Are people’s bosses really making them use AI tools?
Andy Bell had heard companies were forcing employees to use AI tools so spoke to developers to determine if that was the case and learned some horrors in the process.
Our principles on AI
We want to make Piccalilli’s position absolutely clear on LLMs and generative AI. It’s important for you, the reader, to understand our position.
Technologies and frameworks we use in our design studio
I get asked a lot about what technologies and frameworks we use at the studio, so I thought I’d note them down.
“Secure Custom Fields” is not Advanced Custom Fields
A quick article to help folks affected by the recent WordPress situation and the reckless takeover of ACF.
The time for designers to learn to code is now
With design tools further commoditising and sanitising expected creative output, the time for designers to be able to stand out is very much here. I think for some, learning to code is a good route for that.
How I’m using AI
An honest roundup of what I personally think of AI and how it genuinely has its uses in my day-to-day work.
How a handful of independent publishers are doing their thing
I really like paying good writers so I thought I’d recommend a handful of publications I’m paying for and look at how they do things.
Upcoming custom element support in React
React’s version 19 Beta is boasting full custom element support so I cover how that could impact projects on our radar and how this new support will make an impact.
A Global Documentation Platform
Inspired by the recent “A Global Design System” article, I talk about what worries me: the future of MDN and a possible alternative to it.
CSS Frameworks, hype and dogmatism
Some notes on the dogmatism and gatekeeping themes of Tech Twitter and how they can generate often incorrect and naive statements—specifically about frameworks and methodologies.