Lara Schenck
Lover of programming, maker of monsters
Category: Monsters
One of my favorite past times is drawing friendly monsters.
My medium of choice is the iPad / Apple pencil combo in Keynote for easy use in slides and printing in stickers, but monsters are not picky about where and how they appear.
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“Didn’t order a burger in Dayton” monster
I drew this monster while having dinner at a nice bar in Dayton, OH called “Lucky’s”. The burgers didn’t look like this…err on second thought, I didn’t order one so I don’t know!
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2018: Year in Review
2018 was an A+ year for me. Here’s a bona fide “Year in Review” post that I will continue to update in the coming weeks!
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Young, potentially overexcited monster
This monster is ready to welcome in 2019 with wide eyes and a hopeful smile. Is that how you feel about the new year, too?
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Family dogs
Part of 2018 was the passing of a pup from my childhood, FeeBee, and the introduction of a new pup named Dennis. May “The Feebs” Rest In Peace, and welcome to the family, Dennis!
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Somewhat sleepy monster
This monster looks like it just woke up from a nap. That curly nose is reminiscent of an elephant seal’s, for sure.
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Design Systems Checklist
The design systems conversation is officially under way at PMC which is extremely exciting and something I need to write more about. But in the mean time, I want to share the Design Systems Checklist by Tim Schoch. There are so many design systems-related things floating around my brain at any given moment, and this…
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Designgineering Chronicles [WiH]: Months 4 – 5.5
Another installment of Designgineering Chronicles jam packed with information! IndieWire launched with the pattern library, and we are in full pursuit of the holy grail: sharing markup between the library and production theme.
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Pittsburgh is a wonderful place
The grey skies and wintry weather are a welcome break from the monotony of Los Angeles sunshine (I mean, LA sunshine is nice but…not for me).
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Breakfast burrito at the airport
I’m eating a breakfast burrito at LAX before my flight back to Pittsburgh. Breakfast burritos at the airport before early flights are a ritual for me, and I felt like writing about it.
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Ross From Friends
I like house music a lot. I’m quite a fan of the lo-fi trend, and Ross From Friends is in that category. A class act. Boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats.
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Control Sass selector concatenation with a Stylelint rule
It’s not necessarily bad to concatenate Sass selectors, but if you need to keep developers from doing it for the purposes of coding standards, this might be helpful!
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Anti-Notification Workflow
As part of my mission to conquer Twitter anxiety, I’ve figured out a solid workflow for quieting notifications on my phone. These things may be obvious, but they are not the default, so decidedly not obvious.