All posts tagged with 'frontend'
State of the browser 2025
State of the Browser is a small, single-track conference in London. I'd been before, and while it always has a great list of speakers, what I'd forgotten was the extremely welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. For example, it's the first conference I've been to with live captioning, and almost every talk had an accessibility section or angle. Additionally, their business model is built on sponsorship, so they're able to give away… Continue reading
The web application brand refresh journey
At the beginning of this year the Design System team took on the work of updating the FreeAgent brand, focusing on the web application’s typography, colours and logos (and a few extra bits). You can read more about the new look in Roan’s post. I want to take you on a journey of what updating a 10+ year old codebase was like and the challenges it brought with it. The… Continue reading
CSS Day conference, June 2022
In early June 2022, Laurence and Ryan from our Design System team visited Amsterdam for CSS Day. Here, they reflect on an inspiring two days of learning and community. Continue reading
Hiding Elements on the Web
For many of us the word hiding has visual connotations. But remember that the web is perceived both visually and non-visually. In this talk, Laurence Hughes from our Design System team explains that hiding is a tricky front-end development technique, used for both user interface experiences and accessibility-related purposes. He also provides some tips on how we can avoid doing DIY hiding completely. https://youtu.be/AZ6uw4KCOQA Continue reading