates to our brand-spanking new version of our NHL statistics tracking tool.

• Why So Secretive?

  20:44 · 8th Sep 2011

  In which I reveal the next, brand-spanking new version of our NHL statistics tracking tool.

• However Busy Bees Are

  23:04 · 7th Aug 2011

  In which I’m really busy doing lots of different things.

2009

• Volume 4, Up And Running

  17:53 · 15th Oct 2009

  In which the redesign of 2009 is officially launched despite the lacking content.