Chris Gibbons

gbbns.co/now

“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success - Bo Bennett.”

Location:

Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Professional title:

Design Technologist, Principal Eng, Engineering Practice Lead, Front-End Developer, Amateur cyclist, Photography enthusiast, Wanna be writer and Occasional baker.

What do you do?

Northerner • Lancashire • Dreamer • Photography enthusiast • An ongoing journey of self discovery • Accessibility advocate • LFC • Buffalo Bill

Why?

Experienced and passionate developer based in Lancashire, UK, specialising, over the last 15 years, in the “lost art” of traditional front-end development practices. Sitting somewhere in the murky waters between design, front-end and back-end engineering, I advocate strongly for accessibility and the use of design systems. I spend large parts of my time rambling on about the correct use of “standards compliant markup” to help feed a long-time obsession for well-written, semantic and accessible code, to help deliver cross-device, compliant, usable websites which are accessible and inclusive. Specialist in accessibility, proper front-end (not just frameworks!), cultivating communities, inclusivity, web standards, design systems, tech evangelism, and mentoring.

What should we read?

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson