Static site search, like the index in a reference book
Search that works like the index at the back of a reference book: compile in advance, and consult it yourself rather than pester a librarian.
Main Quest
Posts about building and maintaining this site.
A hard day’s light: Adding a snazzy dark mode to the site
What it takes to give a site a dark mode, how your device decides which mode you can see, and why it's more complicated than inverting a colour palette.
Automated backups with Contentful & GitHub Actions
Traipsing through the process of setting up automated backups in Contentful, then verifying it works by restoring content to a fresh space.
Kinds of blue: Design tokens for contrast and accessibility
I woke up today and decided to change the header colour from crimson to blue. Let's talk about design tokens, contrast and accessibility.
Pay it forward: Fork this blog template and make it yours
The code behind this site is now a template you can clone and deploy for yourself. A sneaky peek at the journey from a public repo to a forkable template.