Static Site Generators: Gatsby + Hugo + Jekyll = Good Times
06/25/19 • 53 min
Static Site Generators are way cooler than they sound! Learn about the coolest way to build a fast website and save your money. Plus, we talk about Alex's new rug in everyone's favorite podcast game: Guess The Rug.
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Resources:
Gatsby: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/
Hugo: https://gohugo.io/
Jekyll: https://jekyllrb.com/
StaticGen: https://www.staticgen.com/
Gatsby with Airtable (Not the best, most effective CMS for blogs, but still cool: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/packages/gatsby-source-airtable/
Static Site Generators are way cooler than they sound! Learn about the coolest way to build a fast website and save your money. Plus, we talk about Alex's new rug in everyone's favorite podcast game: Guess The Rug.
Questions? Email us
Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost
For more episodes + show notes, visit
Resources:
Gatsby: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/
Hugo: https://gohugo.io/
Jekyll: https://jekyllrb.com/
StaticGen: https://www.staticgen.com/
Gatsby with Airtable (Not the best, most effective CMS for blogs, but still cool: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/packages/gatsby-source-airtable/
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Typography Basics: Everything you need to know to make great layouts
Show notes:
Typography: so hip right now, but what is it? This week, we are talking type. It's more than just clickity clackity typey typey onto your keyboard. It's part science, part art, part dumb jokes about fonts. Join us for our spooky typography party!
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Resources:
Font pairing:
https://fonts.google.com/featured/Five+Fresh+Headline+and+Body+Text+Pairings
Chiller: https://fontzone.net/font-details/chiller
Criteria: https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html
Tool: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/https://material.io/design/typography/understanding-typography.html
Vertical Rhythm:
http://typecast.com/blog/4-simple-steps-to-vertical-rhythm
Framer: https://www.framer.com
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What is UX? An Intro to User Experience Design
What is UX? An intro to User Experience (No, UX is not UI)
What is User Experience? How is it different from User Interface design? What if all buttons were now alpacas?
In this episode, we introduce the field of UX design and some of the basic principles you should know to design and develop great experiences.
We discuss the fundamentals of good UX: Usability, accessibility, desirability, findability, credibility, the importance of following established patterns...and when to break the rules.
Questions? Email us
Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost
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Resources
https://theblog.adobe.com/15-rules-every-ux-designer-know/
https://uxplanet.org/golden-rules-of-user-interface-design-19282aeb06b
https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-experience.html
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature
Aesthetic usability effect: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
Design thinking: https://www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/
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