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Material Guide - Econyl

I think part of sustainable living should involve some interest in researching materials so that you can identify which materials are eco-friendly and have an ethical supply chain. So I've been researching a few materials recently and in this post, I want to look at Econyl by Aquafil. Aquafil is

My 2018 reading list

This year's reading list is steadily growing. As usual, I go with recommendations from family and friends as well as other sources like Business Insider. I'm lucky to follow some amazing folks on social and I've received some interesting book recommendations from people like @rabois. The list includes: * Principles: Life

Build custom template tags in Django

Django's template system is powerful out of the box, but sometimes you need functionality that goes beyond the built-in tags and filters.

Using nudge theory in a technology product

Nudge theory is a concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years, particularly in the field of product design - see my previous post on Nudge theory. The idea behind nudge theory is that small changes in the design of a product or service can have a big impact

Using chart.js for data visualisation

In this short tutorial, I'm going to use chart.js to display the Premier League winners from 1992 to 2017. Chart.js is an open-source javascript library for visualising data. It comes with many built-in responsive types of charts including Line, Bar, Pie and more. Chart.js comes with all

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