Learning log: 2022
My focus this year was on the display of unstructured data i.e. articles. So that meant a deep dive into typography, and the total redesign and rebuild of this website. On this page you'll find links to all the resources I used.
2022 goals
My primary learning goal for 2022 was to gain a deeper understanding of the online presentation of unstructured content.
In addition to understanding the basics, I also wanted to be able to put what I had learnt into practice. This required the continuation of my deep dive into HTML & CSS, and a total redesign and rebuild of this website—with a focus on typography and speed.
In addition to my primary goal, I also made a start on the understanding, querying, and manipulation of structured data, as this will be my focus for 2023.
Below is a list of the resources I used during 2022 to help me achieve my learning goals (★ = highly recommended).
Resources
Typography
| Format | Resource |
|---|---|
| Practical Typography ★ | |
| The Elements of Typographic Style | |
| Better Web Type ★ | |
| Combining typefaces | |
| Google’s ‘Font Knowledge’ |
HTML & CSS
| Format | Resource |
|---|---|
| The Odin Project (only the HTML & CSS parts) | |
| Interneting is hard! ★ | |
| An Interactive Guide to Flexbox ★ |
Data visualisation
| Format | Resource |
|---|---|
| Better Data Visualizations | |
| Cartographies of time |
Miscellaneous
| Format | Resource |
|---|---|
| Figma Web Design Tutorial | |
| GitHub Skills | |
| UX writing guide |
Understanding, querying, and exploring data (2023 goals)
Planned and in progress
| Format | Resource |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn's ‘Become a data analyst’ | |
| W3School's ‘SQL tutorial’ | |
| DBeaver User Manual | |
| PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst |