Development workflow Intro
Hand over rules, not just screens
Hand over twenty screens and the developer asks about the twenty-first. What lets them build the screens you never drew is a set of rules — and rules…
Technote
From design file to WordPress — the handoff
Reducing what gets lost between the design file and the build — what to hand over, in what form, so the developer does not have to ask again.
5 articles
Development workflow Intro
Getting design and code to use one set of names
Different names mean a translation step in every conversation. That translation lives only in people's heads, and it never reaches whoever joins next.
Development workflow Practical
Undrawn states are where the build diverges from the design
A composition that shows only the happy path defines half the screen. The other half — empty, error, overlong title — gets improvised during the build, and the…
Development workflow Practical
Design with real content, not filler
Filler text of uniform length hides every layout problem you have. Real sentences vary wildly, and that variance is exactly where a layout falls apart.
Themes & plugins Practical
Decide the editable regions before you design them
A design the CMS cannot express stays up for negotiation long after it ships. Deciding what editors may change, first, removes the negotiation entirely.