I'm Ketan ‐ A Melbourne web designer and developer
with over 20 years of industry experience.
www.bbc.com
The BBC Sport website just marked their 20th anniversary by publishing this article describing the all the design changes the site has gone through. Read more
6 July 2020 design web design bbc
Here’s my list of music for June 2020 with Elbow being on repeat a lot; reminding me of walking through the streets of Manchester, and Elbow’s own branded beer!
1 July 2020 music coding life designing
mxb.dev
A nice little article about how some of the web design trends we all knew have come full circle, like having our own blogs on our personal websites, static websites and using WYSIWYG tools. Read more
30 June 2020 web design
I’ve been using Sketch for a few years now, and their free cloud offering was a very welcome addition. But, the last few months have been testing my patience and have been making me revisit the way I work with Sketch. So today, I finally gave in and signed up with Marvel.
There hasn’t been any new music that’s caught my attention lately, so I’ve been listening to a lot of old albums this month. One of my particular favourites is “OK” by Talvin Singh which came out while I was at university…a very long time ago.
30 May 2020 music coding life designing
It’s been six months since I quit Twitter (and LinkedIn) and so far I’ve had no inclinations to go back. In fact, it’s been refreshing, and stress-free not having to use twitter. I don’t miss it at all.
19 May 2020 twitter
youtu.be
I’ve used min() and max() in CSS many times, but I wasn’t aware of clamp(), which looks amazing for typography! This youtube video by Kevin Powell shows a great example of them in use. Read more
16 May 2020 css responsive typography
www.vitsoe.com
All of Dieter Rams’s “Ten Principles for Good Design” are just as important today than when he said this back in the late 70’s. He asked himself the key question “is my design good design?”, which lead to his ten principles. Read more
16 May 2020 design
www.hellobonsai.com
I recently took part in a global survey by Hello Bonsai about the effects of Covid-19 on freelancers and independent designers/developers like myself. Here are the results. Read more
13 May 2020 freelancing survey business
I recently read a blog post by Shopit Commerce about how Shopify limits its features based on their plans. It was a pointless post that focuses on the “issues” with using Shopify, in order to magnify their own offering. But, it made me think about all the good features Shopify does have.
12 May 2020 shopify ecommerce web development
Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a uniquely challenging Shopify project in which I had to create a “customise your product” section using only the options available in Shopify.
2 May 2020 shopify web design web development
I listen to all kinds of musical genres when I’m designing or coding, so I thought it would be cool to post a list of albums I’ve been listening to every month.
28 April 2020 music coding life designing
meyerweb.com
Eric Meyer says “If you are in charge of a website that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to get static” and I totally agree. Forget the dynamic frameworks and go back to basics. Read more
21 April 2020 web design web development eric meyer
create.adobe.com
See how movie poster designers carefully select typefaces—and then slice and dice them. Read more
7 March 2020 typography graphic design
JetBrains have released a new, very nice, typeface specifically designed for developers.
23 January 2020 development coding font typeface
I’ve been using Grammarly for just over a year now, and it’s a tool that I use a lot! Not only has it improved my grammar, but it also ensures that any emails I send out for new projects remain professional and make sense.
medium.com
A brilliant way of using a sectioned liquid template across multiple Shopify pages. Read more
8 January 2020 shopify liquid web design
www.oberlo.com
Starting an online store is not as easy as some platforms make out. There are a lot of effort required in getting those first few sales. This article by Oberlo, covers the essentials. Read more
2 January 2020 shopify ecommerce online store business
www.shopify.com.au
A great article about lessons learned from running online stores. If you’re a new business or are thinking of starting an online store, this is definitely worth a read. Read more
