The latest posts from this Eleventy boilerplate. 2026-06-29T23:12:58Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/feed Stuff & Nonsense wunderbar@stuffandnonsense.co.uk 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/tracking-down-a-nasty-netlify-bandwidth-burner/

Most days, my website sits there quietly, publishing writing, showing off my work, selling a few products, and generally behaving itself. But today, I got an email from Netlify telling me that, although my migrated website was only days old, I had already burned through 50% of my allocated monthly bandwidth.

2026-06-21T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw25-26/

In this regular series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. I’m still in Germany, away from the studio, and I’m missing my space a lot. There’s a big part of me that loves travelling, but an equal part that craves the familiarity of my home workspace.

2026-06-19T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/eleventy-in-a-box-a-premium-eleventy-starter-kit/

For the past few years, unless a client insists otherwise, Eleventy has been my go-to for building websites. Now, I’ve put all my experience using Eleventy into Eleventy in a Box. It’s a premium Eleventy starter kit for designers and developers who want to spend less time setting up the same project structure and more time designing distinctive websites.

2026-06-14T10:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/migrating-from-statamic-to-eleventy/

If you’re reading this, the patient survived the surgery, and I successfully migrated this website and all its many parts from its old Statamic CMS to a brand new Eleventy installation.

2026-06-14T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw24-26/

In this regular series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. I’ve missed a couple of weeks of reporting because a) I haven’t been in the studio, and b) this site has had major surgery.

2026-05-23T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw21-26/

In this regular “Last week in the studio” series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. Last week was one without a solid piece of work to tackle. Instead, I spent it on some updates to a client’s design and on making a little website for myself.

2026-05-15T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw20-26/

In this regular “Last week in the studio” series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. Last week was spent on a more business-focused but no less creative project

2026-05-09T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw19-26/

In this regular “Last week in the studio” series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. Last week was partly time away from the studio, so it felt a little disjointed.

2026-05-09T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/websites-shouldnt-need-maintenance-they-need-momentum/

I’ve never understood website “maintenance” plans. Websites don’t need oiling. They do need attention, though.

2026-05-02T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/making-my-view-options-toolbar-more-intuitive/

The view options toolbar at the bottom of my animated banners has irked me for a while. It had grown one button at a time, and the result looked ill-considered rather than designed. With a few minutes to spare at the end of last week, I finally redesigned it.

2026-05-02T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/unfinished-business-142/

In this episode of Unfinished Business, Rich and I talk about the best type of RFP (request for proposal) and how Rich got excited when he recently one which stood out from the rest.

2026-05-01T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw18-26/

In this regular “Last week in the studio” series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. Last week was quiet enough for me to take an afternoon off to enjoy the sunny weather, but I still got plenty done.

2026-04-29T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/militant-masthead-logo-revolution/

Militant was a British socialist newspaper associated with the Militant ‘tendency,’ a left-wing political movement whose members were ultimately expelled from the mainstream Labour Party. I looked back at how the Militant masthead logo evolved between 1964 and 1997.

2026-04-26T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/eleventy-in-a-box-just-add-water/

For the past few years, unless a client insists otherwise, Eleventy has been my go-to for building websites. It gives me complete control without the overhead of a traditional CMS. Recently, I’ve pulled everything I’ve learned into my own Eleventy in a Box system for starting projects quickly, and boy-oh-boy, has it saved me a ton of time.

2026-04-24T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw17-26/

In this regular “Last week in the studio” series, I write about what I worked on during the previous week. Last week was a good one as I could concentrate on just one thing.

2026-04-18T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/i-added-a-spring-mode-to-my-animated-svg-landscape/

I’ve added a “spring mode” to my animated SVG desert. Flowers bloom, colours shift, and the whole scene feels more alive—all without creating a separate version. Instead, I’m layering changes on top of the same SVG and letting CSS and JavaScript do the work.

2026-04-18T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw16-26/

I thought it might be interesting to document what I work on during the week, so I started a regular “Last week in the studio” series. Last week was a bit productive but bitty.

2026-04-12T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/far-right-so-wrong-stop-reform-t-shirts-are-back-in-my-shop/

The UK local and Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) elections are a few weeks away. If, like me, you want to say a resounding “no” to far-right Reform and its bigotry, racism, and xenophobia, you might like to show it. My Stop Reform t-shirts are now back in my shop.

2026-04-12T23:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/last-week-in-the-studio-cw15-26/

As well as showing off work in progress on Sho!io, I thought it might be interesting to document what I’ve been working on here. So I’m starting a new regular “Last week in the studio” series.

2026-04-08T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/i-got-tired-of-correcting-machines-so-i-gave-them-five-rules/

Although I feel deeply conflicted, I’ve been using AI coding tools more often to speed up particular aspects of development. Recently, I added an AGENTS.md to my setup so I don’t need to repeat my preferences.

2026-03-28T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/how-i-designed-an-information-rich-website-for-the-shared-homeland-paradigm/

I designed an information-rich website for The Shared Homeland Paradigm, using typography and graphics to clearly and visually explain complex political ideas. Here’s how I approached it.

2026-03-27T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/a-bold-new-website-for-the-academy-of-scoring-arts/

The Academy of Scoring Arts just launched its new website. It’s a community of arrangers, composers, and musicians that helps industry professionals develop their craft through events and video tutorials.

2026-03-27T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/how-i-designed-an-animated-svg-driven-website-for-composer-begona-pereda/

I designed a website for composer Begoña Pereda using typography and animated SVG graphics to reflect her personality and musical style. Here’s how I approached it.

2026-03-06T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/unfinished-business-141/

Three podcasts for the price of one. One Footer in the Grave, Troika, and Unfinished Business. In this special crossover episode, Rich and I are joined by Jon Hicks and Marcus Lillington to discuss which three tracks we’d want with us if we were marooned on a deserted planet.

2026-03-05T00:00:00Z https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/unfinished-business-140/

In this episode of Unfinished Business, Rich and I talk about how AI coding tools fit into our workflows at ClearLeft and Stuff & Nonsense. Then, I explain how I used AI to help me build Sho!io, a new app for sharing designs.