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Delivering mockups for WordPress Gutenberg
How to mock up a website design when every page can be built individually and controlled completely by the editorial staff.
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Hiking to the Oberaar glacier
Hiking along the milky Oberaarsee to the ice cave at the terminus of the Oberaar glacier.
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Those damned Reds
I met with a client yesterday at their modern office in a part of central Bern which is a former hipster area and which is plagued by graffiti artists and substance abusers. Although the building is new and freshly-finished with some attractive brickwork, it’s only a matter of time before it, too, will be sprayed […]
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The huffy church warden
If you’re huffy, you get what you deserve.
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Font sizing for the web
There are three main options for setting the size of text in the web using CSS. The font size can be set in “pixels”, in “EM”s or in ”REM”s. It can be a little difficult to understand where the differences lie, and which unit of measurement is correct.
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Crocuses at Rämisgummen
Photographing the crocuses and the view from Rämisgummen in Emmental.
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Late afternoon stroll at La Tour-de-Peilz
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Creating your own reusable content using the WordPress Block Editor
Since the release of WordPress 5.2, authors and editors can put together their own reusable content components without needing to do any programming work. This is thanks to a powerful combination of Reusable Blocks and the Group Block.
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Focus stacking for maximum sharpness
Editing multiple shots of the same scene together to get a massively-improved level of sharpness throughout the image.
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Combining the WordPress Customizer and Gutenberg Editor colour palettes
Using CSS variables through the WordPress Theme Customizer to make custom colour schemes in the Gutenberg Editor.
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Biking along the lake
I bought a bike because it’s fun, it will improve my fitness rapidly – thereby helping me to get ready for hiking season – and because it means that I don’t have to rely on public transport or on my car for my daily trip to work and back. It also allows me to enjoy the local scenery more; getting me further more quickly than on foot.
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The forests of Jura
Taking ourselves on a walk in the blissful isolation of the forests of Jura.
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Using colour profiles in Lightroom
By applying the right colour profile to your photo, you can get a much more nuanced version than through simple editing.
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The correct angle at Fingle Bridge
Getting the best shot possible is all about chance, timing and consideration of the correct angle.
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Let a website be a worry stone
Ethan Marcotte and Jeremy Keith shared some thoughts recently about how a side-project or personal website can be a way to either distract yourself from other worries, or to center yourself in a time of unusual stress.
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Ranz des vaches/lyôba
Jo reminded me earlier of the Ranz des Vaches (or Lyôba), a classical Swiss alpine song which has stirred the hearts of many Swiss for years. It’s said that the song made those Swiss living abroad so homesick, that singing and playing it was banned amongst Swiss mercenaries in the eighteenth century, so as not to cause desertion.
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Temptation for idiots
The news over the past couple of days has proven that there is an insane number of people taking to the countryside in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Here in the Swiss Alps, all of the cable cars and mountain stations are closed, and even the essential trains are running on a reduced service. […]
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On two wheels
After many years, I’m back in the saddle with my own e-bike. And I’m loving it.
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Socially distancing myself
I’m an introvert at the best of times, which comes in handy when needing to keep away from other people.
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A score out of five
Because I take so many photos, and because I like sharing photos online, I have to be critical of my results and only share the best. Mainly, so that people don’t get bored of seeing so much of my stuff.
