Bryan Robinson

I'm a designer, developer, lover of static sites and CSS

Michigan Joined on May 29, 2019 https://bryanlrobinson.com

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Bryan Robinson

Dec 3 '21

Help needed: Netlify's Dusty Domains event – Give me your domain ideas

#discuss #jamstack #netlify #serverless

1 min read

Bryan Robinson for Algolia

Oct 8 '21

Building server-rendered search for static sites with 11ty Serverless, Netlify, and Algolia

#tutorial #11ty #webdev #jamstack

8 min read

Bryan Robinson for Algolia

Sep 8 '21

Creating an omnibar with Autocomplete.js

#javascript #ux #tutorial #react

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Bryan Robinson

Oct 5 '21

Creating a dynamic color converter with 11ty Serverless

#jamstack #tutorial #11ty #javascript

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7 min read

Bryan Robinson for Algolia

Jan 13

Creating a better date-picking experience with the DateRangePicker component

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Building a GitHub Issue Recommendation Bot with Algolia

Thanks! Curious to see if there will be any pickup for it on ...

Dec 3 '21

Share your GitHub Actions Hackathon 2021 Updates!

This hackathon was a ton of fun. We put together a blog post ...

Dec 3 '21

Personal portfolio: Gatsby vs Next?

I use 11ty for my portfolio (and many of my projects)

Aug 7 '20

What are your best and worst CMS migration stories?

What was the worst part? The post importing? The images? Amou...

Jul 7 '20

What are your best and worst CMS migration stories?

I did WP to Jekyll back in the day. When I did it, Jekyll Exp...

Jul 6 '20

& nbsp ; stands for "non-breaking space" 🤯

I love that it's non-breaking. It's a super power. I use it...

Jan 14 '20

What to Expect from the JAMstack in 2020 - Bryan Robinson

Shopify actually has an API you can use for ecommerce in th...

Dec 18 '19

Create an Eleventy (11ty) theme based on a free HTML template

Not sure about comparisons, but 11ty has a benchmark reposito...

Sep 28 '19

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Bryan Robinson for Algolia

Dec 2 '21

Building a GitHub Issue Recommendation Bot with Algolia

#actionshackathon21 #javascript #github

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6 min read

Bryan Robinson

Dec 2 '21

Issue Recommendations Bot Workflow

#actionshackathon21

2 min read

Bryan Robinson

Nov 8 '21

Frontend environment variables with Astro.js

#javascript #staticsites

2 min read

Bryan Robinson

Oct 22 '21

Quick experiment with the Slinkity 11ty plugin

#eleventy #javascript #jamstack #webdev

5 min read

Bryan Robinson

Apr 27 '21

Using 11ty JavaScript Data files to mix Markdown and CMS content into one collection

#javascript #11ty #jamstack #tutorial

9 min read

Bryan Robinson

Aug 4 '20

How to show your template code in 11ty blog posts

#jamstack #webdev #html #writing

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2 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jul 9 '20

When have you done something you thought was "simple" that has impressed a client or stakeholder?

#discuss #webdev

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jul 6 '20

What are your best and worst CMS migration stories?

#discuss #cms #webdev #database

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 11 '20

Using Nunjucks 'If Expressions' in 11ty to create a simple active navigation state

#jamstack #javascript #html #ux

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4 min read

Bryan Robinson for TakeShape

May 5 '20

How to build an ecommerce site on the Jamstack with Snipcart and TakeShape

#webdev #beginners #jamstack #ecommerce

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8 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jan 13 '20

Three JAMstack movements to watch in 2020

#discuss #jamstack #javascript #staticsites

4 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jan 9 '20

Create a Codepen promo watermark with no additional HTML, CSS or JS

#css #tutorial #javascript #marketing

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3 min read

Bryan Robinson

Dec 18 '19

3 underused CSS features to learn for 2020

#css #design #webdev #tutorial

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Bryan Robinson

Nov 15 '19

Use CSS Subgrid to layout full-width content stripes in an article template

#css #cssgrid #webdev #tutorial

5 min read

Bryan Robinson

Sep 25 '19

11ty Theme Creation Part 6: Setting up a Contact page and deploying to Netlify

#jamstack #webdev #tutorial #beginners

1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Sep 18 '19

Adapt client-side JavaScript for use in 11ty (Eleventy) data files

#javascript #webdev #tutorial

4 min read

Bryan Robinson

Aug 30 '19

CSS Gap creates a bright future for margins in Flex as well as Grid

#design #css #tutorial #webdev

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4 min read

Bryan Robinson

Aug 27 '19

Join the CSS Future with CSS Grid (from CodePaLOUsa 2019)

#cssgrid #css #tutorial #webdev

1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Aug 15 '19

Create your first CSS Custom Properties (Variables)

#javascript #css #webdev #tutorial

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7 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jul 29 '19

Use CSS Grid to create a self-centering full-width element

#css #tutorial #design #html

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3 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jul 11 '19

Twitter's Down! Quick! Be my social distraction!

#discuss #help #jokes

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jul 11 '19

Design Critique: Corey Alexander's Blog and logo

#design #beginners #webdev #ux

1 min read

12:32

Bryan Robinson

Jun 25 '19

Video Design Critique: James Quick's Learn. Build. Teach. website

#ux #design #beginners #critique

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 21 '19

Creating an 11ty Plugin - SVG Embed Tool

#webdev #tutorial #jamstack #staticsites

5 min read

13:06

Bryan Robinson

Jun 19 '19

Design Critique: Portfolio Danjel.dev

#beginners #design #ux #webdev

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 19 '19

Now offering design and code reviews at PeerReviews.dev

#beginners #webdev #ux #design

2 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 17 '19

Do you use CSS ::before and ::after pseudo elements?

#discuss #css #webdev

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1 min read

15:09

Bryan Robinson

Jun 13 '19

Design Critiques: @pixmy portfolio website design

#design #beginners #css

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 13 '19

Do you want a design critique? I want to help

#discuss #design #css #beginners

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1 min read

07:25

Bryan Robinson

Jun 12 '19

Create amazing borders with CSS Pseudo Elements

#css #tutorial #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 10 '19

What parts of CSS confuse you?

#discuss #css #beginners

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1 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 12 '19

Routing contact-form emails to different addresses with Netlify, Zapier and SendGrid

#serverless #javascript #staticsites #tutorial

7 min read

Bryan Robinson

May 31 '19

11ty Theme Creation Part 5: Creating a Custom Homepage with front matter and collections

#serverless #beginners #tutorial #html

1 min read

Bryan Robinson

May 30 '19

Create an Eleventy (11ty) theme based on a free HTML template

#serverless #beginners #tutorial #html

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2 min read

Bryan Robinson

May 30 '19

Using Serverless architecture and the JAMstack for client work

#jamstack #serverless #staticsites #html

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2 min read

Bryan Robinson

May 30 '19

Grid vs. Flex: A Tale of a "Simple" Promo Space

#css #cssgrid #design #tutorial

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4 min read

Bryan Robinson

May 31 '19

How can we overcome the growing barrier to entry for new devs?

#discuss #beginners #webdev #career

3 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jul 11 '19

Build Trust on the Web incorporating User Worries with your User Stories

#discuss #agile #webdev #ux

6 min read

Bryan Robinson

May 31 '19

Refactoring CSS into a Sass mixin

#css #webdev #design #tutorial

5 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 18 '19

Three great uses for the ::before and ::after CSS pseudo elements

#design #css #webdev #tutorial

4 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 10 '19

Use CSS Grid to Mix and Match Design Patterns

#cssgrid #webdev #css #tutorial

6 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 3 '19

3 Strategies for Getting Started with CSS Grid

#css #cssgrid #tutorial #beginners

3 min read

Bryan Robinson

Jun 27 '19

Use rotate() and skew() together to introduce some clean Punk Rock to your CSS

#design #css #webdev #tutorial

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3 min read

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