Dom Jay
@dominickjay.com
Front-End Developer for Series Eight, formerly GOSS Interactive, n9 design. Writes the occasional article, sometimes. 404s after 9pm. He/him.
Wrote a piece after a fun event last year where a client's search result description wasn't quite as it seemed! dominickjay.com/writing/goog...
Google Has Opinions About What Your Posts Say
Google's search results are summarising your page. Its opinions aren't always right - they just need to look like yours.
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I wrote this originally a few years ago as part of a previous role, but was able to republish it as part of my own site. Updated, and hopefully it's still relevant! dominickjay.com/writing/impo...
Imposter Syndrome and the “Actual, Real, Developer”
Why does an industry full of creative, successful professionals make so many of them feel like they're just getting away with a con?
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Hey y'all, putting out the bat signal: I'm looking for full-time, part-time, or contract work in product design or frontend development. ("Design engineering" if you're trendy.) Over a decade of experience building design systems for startups, healthcare, civic tech + more. ky.fyi
Ky Decker
Ky is a designer and web developer based in NYC.
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www.hankgreen.com/fourbythree Much better today, @hankgreen.bsky.social definitely easier than yesterdays!
www.hankgreen.com/fourbythree Well that's my 1 day streak over - challenging stuff!
4 × 3
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Set up Standard Site on dominickjay.com, using the github.com/musicjunkieg... package by @chaosgreml.in 🙂
Dom Jay - CSS, JS, and the occasional existential crisis
Dom Jay's digital garden. CSS, JavaScript, and the web platform - written honestly, published impatiently, and updated whenever guilt kicks in.
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I found myself reading Web Weekly by @stefanjudis.com and his concerns about content creators and the sustainability when AI consumes and spits out so much. So here's an quick post with a small list of the current newsletters I'm subscribed to. Any recommendations? dominickjay.com/writing/news...
Feed the Writers
With AI consolidating our research for us, here's a list of newsletters I'm currently subscribed to in order to keep those content publishers alive and visible
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I wrote a thing! Your CSS grid layout looks fine visually. But if you've used `order` or `grid-template-areas`, keyboard users might be tabbing through it in completely the wrong sequence. `reading-flow` fixes that - no JS, no ARIA hacks! dominickjay.com/writing/cont...
Reclaiming the Flow: Mastering Visual vs. DOM Order with @reading-order | Dom Jay
Your CSS is lying to some of your users. Here's the property that fixes it.
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If you've been meaning to try Grid Lanes, we've got the perfect field guide for you. ✨️ gridlanes.webkit.org ✨️ It's got an interactive playground, SIX gorgeous demos, simple explanations, helpful tips -- everything you need to get started. We hope you have fun with it! ❤️
The Field Guide to CSS Grid Lanes
Learn Grid Lanes to create masonry layouts in pure CSS. Absorb the possibilities with the Field Guide’s interactive playground. Return to the cheat sheet. Get inspired by six real examples with…
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Go take the State of CSS 2026 survey if you have a minute! survey.devographics.com/survey/state...
State of CSS 2026
Take the State of CSS survey
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One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same care and attention to the times when things will go wrong piccalil.li/blog/how-to-...
How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same…
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We're back at Bristol's harbourside next week!!! 😀 If you're considering attending Pixel Pioneers but haven't been (to our new venue) before, this video will give you a good idea of what to expect. 👉🏽 If it's piqued your interest, there's still time to join us: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
After sitting on it for months, I finally pushed my redesign of my site out into the open world today, moving from 11ty to @astro@webtoo.ls. Check it out! dominickjay.com Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Dom Jay - CSS, JS, and the occasional existential crisis
Dom Jay's digital garden. CSS, JavaScript, and the web platform - written honestly, published impatiently, and updated whenever guilt kicks in.
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I scored 12/21 on e-mail.wtf and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media. Wild stuff!
Email is Easy
Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
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Does anybody have some links to some fuckin' rad designer or developer portfolio sites? Would love to see!
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A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
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Had a really good time at @webdevconf.com yesterday. Amazing talks, and great to meet some new faces too! Thanks for hosting @lurkmoophy@tech.lgbt and @alexolder.com ! #WDC2025
Really looking forward to WebDev Conf tomorrow! If you're going, come say hello! webdevconf.com
WDC2025 - October 10 2025, Watershed, Bristol, UK | WDC
WDC is the web conference based in Bristol, taking place in autumn each year. With great speakers and attendees alike.
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