Building a personal blog

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  Good research, planning and design is the best foundation for starting a new project

  When I've started side projects in the past, I felt like I dug into code too quickly, without thinking about what I actually was building first, I wanted to try something a bit different this time.

  SERIES: Building a personal blog

  #Design #Research #11ty

  8 minutes read 08 Sep 2020
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  Using css custom properties for color and theming

  I'm by no means a designer, but with a bit of research into color contrast and accessibility, making I was able to build out a design that I was happy with.

  SERIES: Building a personal blog

  #Design #Accessibility #UX

  8 minutes read 09 Sep 2020
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  How I got started with 11ty

  I work with React and painfully slow Webpack builds every day, using 11ty for my blog was a breath of fresh air. By using the 11ty starter projects and awesome courses and tutorials for help, I felt like I had superpowers!

  SERIES: Building a personal blog

  #11ty #JavaScript

  9 minutes read 06 Oct 2020
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  Using Web Components With 11ty

  I took a progressive enhancement approach to using frontend javascript for my blog, Web Components are the perfect fit here.

  SERIES: Building a personal blog

  #11ty #WebComponents #JavaScript

  10 minutes read 07 Oct 2020