Everything I’ve Written

I love to write and have contributed to a shelf’s-worth of books. I’ve also written dozens of articles and helped shape dozens more as an editor for A List Apart. My work has also been cited in 14 books, 42 articles, and more. My published works have also influenced at least 2 coding projects I’m aware of, including the work of NPR. If you’d like to hire me to write for you, please get in touch.

Books

Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement (Second Edition)
Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement

Contributions

Smashing Book 4: New Perspectives on Web Design
by Aaron Gustafson, et al
Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks
by Luke Wroblewski
Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries
by Jonathan Snook with Aaron Gustafson, Stuart Langridge, Dan Webb
AdvancED DOM Scripting: Dynamic Web Design Techniques
by Jeffrey Sambells with Aaron Gustafson
Web Design in a Nutshell (Third Edition)
by Jennifer Robbins

Forewords

Design for Developers
by Stephanie Stimac
Going Offline
by Jeremy Keith
Responsive Typography: Using Type Well on the Web
by Jason Pamental
A Web For Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences
by Sarah Horton and Whitney Quesenbery
Implementing Responsive Design: Building Sites for an Anywhere, Everywhere Web
by Tim Kadlec

Editing

Over the years, I’ve tech edited and contributed in various other ways to Bulletproof Ajax by Jeremy Keith, Designing Web Navigation by James Kalbach, Designing with Web Standards, 3rd Edition by Jeffrey Zeldman, DOM Scripting by Jeremy Keith, Learning Web Design, 3rd Edition by Jennifer Robbins, PPK on JavaScript by Peter-Paul Koch, Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us by Andrew Dupont, Pragmatic Guide to JavaScript by Christophe Porteneuve, and Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design by Andy Clarke and Molly Holzschlag.

Articles

Opportunities for AI in Accessibility
A List Apart, 07 Feb 2024
There can be only one: Options for building “choose one” fields
HTMHell, 11 Dec 2022
#30DaysOfPWA: Caching Your App Data
#30DaysOfPWA, 25 Feb 2022
#30DaysOfPWA: Creating Application Shortcuts
#30DaysOfPWA, 22 Feb 2022
Request with Intent: Caching Strategies in the Age of PWAs
A List Apart, 21 Nov 2019
From URL to Interactive
A List Apart, 25 Oct 2018
Conversational Semantics
A List Apart, 30 Aug 2018
The Illusion of Control in Web Design
A List Apart, 26 Apr 2018
Native And PWA: Choices, Not Challengers!
Smashing Magazine, 09 Feb 2018
Welcoming Progressive Web Apps to Microsoft Edge and Windows 10
Microsoft Edge Developer Blog, 06 Feb 2018
The Story of CSS Grid, from Its Creators
A List Apart, 19 Oct 2017
Yes, That Web Project Should Be a PWA
A List Apart, 30 Aug 2017
What interests you?
Human in the Machine, 15 Apr 2017
When Your Code Has To Work: Complying With Legal Mandates
Smashing Magazine, 02 Mar 2017
Experimenting With speechSynthesis
Smashing Magazine, 14 Feb 2017
Building in 10k: Compilation, Optimization, and Compression
Microsoft Edge Dev Blog, 23 Sep 2016
Building in 10k: Svelte JavaScript Enhancements
Microsoft Edge Dev Blog, 20 Sep 2016
Building in 10k: CSS Structure and Sandboxing
Microsoft Edge Dev Blog, 08 Sep 2016
Building in 10k: Designing for Optimization and Performance
Microsoft Edge Dev Blog, 06 Sep 2016
Building in 10k: Markup for Accessibility, Clarity, and Affordance
Microsoft Edge Dev Blog, 02 Sep 2016
Building in 10k: Content and Strategy
Microsoft Edge Dev Blog, 30 Aug 2016
A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To 2016…
An Event Apart, 07 Jun 2016
Developing Dependency Awareness
Smashing Magazine, 23 May 2016
Interaction is an Enhancement
A List Apart, 15 Dec 2015
Establishing Web Standards
Net Magazine, 01 Aug 2015
Bringing Sanity and Order to Device Testing
SitePoint, 16 Jun 2015
15 Years of Dao
A List Apart, 07 Apr 2015
Create Simple, Accessible Forms
Net Magazine, 15 Mar 2015
Reflecting on the Revamped Sherpa
Web Standards Sherpa, 28 Oct 2014
Q&A: Cross-Browser Audio and Video
Web Standards Sherpa, 09 Jul 2013
Q&A: Apple Products and Mobile Assumptions
Web Standards Sherpa, 10 Jan 2013
Q&A: Finding a Web Designer
Web Standards Sherpa, 27 Nov 2012
Q&A: Nested `div`s
Web Standards Sherpa, 16 Oct 2012
Master Mobile Navigation
Net Magazine, 15 Sep 2012
Build a Smart Mobile Navigation Without Hacks
Net Magazine, 07 Jun 2012
Cleaner Living Through Content Management
Web Standards Sherpa, 01 Sep 2011
Getting up to Speed with Lighthouses
Web Standards Sherpa, 28 Jun 2011
Now You See Me
A List Apart, 28 Jun 2011
Progressive Enhancement Demystified
Net Magazine, 28 Jun 2011
A Legendary Misunderstanding
Web Standards Sherpa, 31 Mar 2011
Improving the Tweet Box
Web Standards Sherpa, 03 Mar 2011
Stop Forking with CSS3
A List Apart, 22 Jun 2010
Adaptive Layouts with Media Queries
Net Magazine, 01 Apr 2010
Create a Tabbed Interface, Part 2
.net Magazine, 01 Nov 2009
Create a Tabbed Interface, Part 1
.net Magazine, 01 Oct 2009
Progressive Enhancement with JavaScript
A List Apart, 04 Nov 2008
Progressive Enhancement with CSS
A List Apart, 21 Oct 2008
Understanding Progressive Enhancement
A List Apart, 07 Oct 2008
Keeping the Hot Side Hot and the Cold Side Cold
Scroll Magazine, 01 Sep 2008
Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8
A List Apart, 21 Jan 2008
Ruining the User Experience
A List Apart, 27 Mar 2007
Push my `button`
Digital Web Magazine, 26 Sep 2006
Getting Started with Ajax
A List Apart, 07 Mar 2006
Jeremy Keith Interview
Digital Web Magazine, 10 Oct 2005
Improving Link Display for Print
A List Apart, 20 Sep 2005
More Usability Frosting for Your Accessibility Cake
Digital Web Magazine, 20 Apr 2005
Let Them Eat Cake
A List Apart, 16 Apr 2004