Website of Calum Ryan, web developer based in Kent. https://calumryan.com This year I finally got around to making my first trip to Asia. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/touring-northern-thailand/ https://calumryan.com/blog/touring-northern-thailand/ IndieWebCamp was back in Brighton again this month for a weekend of talks, discussion and making, along with a meeting for IndieWeb organisers the day before. Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-brighton-2019/ https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-brighton-2019/ In this article I look at what is a design system and what it should include, depending on your organisation and areas of expertise Mon, 16 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/designing-your-design-system/ https://calumryan.com/blog/designing-your-design-system/ IndieWebCamp was back in Berlin again this month for a weekend of talks, discussion and making, along with a meeting for IndieWeb organisers the day before. Fri, 10 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-berlin-2019/ https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-berlin-2019/ Earlier this month I travelled to Vienna on my first trip abroad for 2019. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/vienna/ https://calumryan.com/blog/vienna/ Approaching the end of 2018 I've been reflecting on a year filled with challenges and considering new opportunities professionally and personally. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/end-of-year-review-2018/ https://calumryan.com/blog/end-of-year-review-2018/ Last weekend I was at IndieWebCamp Berlin not long after attending IndieWebCamp Nuremberg. Each event, whilst similar in format, takes on a slightly different dynamic, in my opinion, through the people that attend, the location and the topics discussed. Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-berlin-2018/ https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-berlin-2018/ From today onwards I shall cease logging-in to, consuming, engaging or posting any content like events or birthday greetings on Facebook. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/farewell-facebook-friends-almost/ https://calumryan.com/blog/farewell-facebook-friends-almost/ I’m just back from an extended stay being a tourist in The Netherlands following Beyond Tellerrand conference (btconf) in Düsseldorf, Germany. As with last year the conference had a great atmosphere from start to finish and I’d a great time meeting up with those I’d first met last year or even before then as well as a few new faces. Fri, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/my-second-btconf-duesseldorf/ https://calumryan.com/blog/my-second-btconf-duesseldorf/ Sun, 06 May 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/the-inclusive-web-industry/ https://calumryan.com/blog/the-inclusive-web-industry/ Thoughts about what you can do to be prepared and mitigate the worst consequences of site deaths. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/site-deaths/ https://calumryan.com/blog/site-deaths/ Last night I attended the first JAMstack London meetup starting with talks from Jessica Parsons and Phil Hawksworth from Netlify. Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/jamstack-london-launch/ https://calumryan.com/blog/jamstack-london-launch/ A bit later than usual due to family-wide sickness over Christmas delaying the annual family get together here I am with my end of year review. Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/end-year-review-2017/ https://calumryan.com/blog/end-year-review-2017/ The IndieWeb Challenge is to collectively ship something IndieWeb-related every day of December, as described on the IndieWeb Wiki. Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/indieweb-challenge-2017/ https://calumryan.com/blog/indieweb-challenge-2017/ Testing usability of a digital product takes on a wide variety of test types and feedback processes that I hope to elaborate on in this article. Designers, developers, product owners and anyone with a vested interested should all partake in this process, from defining the tests to measuring the success and failures of different usability testing. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/usability-testing/ https://calumryan.com/blog/usability-testing/ This week I attended my first MuseumNext Tech event at the W.M. Blumental Academy which is part of the Jewish Museum in Berlin. The one-day conference brought together a broad network of museum professionals and digital specialists throughout Europe and possibly beyond. Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/museumnext-tech-2017/ https://calumryan.com/blog/museumnext-tech-2017/ What can Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) do for museums? ..that’s what I’m intrigued to ask and discuss why they provide a great opportunity for museums to explore having to enhance the visitor experience onsite and back at home. Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/pwas-for-museums/ https://calumryan.com/blog/pwas-for-museums/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/cleanup-your-twitter-timeline/ https://calumryan.com/blog/cleanup-your-twitter-timeline/ For the past twelve months I’ve been organising a meetup in London for people interested and committed to improving their own websites. Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/homebrew-website-club-london-year-1/ https://calumryan.com/blog/homebrew-website-club-london-year-1/ I’ve just returned from Germany on a week-long marathon of events related to the Web industry. Wed, 24 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/one-week-four-technology-events/ https://calumryan.com/blog/one-week-four-technology-events/