Greetings, and welcome to my digital space!
My name is James Lau, a dedicated front-end web developer based in Boston. I’ve honed my expertise in front-end development, channeling my energies toward crafting compelling user interfaces and elevating user experiences through innovative development practices by blending my background skills in graphic design.
Journeying into the tech and design realm has been dynamic and enriching, from collaborating with small design firms to contributing to the digital landscapes of large enterprises, with a wealth of experience across diverse client projects—spanning print, mobile, and web platforms.
When I am not being a robot by day, I spend time being a human by night and weekends with my son and wife. Watching movies, playing board games, and video games, cooking random food recipes from oldie cookbooks dug up from yard sales to taking a nice walk along the beach.
Thoughts and Ideas
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The Rise of AI Assistance
During an all-hands-on-deck meeting at a former company, the execs shared with us their latest strategy and vision for the upcoming year. One of the major highlights revolved around the usage of artificial intelligence. AI-generated artwork and believable articles that covered current events from the news were presented as samples. After the presentation, a discussion…
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Why I Switched Back to WordPress for Blogging
For the past 10 plus years, I’ve blogged from various platforms in order to experiment with their scalability, and usability. I initially started with WordPress, but as I quickly discovered other content management systems or web publishing platforms, I of course gave them a shot.
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Define Maximum Site Width
The most frequent question I often get asked from designers is, “what should the maximum size of the site be?” I will openly admit that this has always been a question that has plagued me for sometime now.