Okay I ll admit it: I got disproportionately excited when I saw Figma announce their new Sites product. I m a web nerd. I love making websites, and I love working in Figma. Could this have the potential to be the best of both worlds for me? Well, it s still in beta. It has known accessibility issues, [ ] The post Free Figma resource: Farmers Market site design appeared first on Mel Choyce .
Some of you may have already seen this, but I recently released a Figma Slides template, Retro Vibes. I was inspired by some cookbook covers I d scoped out at Binding Agents, the cutest little cookbook shop. I mean how could you not be inspired by these? I put together a Pinterest board of covers for [ ] The post Free Figma resource: Retro Vibes slide template appeared first on Mel Choyce .
Okay, so, it s been a while since my last post. But I ve been busy! In addition to my job at 18F (RIP, more on that here), I ve written a ton of music and done a bunch of art over the last couple years. Blogging s fallen to the wayside. But! Big changes are happening. My five-year [ ] The post Time for an update! appeared first on Mel Choyce .
This recap is late, but that about sums up 2022. It was a quiet year for me, and I mostly kept my head down due to lack of energy. 2022 felt more like a slog than previous pandemic years—whether because we ve settled into this uneasy let s just pretend there isn t a pandemic still happening funk [ ] The post 2022 Recap appeared first on Mel Choyce .
As I ve mentioned in the past, I participate in a weekly music challenge where we alternate original composition and arrangement prompts. We need to submit both an audio render and sheet music for each prompt. Most people doing these challenges have traditional music training of some kind and often will compose directly in sheet music [ ] The post Tips for midi dumping into MuseScore appeared…
I m in a music theory discord that does weekly challenges, alternating between original composition and arrangement weeks. I ve been doing them pretty consistently over the last year. Each week has a different prompt. Recently, we did this prompt during an original composition week: Object theme composition prompt We ve composed themes for places, battles, people, monsters, [ ] The post Writing a…
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Today was my last day at Automattic, where I ve been employed the last eight-and-some years. It feels like the end of an era, and I ll miss Automattic dearly. Automattic s been more than just a workplace for me; it s been a place of acceptance, growth, and opportunity. I ve made lifelong friendships. I ve traveled across the world [ ] The post Last Day at Automattic appeared first on Mel Choyce .
Since the pandemic started, and I wasn t able to take drum lessons in person, I ve pivoted to learning music theory and composition. I ve noodled with a bunch of songs, some of which you can hear on SoundCloud, but this past March I decided to work on my first EP: a collection of remixed, lofi Chrono [ ] The post Chrono Cross ~ Lofi ~, a new video game remix EP released today on SoundCloud…
I was nominated by Eric to write about my typical day, and I haven t blogged in a while, so it seems like a good way to get myself writing again! I ve been working remotely for almost 8 years, so I didn t have a dramatic switch this past year due to the pandemic. The biggest change [ ] The post My Typical Day appeared first on Mel Choyce .