Danny Smith - Articles & Notes

I love typography, but I’m not that good at it.

I bought this domain specifically so I could have cool URLs like danny.is/doingsomething, so definitely want to use certain URLs, regardless of content.

I’m trying to keep the CSS as minimal as possible here, but I do want a decent blank slate to work from.

Until now, every time I’ve redesigned this website it’s been because I didn’t like how it looked.

Over the years, this website has taken many forms.

Scrum defines the definition of done in pretty simple terms: it’s the acceptance criteria that are common to every single user story.

Good typography is about the accumulation of small improvements.

I’ve always found it interesting to see what other people read.

I recently switched from RVM (Ruby Version Manager) to rbenv for Ruby version and gem management.

I’ve recently transitioned from being a designer to a Ruby developer in London.

The work I do with the RAF and Army requires me to send emails with the date and security classification included, like this: “20130628-The Subject-U”.

The UK Government Digital Service (GDS) has created something special with gov.uk.

After making use of various complicated CSS grid systems, I’ve been using a simple percentage-based grid for the last year or so.

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