I'm Ketan ‐ A Melbourne web designer and developer
with over 20 years of industry experience.
I was recently tasked with creating a filtered product comparison page for a client’s website and thought I’d take advantage of Shopify 2.0’s new filters option.
1 April 2022 metafields shopify filters
With Shopify 2.0 came built-in metafield options, allowing additional data to be saved against products, variants, collections, and orders. The new metafields introduced a JSON field that would allow for all data types. Before this, we had to rely on third-party apps (which weren’t very good).
15 February 2022 metafields shopify
A few years ago, I decided to scrap development environments from our workflow to make feature deployments easier. And since then, I’ve never gone back.
12 January 2022 workflow web design development
A new year is upon us. 2021 seems to have flown by so quickly for me, which has been a good thing because it means I’ve kept busy with work and family life.
While browsing through the discussions on the Shopify Community website, I came across a few posts from people requesting feedback on their new stores and felt inclined to offer some helpful advice.
1 December 2021 shopify design development
www.getstark.co
I’ve always avoided terms like “click here” or “click below” on any interactive element, and now that I’m doing more accessible design work, avoidance of these things is so important. This article by Stark explains why. Read more
16 November 2021 accessibility design
octagonbolton.co.uk
This week, the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, the UK town where I was born and grew up, released a short documentary film produced way back in 2001. It features the untold story about my dad, Uttambhai Mistry, who arrived in the UK from Kenya in the late 1960s with practically nothing and made a life in Bolton. Here’s the interview… Read more
10 November 2021 history bolton life-stories
www.getstark.co
A great article about correctly using focus states to improve website accessability. Read more
27 October 2021 accessibility
I recently switched my website from using a .com.au domain to a .design instead. Here’s why.
I’ve been working for myself for over 20 years now, and this is the first time that I have truly had the opportunity to set up my own office space at home. In the past I’ve rented office space which has always had its limitations - small room, sharing the floor with staff, open-plan office, not enough space for my stuff, etc.
7 October 2021 work space office
Drop caps have been used in printed media for a long time to add styling to the first letter of the first paragraph of piece of content.
css-tricks.com
I wasn’t aware that all browsers on iOS are restricted to Webkit, so effectively there is no browser choice on iPhones or iPads. This raises the question of whether there is any point testing websites with different browsers on these devices if their engines are unsupported? Read more
28 September 2021 web development browsers ios
This month, I’ve been working on designing and building the new shop for Hearing Dogs, a UK charity that trains dogs to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds they would otherwise miss.
24 September 2021 front-end development web design shopify ecommerce
With the arrival of Shopify 2.0, it’s now thrown my development workflow out of the window. The `config.yml` made development much more manageable when working on different store features because it linked directly to a particular theme and excluded any changes made to the `settings_data.json` file. But, the new CLI seems to add extra complications to the workflow by requiring frequent pulls and pushes.
13 September 2021 shopify 2.0 development
css-tricks.com
I’m not sure why anybody, developer or not, would want to turn off/hide scrollbars on a desktop. This macOS setting has always puzzled me. Read more
If you work for yourself, this book is a must-read! It’s insightful, down-to-earth, and Austin Kleon explains everything in a simple, enjoyable format. I could relate everything within it to my own personal experiences. Definitely worth reading.
24 August 2021 inspiration creativity book
I’ve been using Sass for a few years now, and I’ve gotten so used to using it on new projects, I never gave it a second thought. I thought it was making my life easier, but it’s caused me more hassle than it’s worth in recent weeks.
16 July 2021 sass web design css
A couple of new books to add to my reading list: “New Frontiers in Web Design” by Smashing Magazine and “Art Direction for the Web” by Andy Clarke.
10 July 2021 web design books
youtu.be
A few days ago Shopify announced some of its upcoming features at their annual Unite event. Some of the exciting announcements for me were themes 2.0, improved performance, metafields (finally, and it looks flippin’ awesome!), more focus on store content, GitHub integration for devs, and more checkout customisation possibilities. Read more
