tylersticka

tylersticka, 10 months ago to random

IMAX movies like Oppenheimer that use 70mm film still require a Palm Pilot, and instead of rewriting the software they just made an emulator.

I don’t know why, but I love this. https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer

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, 7 months ago to webdev

Acronyms like MPA (multi-page app) and SSR (server-side rendering) may seem silly to seasoned web designers and developers. I know my first thought was, “Isn’t that how the web works by default?”

But speaking as an agency owner, these buzzwords can be really helpful. If an organization has been all-in on SPAs for the past five years (and many have been), it’s a smaller leap to pitch them an MPA than “what you were doing five years ago.”

#WebDesign #WebDev

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, 11 months ago to webdev

Fresh #introduction for a fresh instance 👋

I’m Tyler Sticka, a designer and creative director. I co-own Cloud Four, a small but mighty #WebDesign and #WebDev company. I do a lot of my design in the browser, and I frequently write about #CSS, #SVG and #ResponsiveDesign.

I’m also occassionally a #GameDev (Ramps was briefly an early App Store hit) and #Artist / #Cartoonist (I love to draw).

The author smiling while holding a small terrier. The color of his shirt coordinates with flowers in the background.
A self-portrait of the author's brain escaping out his ear when he checks his notifications too often. The brain is screaming.

tylersticka, 30 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, 9 months ago to webdev

Just deployed a long overdue refactor of my static site. Thanks mainly to @eleventy, it now requires 82% less configuration than before! 🎉 https://tylersticka.com/journal/refactoring-my-static-site-in-2023/

#WebDev #Eleventy

tylersticka, 6 months ago to fanfiction

I recently played de Blob for the first time, kind of an underrated game (particularly in terms of presentation)

#FanArt #MastoArt #VideoGames #DeBlob

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, 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 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, 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, 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, 23 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, 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, 5 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, 30 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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

sayomgwtf, 4 months ago to illustration

Known for his adventurous and imaginative personality

His full name is Snoopy Snooperson Woodstock, paying homage to his feathered best friend.

Snoopy (with glasses, because reasons) ❤️

'Tis Doodle O'Clock ~☆

#Illustration #Drawing #DigitalArt #Comic #Cartoon #Doodle #MastoArt #fanart #peanuts #snoopy

jonikorpi, 1 month ago to random

Props to whoever it is at Atlus keeping graphic design alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmMz9QjUHmA

Main menu from Metaphor: ReFantazio, with huge typography on curved paths
Weapon shop menu from Metaphor: ReFantazio, huge typography, grunge styling
Equipment menu from Metaphor: ReFantazio, enormous heading covering the entire screen width, other grunge elements