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Charlotte Jackson

Charlotte Jackson is a front-end developer at Clearleft in Brighton. She mostly documents her learning journey on her website and tutors at codebar to help others learn to code. Away from the screen, she can usually be found in the mountains or by the sea. She has an unhealthy obsession with camper vans.

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From Pages to Patterns: An Exercise for Everyone

When people think in terms of pages, it might seem natural for component design and page design to occur in tandem. But this can undermine a team’s ability to name components and build a shared vocabulary. With colleagues at Clearleft, Charlotte Jackson developed an exercise to help everyone adopt pattern thinking. She takes us through the process step by step, encouraging us to get away from our screens and focus first on thinking, language, and approach.