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Thomas Amador

Thomas Amador

Austin, Texas
Product designer and part-time flaneur.
Nov
23
Sketch of a computer monitor floating in the air with many cords extending from the base.

A product designer learning web development

I signed up for a Web Development Bootcamp on Udemy. Why? It's Steph Smith's fault.
1 min read
Dec
23
Breaking changes

Breaking changes

Over the 2021 holiday break I am going to try using Tailwindcss on this site so some things may break.
1 min read
Dec
14
Small pieces

Small pieces

Small amounts of work added up over time can eventually add up to something significant. It's getting the system setup that supports a consistent habit that's tricky.
1 min read
Nov
07
Post-it note sketch of boxes nested within boxes.

Nested complexity

I feel stalled out right now. For the last two weeks, I have been working on getting a new layout
2 min read
Oct
26
Sketch on sticky note of Github and Ghost logo

GitHub Actions + Ghost

Today, I reached another big milestone! I now have GitHub and Ghost working together!
2 min read
Oct
23
I did it! I finally setup a Ghost dev environment

I did it! I finally setup a Ghost dev environment

An unapologetically self-indulgent celebratory post about me about finally getting a working development environment setup and working. Feel free to skip.
1 min read
Oct
22
My sketch of the Ghost logo which is a circle made from swirling lines.

Why I chose Ghost for my website

There are many good options available today for creating a website. This is why I chose Ghost for my website and why you may want to as well.
7 min read
Aug
28
Hard start

Hard start

Just put something down. It won’t ever be what you want it to be, if it isn’t something first.
2 min read