8 Feb 2020
Publishing since the 2000s
In a career of 20 years, the more things change the more they stay the same.
The blog
18 Nov 2019
Building your first page with the Visual Framework 2.0
A quick start on how to work with Visual Framework 2.0 CSS, JS and structure your HTML — and lots of links to learn more.
12 Nov 2019
Fractal and Eleventy: Getting static sites closer to the design system
For the Visual Framework 2.0 component system we recommend Eleventy for static sites: Eleventy sites get direct access to component templates with associated metadata and a focused component library.
21 Oct 2019
Integrating Eleventy with gulp, upstream JS
Eleventy notes that it, "works great with data — use both front matter and external data files" but the static site generator stops short of working well with upstream in-memory data objects for local development.
27 Jun 2019
EMBL-EBI Day: Visual Framework 2.0 outreach
Sharing VF 2.0 with developers: flexible, backwards‑compatible components and docs for faster adoption.
12 Sep 2018
Faster scientific websites through reusability
Growing an EMBL‑EBI solution into a Visual Framework for the life sciences.
29 Mar 2018
Inside the Content-Action Model
An ontology to document, plan, define and implement CAM magic.
19 Mar 2018
What if: A web font for data
Alphanumeric data works well for programmatic query, but less so for direct human consumption. What if a font was designed specifically with life sciences data in mind?
10 Feb 2018
Migrating to Zurb Panini 2.0
Not yet stable yet, but has some compelling features.
7 Feb 2018
UX, discovery, analysis + the CAM
What does it mean to 'do UX' with our Content Action Model? Beyond the buzz.
22 Jan 2018
The Content-Action Model origin story
Beyond the Core Content Model and into organisations, actions.
22 Jan 2018
Introducing the Content-Action Model for Web Systems
Wiring ‘ugly truth’ UX diagnostics for better web strategy & IA.
12 Nov 2017
Comparing IBM Plex and Fira Sans
Here's a quick comparison between, Plex, Helvetica, Fira and a couple of other stand-ins.
27 Oct 2017
8 Video conferencing tips, dos, don’ts
While most any video platform and kit can work great for one-to-one video calls, I'll share lessons learnt in my previous roles and during my time in EMBL-EBI's Web Development team.
6 Oct 2017
Five highlights from EuroIA 2017
I'll tragically ignore Stockholm and highlight inclusion, embracing and enabling.