Andy Bell is a UK-based designer and front-end developer specializing in CSS and design systems. He’s the founder of Piccalilli and Set Studio, helping teams and organizations build better, more resilient web interfaces.
165 articles from this blog
A developer discusses plans to redesign and consolidate personal websites, moving from WordPress to Eleventy and reorganizing content.
Developer adds Spotify integration to his personal music collection website, built with Eleventy and Notion, and discusses using the Spotify API.
Andy Bell discusses the value of blogging for developers, sharing how a technical post about CLS and progressive enhancement sparked expert discussions.
The author shares their excitement about attending FFConf 2022, a front-end development conference, and introduces their background and projects.
Ahmad Shadeed's Defensive CSS is a detailed resource of techniques for building resilient, robust front-end user interfaces.
Author reflects on the second anniversary of his free Eleventy course, discussing its impact and the evolution of the static site generator.
A web developer shares his pride in seeing his burger menu component used on the website of musician EL-P.
Argues against desktop-first web design, advocating for a mobile-first approach to improve user experience across all devices.
A developer's strategy for evaluating new tech tools by letting them mature on a 'carousel' before adoption, using examples like React, Gatsby, and Tailwind.
A developer argues for using HTML and CSS as the ultimate responsive design tool, critiquing visual design tools like Figma and Webflow.
A developer explores using Tailwind CSS within the CUBE CSS methodology, finding a pragmatic hybrid approach for a client project.
A blog post discussing the 'five levels of hype' framework and its application to tech trends, frameworks, and crypto/NFTs.
A developer's weekly notes covering admin work, redesigning a book homepage, and upcoming web projects.
A web developer shares a useful HTML boilerplate resource for front-end projects and discusses CSS-first design principles.
A developer shares his 2022 work resolutions, focusing on creative production, ignoring tech/crypto discourse, hiring, and finding joy in tech.
A web developer reflects on 2021, discussing burnout, work-life balance, and moving on from content creation to start a new creative agency.
A technical guide on migrating blog content from the Eleventy static site generator to WordPress using a custom XML export.
A web developer details rebuilding his personal blog from Eleventy to WordPress, using CUBE CSS and Gorko, to encourage more writing and explore traditional web dev.
A developer reflects on three years of successful freelancing after leaving traditional tech companies, sharing career insights and advice.
A developer shares how quitting Twitter's timeline improved their mental health and shifted their focus to client work and mentoring.
