Hey, my name’s Chris,and I’m ravenous for CSS.I’m Chris Burnell, a Canadian Front End Developer, Organiser for London Web Standards, Elven Sorcerer, and rabbit-hole deep-diver living in London, England. This is where I think, write, and share my passion for the web.Newest Posts permalinkTime to Cache UpFor a long time I’ve been searching for a sound solution to storing the entire webmention history of my blog, as packaging it up with the rest of the repository was not cutting it for me. Enter the world of async.published 23 November 2020 · 12 responses to Time to Cache Uparticle🔖SVG Favicons and Dark ModeMy good friend, Dave, has written this excellent overview of SVG favicons and using prefers-color-scheme to toggle a dark-mode version.published 22 November 2020https://letorey.co.uk/blog/svg-favicons-and-dark-modebookmarkI've been going through @wesbos’s JavaScript30 challenges, enjoying it a lot, and I completed challenge #17 today. Check out my log of completed challenges, follow along with RSS, or even join in if you’re interested!published 23 October 2020notePopular Posts permalinkSassy Lobotomised OwlManaging spacing between elements and components on your page can be a tiring task if undertaken manually. This is where the lobotomised owl comes in: a short, simple snippet of CSS that simplifies this whole process for you. In this article I’ll explain how I make use of it in a more dynamic way using a SCSS mixin.published 14 January 2020 · 15 responses to Sassy Lobotomised Owlarticle🖼 Had the joy of visiting the Bond in Motion at @ldnfilmmuseum a few weeks ago and got to see this bad boy DB5 in all its (blue-tinted) splendor.published 13 September 2018 · 13 responses tonoteCouldn't be happier with how #SotB18 turned out this year. It was an honour and a pleasure to be involved in organising such an incredible event. Massive thanks to all of our speakers, attendees, sponsors, and supporters. We couldn't have…published 08 September 2018 · 12 responses tonoteBrowse the Archive
Time to Cache UpFor a long time I’ve been searching for a sound solution to storing the entire webmention history of my blog, as packaging it up with the rest of the repository was not cutting it for me. Enter the world of async.published 23 November 2020 · 12 responses to Time to Cache Uparticle
🔖SVG Favicons and Dark ModeMy good friend, Dave, has written this excellent overview of SVG favicons and using prefers-color-scheme to toggle a dark-mode version.published 22 November 2020https://letorey.co.uk/blog/svg-favicons-and-dark-modebookmark
I've been going through @wesbos’s JavaScript30 challenges, enjoying it a lot, and I completed challenge #17 today. Check out my log of completed challenges, follow along with RSS, or even join in if you’re interested!published 23 October 2020note
Sassy Lobotomised OwlManaging spacing between elements and components on your page can be a tiring task if undertaken manually. This is where the lobotomised owl comes in: a short, simple snippet of CSS that simplifies this whole process for you. In this article I’ll explain how I make use of it in a more dynamic way using a SCSS mixin.published 14 January 2020 · 15 responses to Sassy Lobotomised Owlarticle
🖼 Had the joy of visiting the Bond in Motion at @ldnfilmmuseum a few weeks ago and got to see this bad boy DB5 in all its (blue-tinted) splendor.published 13 September 2018 · 13 responses tonote
Couldn't be happier with how #SotB18 turned out this year. It was an honour and a pleasure to be involved in organising such an incredible event. Massive thanks to all of our speakers, attendees, sponsors, and supporters. We couldn't have…published 08 September 2018 · 12 responses tonote