tylersticka

tylersticka, 22 days ago to random

Why do some folks avoid or resist drawing or sketching?

Here are the explanations I’ve observed over 15 years of facilitating group sketching exercises: https://tylersticka.com/journal/why-not-sketch/

(Inspired by a probably rhetorical question from @eeeps)

tylersticka, 29 days ago to wordpress

I still have all of these issues with WordPress and portable patterns: https://cloudfour.com/thinks/wordpress-blocks-portable-patterns-and-pain-points/

But, it’s really heartening to see what the @enhance_dev project is doing to break down those barriers, as detailed here by @ryanbethel: https://begin.com/blog/posts/2024-05-03-portable-ssr-components

(I’ve updated my article to include a link.)

#WordPress #PHP #WebComponents #WebDev

tylersticka, 29 days ago to random

Ooh, this year’s winner of the Cartoonist Studio Prize, Léa Murawiec, is new to me! Will have to check this out: https://www.cartoonstudies.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2024-cartoonist-studio-prize/

tylersticka, 1 month ago to Starwars

In 2018, I finished and shared a new drawing every day for a full year: https://www.tylersticka.com/journal/365-drawings-later/

These are the Yoda drawings I started and ended with.

#MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWars #MastoArt #FanArt

Another smug, cartoony Yoda with more sophisticated color and linework smiles at the viewer while lifting rocks with his force powers. "Do. Or do not. There is no try." Signed "Tyler Sticka!" and dated December 31, 2018.

tylersticka, 1 month ago to random

#FediHire friends, I could use your help! 👋

My brother, Tim, is an amazing project manager! His team was laid off (without severance 😞) days before Thanksgiving weekend due to biz dev pipelines (not performance-related).

He’s been applying and interviewing in the months since, gets exclusively positive feedback… but every opportunity seems to evaporate. 😕

He just launched a personal website (#BuiltWithEleventy). Please share it with whoever might be interested: https://timsticka.com/

tylersticka, 1 month ago to comics

I think I probably read more classic #comics than most of my age bracket. Here are my tips for getting into them. https://tylersticka.com/journal/reading-old-comics/

tylersticka, 1 month ago to random

I didn’t know I needed to see this 30-year-old live performance of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by PJ Harvey and Björk, but wow 😮 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg39hJIhzAk

tylersticka, 2 months ago to random

I was tired of typing the same three #git commands over and over, so I stumbled into making my first alias 💪⌨ https://tylersticka.com/journal/git-fresh/

tylersticka, 2 months ago to random

Today is my 11th work anniversary at @cloudfour 🎂

I’ve spent most of that time providing creative direction and design for our customers, shipping better web experiences together. 💪

But I’ve also found time to write and publish 77 articles. There’s a list in my bio: https://cloudfour.com/is/tyler/ ✍

I’d love to know if you have a favorite. 🎣❤️

tylersticka, 2 months ago to random

I’m tired of shipping drifting joy-cons to Nintendo for repair. Anyone have experience with mods to fix more permanently? What did you use and how did it go?

tylersticka, 2 months ago to webdev

Seattle!! I’ll be speaking at CascadiaJS, June 19–24 of this year! 🙌

My talk is called “GIFs Are Forever, Let's Make Them Better” 👉 https://cascadiajs.com/2024/talks/gifs-are-forever-lets-make-them-better

Use promo code TYLER for 35% off admission until April 26 🎟

Hope to see you there! 👋

#WebDev #WebDesign #Event #Seattle

tylersticka, 3 months ago to random

I read legendary game designer John Romero’s autobiography and now I can’t stop using the phrase “possibility bridge” https://cloudfour.com/thinks/the-possibility-bridge/

tylersticka, 3 months ago to random

That post I wrote about browsers blew up a little. You all had some interesting suggestions for alternatives I overlooked: https://tylersticka.com/journal/a-few-more-browsers/

tylersticka, 4 months ago to random

I decided to change my default browser over the weekend. Researching my options felt strange. https://tylersticka.com/journal/browsers-are-weird-right-now/

tylersticka, 4 months ago to webdev

Before I redesign this interface I’m working on, is there still no performant way to keep bottom: 0 elements above the virtual keyboard in iOS Safari?

Chrome supports the VirtualKeyboard API and the interactive-widget meta viewport value, but the only solution I’ve found for Safari feels, as @bramus put it a couple years ago, “impractical and lacking.” https://www.bram.us/2021/09/13/prevent-items-from-being-hidden-underneath-the-virtual-keyboard-by-means-of-the-virtualkeyboard-api/

#WebDev

tylersticka, 4 months ago to random

@hexagoncircle I was sharing a recent article of yours with my team and I just wanted to say how well-designed your site is, particularly the article pages. I adore the skewed headlines, the iconography (that progress indicator with the stop watch is brilliant) and the playfulness of your quotes and asides.

Have a great day! 🤘

tylersticka, 4 months ago to animals

Our small furry son is two years old today 😭

#DogsOfMastodon

tylersticka, 4 months ago to random

Achievement Unlocked 🏆

Lost half a podcast recording to a software bug 🫠

tylersticka, 4 months ago to random

My brother, Tim Sticka, is an experienced project manager! He’s led planning and execution of UX, accessibility, implementation and marketing projects for agencies and businesses large and small.

Tim is actively looking for his next gig! If you or someone you know has any full-time or contract #ProjectManagement needs, drop a line to tim sticka at gmail dot com, check out his LinkedIn (https://timsticka.com/) or send me a message!

Boosts appreciated!

#FediHired

tylersticka, 4 months ago to 11ty

New career goal: Illustrate a future entry in the #eleventy mascot series.

@reverentgeek and Geri Coady did a wonderful job, I love @eleventy and I love drawing adorable little chaos gremlins.

A happy mallard with a big grin stands in a grassy patch and waves its wing
A dopy bumble bee with small wings and buck teeth floats just a little above the ground, making “buzz” noises along the way

tylersticka, 4 months ago to webdev

I spoke at 18 different events from 2008 to 2017, when I decided to take a break. I’m feeling the itch again, but I’d love to ease back into it with smaller, remote gatherings (meetups, etc.).

Any suggestions for which events might like to hear from a passionate, multidisciplinary, business-owning web design weirdo like me?

#WebDesign #WebDev #Events

tylersticka, 5 months ago to random

I had another discussion recently about why I try to avoid overusing footnotes, so it seemed a good time to finally wrap up this draft… 🫣 https://tylersticka.com/journal/footnote-trouble/

tylersticka, 5 months ago to CSS

Attempting to manifest more CSS goodness in 2024 with a shiny new wish list 🪄📄 https://cloudfour.com/thinks/tylers-css-wish-list-for-2024/

#CSS #WebDesign #WebDev

tylersticka, 5 months ago to random

Most artists wish they drew as well with their dominant hand as cartoonist and story artist James Baker does with his left: https://www.james-baker.com/news/10-years-a-lefty/

tylersticka, 5 months ago to random

Explaining how complex SVG filters work https://youtube.com/watch?v=aW2LvQUcwqc