This is where the magic happens. And by magic, I mean “poorly thought-out hot takes.”
16 Jan 2023
Using Eleventy filters in Directory Computed Data
Eleventy Computed Data makes it easy to reuse your filters outside of your templates.
7 Jan 2023
Hello 2023
Maybe I'm blogging again.
12 Mar 2022
Two years in to the pandemic
Oh, this dumb shit is still going on.
12 Jan 2022
I fixed it!
All the way back in August, I started working on some improvements to this site — and now they're ready!
19 Oct 2021
I broke something.
So here I am, in the middle of completely rebuilding this site under the hood, when I went and broke something completely unrelated.
14 Mar 2021
One year in to the pandemic
It's been a year. Let's see how we did.
20 Jan 2021
That’s that
Our long national nightmare is finally over.
31 Dec 2020
DOOM
RIP to a real one.
11 Nov 2020
The Republican Party
Republicans have a really obvious tell when they’re lying about their opponents.
3 Nov 2020
A quick one before the election ends
We should count ourselves as incredibly fortunate that a smarter guy than Trump didn't try this shit first.
30 Oct 2020
Some thoughts before Mandalorian Season 2
I want to get myself on the record before the next episode airs.
11 Oct 2020
The west coast fires
Quick, without googling it, are the west coast wildfires still happening?
10 Oct 2020
I’ve been thinking about this election
I’ve been too busy to write, but that doesn't mean things aren’t on my mind.
2 Jun 2020
Black lives matter
We can't fix a 401-year problem overnight, but we've got to start somewhere. I think we have gotten started.
29 May 2020
In the year 2005
Here’s the story of a design I never did anything with. It’s also the story of a turning point year in my life.
26 May 2020
On restarting a blog in the age of coronavirus
I think I figured out why I’ve suddenly got the urge to start maintaining this site again. It’s not a great reason.
22 May 2020
Into the woods
This isn’t just a test, but it is mostly a test.
7 May 2020
Track & Field II
It turns out not every NES game was a classic.
17 Apr 2020
Things I’ve done so far
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the good, the bad, and the inane things I’ve stopped putting off, as well as the things I have yet to stop putting off.
13 Apr 2020
Back again, maybe?
Find out all the normal as hell shit that’s been stressing me out these last few months and what I plan to do about it.
12 Aug 2019
Gridsome and Netlify CMS
I’ve really been loving Netlify’s entire platform ever since I finally dove into it earlier this year when I rebuilt this site.
6 Aug 2019
Hexagons are a pain in the ass
Have you ever tried incorporating hexagons into a web design?
5 Jun 2019
Melon Collie
After a re-listen, I am prepared to state that _Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness_ does not hold up.
14 May 2019
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest was at the top of the list of games I either got frustrated or bored with, but I finally powered through, and very I’m glad I did.
2 May 2019
MCU viewing order
I have created the definitive order for watching the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
27 Apr 2019
Super Mario Bros. 2
I’m playing through the games featured on the covers of Nintendo Power. Join me for a deep dive into Super Mario Bros. 2!
20 Apr 2019
Playing the covers
I’m kicking off a series where I play through the NES games featured on the covers of Nintendo Power in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
15 Apr 2019
The Mandalorian
I may have jumped the gun the other day when I said this isn’t a Star Wars fansite.
13 Apr 2019
Thoughts on the Episode IX trailer
I have many thoughts on the Rise of Skywalker trailer. Join me as I speculate!
9 Apr 2019
Boba Fett’s Lair
A quick story about the first real thing I put on the web, along with some GeoCities-era web archaeology.
3 Apr 2019
Rebuilding this old website
I wrote about what went into rebuilding this old blog as a high-performing, modern static site. Buckle up, this one’s a real journey.
27 Mar 2019
Styling images with Markdown
If you write in Markdown and control the CSS of a site, you can get a surprising amount of control over image display.
26 Mar 2019
Digital resurrection: George Lucas interview
Much of the early World Wide Web is lost. If the creator didn’t archive it, and the Wayback Machine didn’t catch it, it’s probably gone. Well, I’ve got one of those things to share.
26 Mar 2019
Sparking digital joy
I’ve been letting digital crap pile up for well over two decades.
25 Mar 2019
What’s in a name?
The latest relaunch of this site has got me thinking: Who is Illtron?
25 Mar 2019
You may remember me…
This made the rounds a few years ago before getting taken down from YouTube.
25 Mar 2019
OK, let’s do this one last time
My name is Chris Coleman. I make web sites. We’ve been over this before, but here we are again.
16 Jan 2018
What am I talking about?
Do you know who doesn’t care about how technologically impressive your website is?
16 Jan 2018
Code alone can’t solve problems
I do user experience, product, content, and all kinds of touchy-feely things that make digital experiences usable for humans.
1 Aug 2013
Responsive off-canvas navigation
I made a responsive off-canvas navigation that’s easy to implement and doesn’t require much in the way of additional markup.
3 Dec 2012
The Yule Blog
This time of year, for the past three years, my good friend Beth and I have producing a fun little web site called The Yule Blog.
21 Nov 2012
Question block in pure CSS
I’m trying to think of how a mixin could simplify this, but it seems like it’ll be a lot of manual labor no matter what I do.
20 Nov 2012
Mario in CSS
No images were harmed in the making of this pixel guy.
26 Oct 2012
Another link color mixin
You know, I just checked, and Compass does include something like this.
26 Oct 2012
iOS style toggle mixin
This could probably use a little more work, but it’s heading in the right direction.
22 Oct 2012
Link color mixin
I needed a mixin for links, so I made this.
25 Sep 2012
The world needed another grid system… so here it is
Introducing the 1140px Responsive Sass Grid!
22 Oct 2011
A bookmarklet to see if a site is down
Smart people head to Down for Everyone or Just Me when they can’t reach a website. But who has time for all that typing?
6 Sep 2011
Tips for getting started with Sass
I’m still only ankle-deep in the world of Sass, but I already can’t imagine building a site without it.
1 Sep 2011
Simple IE 6 alert with jQuery
First, let me say I realize that in 2011 we’re supposed to be detecting features, not browsers.
17 Aug 2011
Fancy reveal with CSS3
Here’s a little thing I put together that hides a comment form (or whatever) until the user requests it, and then shows it with a nice little CSS3 animation.
16 Aug 2011
Adding custom post classes in WordPress
Here’s my first attempt at writing something useful on this site.
15 Aug 2011
Well I’m back
I figured that since I’m one of those guys who make websites for a living, I should probably have one of my own.