UX

Name: Paul Peery
Price range: $$$

Cartoon: A confused user by an empty phone ("Your App's Awkward Silence") contrasted with a vibrant tablet ("Fix Empty States Now!").

Your App’s Awkward Silence: Fix Empty States Now!

By Paul Peery / November 27, 2025

Is your app giving users the silent treatment? Turn empty state ghost towns into a great first impression and fix your onboarding UX. Don’t be awkward.

Left: A devil-hooded figure hides "STOP HIDING TEXT" with "display: none;" (X). Right: A person reveals it with a magnifier (BETTER!).

Design

Stop Hiding Text: A Guide to Not Being a Web Design Jerk

By Paul Peery / November 23, 2025

Is your font light gray on white? Congratulations, everyone hates you. Learn web accessibility, dodge lawsuits, and stop torturing users with bad design.