Blog and musings from Shrinkray Labs

Documenting our experiments in accessible design, clinical engineering, and the future of headless content systems. Welcome to the lab.

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Screenshot of the hackmichigan.com site showing the hackathon branding and layout.
Projects
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Sanity, n8n, and Hack Michigan: letting organizers ship during the event

Headless content plus a controlled automation layer moves publishing out of the developer lane when the clock is the event itself.

Gregor

Recent Laboratory Reports

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  • Read Research
    Projects A screenshot of the Storyblok interface, showing the clinic events user interface.
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    Choosing Storyblok: A Simpler, More Maintainable Content Strategy

    Why I chose Storyblok instead of Sanity for this SvelteKit project. An intuitive CMS gives the client the ability to update events and, later, other content—without needing developer assistance.

  • Read Report
    Tutorial A plan to add Sanity to a Sveltekit project
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    A plan to add Sanity to a Sveltekit project

    The client's needs are vast and will are overwhelming to keep up with requests to update static content. Adding a CMS to the mix will empower and take away the burden of developer contributions.

  • View Specs
    Tutorials Design system logo
    5 min read

    Building an Accessible Icon Button

    Buttons should work for all. A reliance on font libraries like Font Awesome encourages building fast but creating slower apps. A compromise that enables icons without needing to hide them from screen readers is the approach.

  • Case Study
    Projects A 3D printer in operation, with its print head moving along metal rails as it builds an object. The machine’s interior is lit with a cool blue light, and a person works at a nearby computer workstation with a keyboard and mouse visible in the foreground.
    3 min read

    A new look for a makerspace website: the BiG Fab Lab

    A WordPress website redesign project for the BiG Fab Lab makerspace, featuring custom Gutenberg blocks built with ACF.

  • Code Docs
    WordPress Single slim lego block on building board
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    Steps to setup a new block plugin for WordPress

    Building WordPress custom block plugins are the way to deliver custom functionality to your customers.

  • Read Research
    Tutorials Design system logo
    4 min read

    Planning a design system in Parcel

    UX teams need a fast platform to launch their design system prototypes. Using a zero-configuration platform such as Parcel you can be off to the races with this high-performing JavaScript bundler.