I’m Anthony Colangelo.

I used to write frequently, but now it’s just occasionally.

Formerly: A List Apart, Cognition, Main Engine Cut Off.

Apple and Responsive Design

A List Apart

Apple has always had a funny relationship with responsive design. At last week’s WWDC, they finished laying the foundation of responsive design within native applications.

On Styled Form Elements

A List Apart

Developers have a love/hate relationship with styled form elements. It’s fine when the interactions are simple, but what happenswhen things get a little more complex?

Meaning Over Complexity

Cognition

Ideas don’t have to be complex to be meaningful. Sharing even the simplest idea can have a surprisingly profound impact on your readers and listeners.

Design Tools for Today’s Web

A List Apart

The web has always been fast-moving, and our tools need to keep up—but as we know, that doesn’t always happen. Sketch is a tool built for the modern web, and it’s changed my workflow dramatically.

Network Performance Testing

A List Apart

The internet is still growing to new markets with low bandwidth and less-than-ideal reliability. Have you tested what you build under those circumstances?

Save Your Eyes With f.lux

A List Apart

I thought eye strain didn't affect me, but then I started getting sharp headaches at the end of ever day. Ever since then, f.lux has been my hero.

Unsung Success

Chris Hadfield in the Cupola

The way that Chris Hadfield views his training for a mission to the International Space Station can teach us a lot about how to learn, no matter what we do.