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A Free Velvia 50 Look LUT for Your Video Edits
Grab our free Velvia 50 style look LUT for video edits, in Rec.709 and Rec.2100 HLG. Strong contrast, punchy color and deep blue skies on any camera.
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I Turned My Claude Code Agents Into a Retro Office
Too many Claude Code sessions, not enough attention. So I built Uncanny Office, a desktop app where every session is a pixel-art worker that raises a hand when it needs you.
Web Design
Animated WebP: The Modern GIF Replacement
Animated WebP does everything a GIF does at a fraction of the file size, with real transparency and full color. Browser support, conversion commands, and the gotchas.
Web Design
Warping Elements with feTurbulence and feDisplacementMap
How to warp, ripple, and distort HTML elements with SVG filters using feTurbulence and feDisplacementMap, with copy-paste code examples, and the one gotcha that will waste your afternoon: it does not work inside an tag.
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Don't Use OpenClaw. Run Claude CLI With Cron Jobs Instead.
I tried OpenClaw for a week and decided the security tradeoff wasn't worth it. Here's what I run instead: Claude CLI in non-interactive mode, scheduled by cron.
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How to Use Claude (and AI) Responsibly: My Rules for Honest AI-Assisted Work
Read it. Research it. Edit it. My personal rules for using Claude on real projects, why transparency wins, and how I use AI for SEO without misleading anyone.
Web Design
Compressing Hero Videos for the Web
How big should a hero video be? Practical targets, why duration beats resolution, when H.265 is worth it, and where animated WebP actually fits in.
Web Design
It's Daring: My New Memphis-Inspired Branding
A brand refresh inspired by the retro Memphis Design movement: eye-catching, loud, and built to demand attention. Definitely more daring!
Statamic
Web Design
SEO
Case Study: Rebuilding Craft Construction Management on Statamic
How I rebuilt Craft-Mgmt.com, an Indianapolis general contractor, on Statamic 6. Why I moved off Craft CMS, what the portfolio-first build gains, and the local-SEO groundwork that shipped with launch.
SEO
Web Design
Case Study: 16,105 Monthly Organic Visits Across 30+ Restaurants (CRG)
Ongoing SEO, ad campaigns, and pre-launch keyword strategy for Cunningham Restaurant Group drove 16,105 monthly organic visits across the portfolio, including +36% at BRU Burger Bar and a jump from page nine to page one for 'restaurants downtown indianapolis.'