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"https://melchoyce.design/2015/08/28/modern-design/", "published_at": "2015-08-28T20:10:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c734d51a78", "title": "Squarespace, Content, and Design", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/08/27/squarespace-content-and-design/", "published_at": "2015-08-27T14:30:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c7358b7e30", "title": "Typography as an interface", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/08/25/typography-as-an-interface/", "published_at": "2015-08-25T21:50:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c7362cf185", "title": "“Software forever remains at the limits of what people will put up with”", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/08/11/software-forever-remains-at-the-limits-of-what-people-will-put-up-with/", "published_at": "2015-08-11T05:27:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c736dd4a33", "title": "“If you can’t find it, design it.”", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/08/06/if-you-cant-find-it-design-it/", "published_at": "2015-08-07T02:10:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c7371bafed", "title": "Selected Quotes from What Screens Want", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/06/29/selected-quotes-from-what-screens-want/", "published_at": "2015-06-29T16:19:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c73784e3ba", "title": "A week with my ?⌚️", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/05/01/a-week-with-my-%f0%9f%8d%8e%e2%8c%9a%ef%b8%8f/", "published_at": "2015-05-01T19:44:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c737b6ff95", "title": "Beautiful Web Type at WordCamp Minneapolis 2015", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/04/26/beautiful-web-type-at-wordcamp-minneapolis-2015/", "published_at": "2015-04-26T17:35:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5f3a-733d-a086-79c7387c277c", "title": "Isn’t it fantastic", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/02/17/isnt-it-fantastic/", "published_at": "2015-02-17T18:17:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde86fc36b4", "title": "A Year of Saying No", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/02/16/a-year-of-saying-no/", "published_at": "2015-02-16T23:40:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde87f97367", "title": "Women, WordPress, & the Web — Two Years Later", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/02/04/women-wordpress-the-web-two-years-later/", "published_at": "2015-02-05T02:35:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde87feed21", "title": "My Top WordPress Pain Points", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2015/01/23/my-top-wordpress-pain-points/", "published_at": "2015-01-23T23:53:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde880cf7b9", "title": "A Month of Design", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2014/11/04/a-month-of-design/", "published_at": "2014-11-04T18:17:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde880f82d4", "title": "WordPress 4.0 “Benny”", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2014/09/08/wordpress-4-0-benny/", "published_at": "2014-09-08T17:37:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde88400ddc", "title": "Getting the Most out of WordPress.com", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2014/06/14/getting-the-most-out-of-wordpress-com/", "published_at": "2014-06-14T17:09:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde88aac6b9", "title": "One Year at Automattic", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2014/06/10/one-year-at-automattic/", "published_at": "2014-06-10T16:45:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde89013499", "title": "Frank Chimero on Massimo Vignelli", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2014/05/27/frank-chimero-on-massimo-vignelli/", "published_at": "2014-05-27T19:18:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-e005-73b0-b575-2dde89ae0bc3", "title": "Time Tracking and Burnout", "url": "https://melchoyce.design/2014/05/22/time-tracking-and-burnout/", "published_at": "2014-05-22T18:05:34+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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Free Figma resource: “Farmers Market” site design original ↗

25 Jun 2025

Free Figma resource: “Retro Vibes” slide template original ↗

20 Jun 2025

Time for an update!original ↗

18 Jun 2025

2023

2022 Recap original ↗

25 Jan 2023

2022

Tips for midi dumping into MuseScore original ↗

12 Jun 2022

Writing a song inspired by pencils original ↗

24 May 2022

2021 Recap original ↗

2 Jan 2022

2021

Last Day at Automattic original ↗

22 Oct 2021

Chrono Cross ~ Lofi ~, a new video game remix EP released today on SoundCloud original ↗

2 Jun 2021

My Typical Day original ↗

18 Feb 2021

2020

Twenty Twenty-One Available for Download original ↗

9 Dec 2020

Mel and Kelly’s atmospheric October wedding original ↗

1 Dec 2020

Songwriting original ↗

27 Nov 2020

Creating a simple block pattern plugin for the Gutenberg editor original ↗

30 Mar 2020

Systemic Change original ↗

3 Mar 2020

Adding block dependencies to themes original ↗

20 Feb 2020

2019

2019 Recap original ↗

16 Dec 2019

Recent writing published elsewhere original ↗

13 Dec 2019

Four Gutenberg column layouts for the Twenty Twenty theme original ↗

7 Dec 2019

Hobbies original ↗

30 Jul 2019

Finding & Choosing WordPress Plugins original ↗

17 Jun 2019

Type, politics, philosophy, and digital tenancy; my reading backlog original ↗

21 May 2019

Advice to Myself original ↗

15 Apr 2019

Ratings original ↗

10 Feb 2019

Gutenberg Navigation Block Concepts Roundup original ↗

8 Jan 2019

From year to year original ↗

7 Jan 2019

2018

Books Read in 2018 original ↗

26 Dec 2018

Surviving—and Thriving—as a Remote Worker original ↗

22 Dec 2018

Designing a “Restaurant Menu” Block original ↗

14 Dec 2018

Designing a Gutenberg Block original ↗

30 Nov 2018

Splash Pages for Campaigns on Squarespace original ↗

13 Nov 2018

Design for Elections original ↗

9 Nov 2018

Returning original ↗

29 Aug 2018

The Cult of Busy original ↗

4 Jun 2018

Sabbatical original ↗

31 May 2018

Customizing the Future original ↗

6 Mar 2018

FireCast Presents: Paintsville Independent High School, Automattic, and AGI original ↗

26 Feb 2018

Frank Chimero: “Everything Easy is Hard Again”original ↗

9 Feb 2018

Coaching original ↗

8 Jan 2018

10 New Principles Of Good Design original ↗

3 Jan 2018

2017

2017 in Reflection original ↗

31 Dec 2017

WordPress 4.9 Released original ↗

17 Nov 2017

What’s Coming in WordPress 4.9 original ↗

27 Oct 2017

Building 10 non-profit sites in 8 hours on WordPress.com original ↗

28 Sept 2017

Remembering my first month at Automattic original ↗

14 Sept 2017

From No Code to Pro Code original ↗

21 Aug 2017

Back to Childhood: Blocks are the Future original ↗

13 Jul 2017

Fight for Net Neutrality original ↗

12 Jul 2017

Building a Site That’s Right for You original ↗

7 Jul 2017

Saying No original ↗

20 Jun 2017

The new WordPress editor, “Gutenberg,” available for early beta testing!original ↗

19 Jun 2017

WordPress 4.8 “Evans” released!original ↗

8 Jun 2017

Consistency and Perseverance original ↗

25 May 2017

Design and Exclusion Conference original ↗

7 Apr 2017

Open Source Design original ↗

20 Feb 2017

The Social Internet original ↗

5 Jan 2017

2016

Behind the Scenes of Twenty Seventeen original ↗

7 Dec 2016

Speaking at WordCamp US original ↗

27 Oct 2016

Comments original ↗

22 Oct 2016

Design Feedback original ↗

20 Oct 2016

Attending CSSConf original ↗

29 Sept 2016

Say Hello to Twenty Seventeen ??original ↗

9 Sept 2016

Designers and Chefs original ↗

26 Aug 2016

Bias in Design original ↗

24 Aug 2016

Designer Newsletters original ↗

11 Aug 2016

DIY Home Printmaking Studio original ↗

7 Aug 2016

ADHD anti-patterns on the web original ↗

6 Aug 2016

Portfolio Design Tips original ↗

21 Jul 2016

Why WordPress.com Rocks for Small Business Freelancers original ↗

5 Jul 2016

Good Design is Environmentally Friendly original ↗

25 May 2016

Becoming Great original ↗

18 May 2016

Burgers make the best design lessons original ↗

7 Feb 2016

Design Thinking at Smith College original ↗

3 Feb 2016

Grief in the Age of Social Media original ↗

15 Jan 2016

2015

Don’t try to be clever original ↗

29 Dec 2015

Sketching with Sharpies original ↗

20 Dec 2015

Make the most of the options you have original ↗

10 Dec 2015

Getting Commit original ↗

7 Dec 2015

What I’m Reading This Week original ↗

11 Nov 2015

UI Animation original ↗

29 Oct 2015

Glen Keane – Step into the Page original ↗

12 Sept 2015

Modern Design original ↗

28 Aug 2015

Squarespace, Content, and Design original ↗

27 Aug 2015

Typography as an interface original ↗

25 Aug 2015

“Software forever remains at the limits of what people will put up with”original ↗

11 Aug 2015

“If you can’t find it, design it.”original ↗

7 Aug 2015

Selected Quotes from What Screens Want original ↗

29 Jun 2015

A week with my ?⌚️original ↗

1 May 2015

Beautiful Web Type at WordCamp Minneapolis 2015 original ↗

26 Apr 2015

Isn’t it fantastic original ↗

17 Feb 2015

A Year of Saying No original ↗

16 Feb 2015

Women, WordPress, & the Web — Two Years Later original ↗

5 Feb 2015

My Top WordPress Pain Points original ↗

23 Jan 2015

2014

A Month of Design original ↗

4 Nov 2014

WordPress 4.0 “Benny”original ↗

8 Sept 2014

Getting the Most out of WordPress.com original ↗

14 Jun 2014

One Year at Automattic original ↗

10 Jun 2014

Frank Chimero on Massimo Vignelli original ↗

27 May 2014

Time Tracking and Burnout original ↗

22 May 2014