Kevin McGillivray

Welcome to the cozy lighthouse in the cove

I’m your host, @kev_mcg—intrepid web diving companion, jaunty poet-of-qwerty-and-canvas, and convivial home cook.

In the studio, you may find loose manuscripts on pattern languages, practicing creativity, and diving logs. In the kitchen, there are odes to vegetables, and half-painted portraits. Later on we can gather ‘round the table to roll the D20 in the metagame of myth, metaphor, and meaning.

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a long, low simmer

Deep dives & open questions

A shared language for building the web together for anyone who cares about its future

Draft notes on creativity—as a skill, a practice, and a mystery

logs from the hypertext studio

From server to browser—understand the basics of the full stack to create a clear learning path.

Experiments for practicing mindfulness while writing code.

Learn about the four layers of programming skills: syntax, programmatic thinking, creativity, and interdisciplinary skills.

Here's the post that I wish existed when I started learning web development

toolkits & maps

An interactive data visualization of refugee resettlements in Wisconsin from 2002-2019.

Create a grid of your life in weeks.

Makes well-crafted website typography simple with a solid foundation of font size proportions, line heights, and vertical spacing.

A simple-as-possible Jekyll template

the reef of small wonders

Ask yourself if you have any choice but to do the same.

The length of humanity is measured in dancing on mountaintops beneath stars and lights.

People can only become anchors when they find each other.

treasures lost & perceived

Empty walls for now.

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