In the course of developing Campus Arrival, a WordPress site that provides school-specific packing lists, we added a feature to suggest nearby universities. When viewing a school’s checklist, this feature displays other, nearby colleges. When … Read more
Integrating Video and Web Content: Lessons in User Interface Design
Recently I’ve been working on The Beautube, a site that integrates video tutorials with details about the products being mentioned in the videos, specifically in the realm of cosmetics. This project has presented numerous challenges … Read more
Verifying Money Inputs on the Web à la Personal Checks
With the era of the humble unstyled and unscripted input field behind us, there’s increasing variety in how monetary inputs work on the web. And this inconsistency can lead to big mistakes. Take two cases … Read more
Slow Down × Terrace House: Writing a Browser Extension to Change a Theme Song on Netflix
I just finished binging the latest release of Terrace House, a reality TV show from Japan. If you’re not familiar, Terrace House is hands down the slowest and quietest reality television you’ll find, although not … Read more
Overwatch Collective
Welcome to another installment of the collective nouns survey. This time we focus on Overwatch, following surveys for Team Fortress 2 and Starcraft. In Overwatch, there are 27 playable heroes so far, each with unique … Read more