Snippets

• The scorpion and the frog

  A fable about 'what did you expect?' and how this relates to privatisation.

• v5.wesort.co.uk

  The fifth and current version of wesort.co.uk which updates the dev and authoring experience. Sept 2025 - present

• Good to Great, by Jim Collins

  This book articulates many of the fundamental characteristics and values of what makes for great organisations.

• v4.wesort.co.uk

  The fourth version of wesort.co.uk was built with a CMS and expanded greatly on the content. November 2017 to September 2025

• 2000 Miles of Harvest

  A film about making hay while the sun shines. Except they’re cutting wheat and making straw.

• Speak to yours customers to see if you have customers

  Being in direct contact with your customers is key to understanding what your business is.

• Using Airtable for data management

  Airtable is an online database that I think is hugely underrated for data management in small businesses.

• Never waste a crisis

  Take advantage of the situation and see what you can learn.

• Be specific in your criticism. It is to your benefit

  Being specific when you criticise is empathetic and helpful.

• Do not do lists

  Every todo list needs a parallel for the things we shouldn’t be doing. These are the bad practices, the procrastinations, the habits we regret.

• Printworks Wedge

  A communal office space on Union Row, Margate. Also, my office.

• Strike while the iron is cold

  Come back to a heated topic later on. Revisit once emotions have settled.

• Who's opinion would you rather have?

  In the context of project budgets and cost estimating, be aware of who might be unrealistically optimistic.

• Interview: Chris Sowersby, Klim Type Foundry

  Two hours of candid conversation between two creative professionals.

• The problem with 'mates rates'

  I want the livelihoods of my friends to be successful.

• Hofstadter's law

  It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

• Optimising your working day

  Processes and workflows bring structure to our working lives and this structure brings efficiency and stability.

• Converting files and images on the web

  A few ways to edit images online

• Focus is a decision

  "Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do." – John Carmack

• v3.wesort.co.uk

  The third version of wesort.co.uk had multiple pages, was designed with intent with colour & type, and was responsive. March 2012 to November 2017

• Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games

  An analogy of carnival games and entrepreneurship as explained through the class system.

• Above the fold is a myth. Everybody scrolls.

  A site that’s purpose is to elaborate and demonstrate why ‘above the fold’ is an outmoded saying in the context of web design.

• Keeping track of 'things'

  Keeping track of things to do. Be that by paper or online.

• ROI on websites

  The website paid for itself within a couple days. – A client

• The responsive web design issue

  RWD solves the difficulty of placing images next to text on the web, adapting varying image and text heights for any screen size.

• Test a website practically

  Visit your site on a bus, in bright sunlight, with a coffee in your dominant hand.

• Responsive logos as favicons

  Gets right to the point of how logos need to scale for context.

• Ray Tomlinson, Inventor Of Modern Email

  Raymond Tomlinson invented email in the early 70’s & gave the humble “@” symbol a great deal of power.

• % of time when developing software

  “In software, the first 90% of the work takes 90% of the time, the last 10% takes the other 90% of the time.” – Jeff Atwood

• The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile

  An explanation by Tom Scott, that descends in exasperation, on why programming features that relate to time (and timezones!) are hard.

• 'The Web's Grain', by Frank Chimero

  Companion essay to What Screens Want.

• 'What Screens Want', by Frank Chimero

  A seminal piece of writing that has been fundamental to how I approach building websites.

• If it doesn’t work on mobile, it doesn’t work

• v2.wesort.co.uk

  The second iteration of wesort.co.uk had a bit more text and had a bit of deliberate style. February 2011 to March 2012

• Stop solving problems you don’t yet have, by Rachel Andrew

  Specifically about web projects but makes the point well for focusing on prioritised issues.

• v1.wesort.co.uk

  First iteration of wesort.co.uk was supremely basic and live for about 7 months. June 2010 to February 2011