Behind the scenes

This topic are being deprecated as of 13th May 2021, and will become part of Subjects.

Table of contents

• Jump to 2023 (1)
• Jump to 2022 (2)
• Jump to 2021 (4)
• Jump to 2020 (21)
• Jump to 2019 (1)
• Jump to 2018 (2)
• Jump to 2014 (2)
• Jump to 2013 (4)
• Jump to 2012 (3)
• Jump to 2011 (2)
• Jump to 2010 (1)
• Jump to 2009 (1)

2023

• Melodies with Stories

  08:34 · 13th May 2023

  In which we listen to the 20-plus-years of singing, songwriting and playing the guitar that I’ve done.

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

• 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.

2018

• The Beauty of Daily Routines

  07:00 · 18th Nov 2018

  In which I outline the practical steps and positive results of embracing the beauty of a daily routine.

• The Troubles with Taboo Tattoos

  07:00 · 9th Sep 2018

  In which I try to design a tattoo without cultural appropriation and realise that Neo-Nazis are appropriating mine.

2014

• 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 “Could Have, But Didn’t”

  21:58 · 26th Nov 2013

  In which I get the flu instead of managing to release the novella I’ve been talking on about.

• 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.

• Designer != Artist

  23:42 · 13th Mar 2013

  In which I invite you to join me in the messy process that is the redesign of my personal brand.

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• The Process

  14:36 · 23rd Sep 2011

  In which I reveal the present I’ve been making for my wife’s upcoming birthday.

• Why So Secretive?

  20:44 · 8th Sep 2011

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

2010

• Music and Me

  19:35 · 27th Dec 2010

  In which I talk about the some times confusing song writing process I have.

2009

• Waiting For Inspiration

  19:44 · 1st Sep 2009

  In which I ramble incoherently. Something about not waiting for inspiration but just getting to work.