I'm Dan Denney, a front-end dev at DataCamp.

Ok, ok. I'm technically a Senior Software Engineer II, but front-end dev just rolls off the tongue. This my personal playground for sharing many of the things I enjoy, most of which revolves around web design and development.

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They're mostly around front-end dev and web conferences, with some occasional life things sprinkled in.

Side Projects

Experiments mixing my interests in music, organization, and modern web development

Most Recent Blips

Shorter than a blog post, longer than a tweet. This is where I share quick reactions or stash things I want to remember.

June's Finds

[ Jun 13, 2026 ]

Better fluid sizing with round()

Using the round() function to get a more predictable fluid sizing.

[ Jun 13, 2026 ]

Coding is solved? Software is not.

If coding is becoming solved, why does software still feel hard? A look at what AI agents change, and what they leave behind.

[ Jun 13, 2026 ]

Nudges, Biases & Heuristics for the Age of AI

45 interactive field cards covering nudges, biases, heuristics, and AI phenomena. A practical reference for designers, researchers, and product teams building with AI.

[ Jun 13, 2026 ]

boneyard - skeleton screens for your UI

Pixel-perfect skeleton loading screens auto-extracted from your real DOM. Zero configuration, zero layout shift.

[ Jun 11, 2026 ]

Discovery vs Delivery

Buzz is a product design leader with over 18 years of experience building products and teams.

[ Jun 11, 2026 ]

Evolving from designers to builders

In the Gusto Design org, we just went through one of the biggest shifts that any of us have seen in our careers: we transformed from a traditional design team to an “AI-native” one within a quarter and are now benchmarking ahead of the industry.

[ Jun 11, 2026 ]

UI Skills for Design Engineers | Curated Skill Directory

Discover curated UI Skills for design engineers, including accessibility, motion, frontend craft, and interface quality guides with copy-ready install commands.

[ Jun 11, 2026 ]

What a good website does.

A platform-agnostic, full specification of the technical features a good website should have. Built in the open under an MIT licence.

[ Jun 7, 2026 ]

A few ways of specifying per-theme colours in only CSS

They are: ① write it all out; ② use palette variables; ③ the space toggle hack; ④ color-mix(); ⑤ light-dark(); ⑥ if(); ⑦ paused @keyframes animation

[ Jun 7, 2026 ]

Callout UI with CSS Offset & Border

We look at designing callout UI elements using CSS, incorporating leader lines and text boxes. It details setting up the HTML structure, utilizing CSS properties like offset-path and borders.

[ Jun 5, 2026 ]

How Claude Code’s lead designer builds with AI

During Dive Club Live in NYC we got to hear from Claude Code’s lead designer, Meaghan Choi. She shared a demo of how the team at Anthropic uses Claude Code a...

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

Build a brand you're proud of, in minutes

Branda turns a one-sentence idea into a full brand — strategy, name, logo, palette, type, and a brand kit. 200 free credits on signup.

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

Cynicism is a luxury; hope is a necessity.

One’s ability to ignore politics is a product of functional system that shares your worldview.

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

Essential transitions for web apps

Collection of the most essential transitions for web apps that you can just copy and paste into any project.

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

Post by @DJ_CURFEW on X

Today we reduced headcount by 22%. The business is the strongest it's ever been. So I think it's important to be direct about what I'm seein

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

The Speed of Prototyping in the Age of AI

How AI has changed the way I prototype, plan, and ship; and what I'm doing to keep my hands dirty.

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

Tools the Vercel Product Design Team Actually Uses

A blog about design leadership

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

Vocabulary

A glossary of common animation patterns, so you know what to ask for.

[ Jun 4, 2026 ]

heerich.js

A tiny engine for 3D voxel scenes rendered to SVG. Boolean ops, oblique/perspective cameras, zero dependencies. Inspired by the geometric cardboard sculptures of Erwin Heerich.

[ Jun 3, 2026 ]

A harness for every task: dynamic workflows in Claude Code

Last week, we released dynamic workflows in Claude Code. Claude can now write its own harness on the fly, custom-built for the task at hand....

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Join the Artificial Intelligencers

I co-organize this Nashville meetup for anyone from beginners to experts who are willing to share their personal or professional journeys learning, experimenting, developing, and applying AI. We focus on real tools, real demos, and real talk.

Our monthly events feature 15-20 minute presentations and demos, plus plenty of time for networking and collaboration. Whether you're sharing workflow automation, artistic applications, or research deep-dives, everyone's welcome.

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Dan Denney No ReservAItions

Cooking and enjoying food and drinks are my hobbies outside of web development. With No ReservAItions, I've found a way to mix the two. I'm using ChatGPT to create reviews for the places that I visit in the spirit of Anthony Bourdain and I'm having so much fun with it!