Kyle Shevlin

Tonight, I released version 0.1.2 of the Ripsum gem. This version adds a new feature to the gem, a configurable library of words. The user can now pass in their own choice of placeholder text. Hipster Ipsum. Zombie Ipsum. Harry Potter Ipsum. Whatever you choose.

This is done by … Read More

Today, I published my first Ruby gem: Ripsum. Using Ripsum allows you to generate a random amount of lorem ipsum text with each page load. But why might we want to randomize how much text is output to a page?

I work with designers who frequently miss what might … Read More

If you're like me, you like to find patterns in your work and turn them into aliases and shortcuts in the terminal. I thought I'd share with you my current Git aliases, explaining a few along the way. For starters, you'll want to add these aliases to your .gitconfig file. Read More

Today I was working on a project that's about to launch in a few weeks. I was asked to make a last-minute change to the layout of a page (of course!), which required me to use a media query size I had not yet used in the project. At FINE, we've established the standard of using a breakpoint mixin nested inside our selector to handle responsive behavior. Our pattern, in short, looks like this: Read More

If you’re like me, you’re constantly using the command line to make a directory and then immediately change to that directory. Here’s a Bash function that will allows you to do that: … Read More

Like most developers, I’m always looking for ways to increase my efficiency. One way I like to do this is through Bash functions.

Just like other programming languages, Bash functions allow you to combine Bash commands or manipulate user input to output a desired effect. While I have a … Read More

A while back I created a set of Sublime Text snippets for Susy 2 mixins and functions. This past week, I made that collection of snippets into a Package Control package.

If you haven’t already installed the snippets, you can do it now by searching for “Susy 2 Snippets” with … Read More

I’m often asked to make small, almost trivial changes to our clients’ websites. One of these changes that grinds my gears is the frequent request to “Make this hyperlink open in a new tab/window.”

This bothers me because it changes the default behavior of links and takes away the user’s … Read More

For work, I’ve been preparing to share a presentation on Susy 2, a Sass grid implementation system. I’d call it a framework, but that’s not accurate. It’s a collection of functions and mixins that allow you to create customizable grids via the CSS for your site. It’s your grids, … Read More

It has been one year since Anna and I moved from Pasadena to Portland. I thought it might be a good idea to recap some of what has happened during that time and review some of what we had hoped would happen in moving.

Arrival

I think I can safely … Read More