Coding Projects
I learnt how to code so I could build things myself and get them out into the world. Sometimes I'll create a useful tool, other times just something fun to play around with or something to help me practice a technique that I'm learning. I've really enjoyed approaching problem solving with a developer's mindset - systematic, logical, and breaking big problems down into smaller ones. I'm still a beginner, but I do have a solid foundation in HTML, CSS, and Vanilla JavaScript. Currently, I'm playing around with Node.js and Arduino. If you're a developer and want to give me some feedback on the code in these projects that would be great! The code is all up here on GitHub.
Day Rate by the Second
Most freelance jobs are awesome, but very occasionally you'll find yourself at a gig where you need some extra motivation to keep working hard. This tool shows you second-to-second how much money you've earned that day. If the work isn't very inspiring, this is a reminder that you're getting paid, so keep doing the work! This project was a chance to practice Javascript functions and events, and styling forms.
Stay Focused Chrome Extension
This Chrome Extension helps you focus on the task at hand when working or studying. Whenever you open a new tab on Chrome to look up something online and probably get distracted, the extension displays a quote to remind you to stay on task. It provides a quick moment to consider whether what you're about to do is a good use of time, or if you should really get back to work. This project gave me a chance to play around with SVG animation, design in Sketch, and Javascript to handle the quotes and the different colored SVG backgrounds.
Click here to add the extension to Chrome or get a preview of it here.
Ideal Browser Width
This was a silly little thing that I put together when learning how media queries work in responsive design.
CodePen
If you're into code snippets and experiments, check out my CodePen here.
