I boosted my website’s mobile performance from 80 to 96
I’ve been making a load of small changes to this website recently, and I knew that it needed a proper tune-up, especially on mobile, where performance really matters.
I’ve been making a load of small changes to this website recently, and I knew that it needed a proper tune-up, especially on mobile, where performance really matters.
Working to simplify this website’s CSS last week, I updated the pages which promote my CSS Grid templates. I’d called them Layout Love, but I wanted to restyle them as Layout ❤︎. However, I encountered an issue when I checked the pages on iOS and iPadOS, which turned my Unicode characters into emojis.

I’m Andy Clarke, a product and website designer. My work blends art direction, branding, and editorial to help people improve their products and websites. I’ve written books about website design, given talks, and delivered design workshops worldwide.