The A11Y Project is an irreplaceable website whose goal is to make websites (and other digital resources) accessible. The website provides comprehensive checklists created using Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). It also has a list of resources that includes software, books, blogs, and online tools developers can use to improve their websites’ accessibility. Finally, the A11Y… Continue reading Featured Website: The A11Y Project
Month: March 2022
Challenges & Design Briefs
Improving as a web designer or developer takes practice, and it can be challenging to think of new projects on your own. Here are some websites that provide design briefs or daily challenges that you can use to level up your skills or show off in your portfolio. Brief Generators: goodbrief – generates randomized design… Continue reading Challenges & Design Briefs
What Should Be Included in a Portfolio?
Learn to Code with Me has written a helpful article, “27 Things to Include on Your Online Web Developer Portfolio” about creating a web design/developer portfolio for those just starting out. The article includes a list of 27 things that a beginner’s portfolio should have: A custom logo and tagline A killer site design Relevant… Continue reading What Should Be Included in a Portfolio?
What is BEM?
As I’ve begun implementing more complicated layouts with CSS, I’ve encountered a problem: naming CSS classes and ids meaningfully can be difficult. Names that aren’t descriptive enough to inform you of their purpose force you to figure out what they do, which isn’t always a good use of time. Furthermore, working on someone else’s project… Continue reading What is BEM?