Hi, I’m Ste Grainer.
I’m a product design generalist based in Richmond, VA. I love learning from people, crafting accessible, intuitive designs, and building useful tools.
Work
A hand-picked selection of favorites or see the whole set
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Torque Design System
A common language for in-store & B2B apps
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The Incomparable
A fresh look for a fan-favorite podcast network
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Visual Miscellanea
A random collection of icons, illustrations, and more
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Virginia Dept of Transportation
Navigating an easier way to report road issues
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GameSkinny
Creating a unique writing community for gamers by gamers
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VCU FileDrop
Building private file sharing for university members
Recent
Writing and links on design, development, and other things that strike my fancy
Writing
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22 Jun 2026
A Summery Summary
Oh, hello summer. You hot, sweaty mess of a season.
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22 May 2026
Friday Fave: Build Awesome aka 11ty
On a favorite static site generator and general all-around great web tool
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2 May 2026
Friday Fave: The Great British Bake Off
On the baking competition show that sets the bar for all others
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25 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: Callsheet
On an indispensable app for movie and TV lovers
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17 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: Catan
Anyone want to trade wheat for wood?
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12 Apr 2026
How to Zoom Anywhere on MacOS
A handy accessibility shortcut to zoom in on any app
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10 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: OOFOS
Comfy slippers that help with plantar fasciitis
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9 Apr 2026
The Immeasurable Value of the Unmeasurables
On the importance of qualities that can’t be measured
Links
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27 Jul 2026
The Bag of Tricks for View Transitions
Tools, tips, and tricks to enhance your dev skills with the View Transition API
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27 Jul 2026
Time-based background colour transitions with Temporal and CSS color-mix
A super nifty deep dive into using the new JavaScript Temporal functions with CSS color-mix to create color palettes that shift through the day.
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27 Jul 2026
The Field Guide to Grid Lanes
Masonry layouts in pure CSS. No JavaScript. No hacks. Just four lines of code. Handy for when grid lanes become widely available.
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23 Jul 2026
noclip.website
A digital museum of video game levels
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22 Jul 2026
Worse on Purpose
What brands have gotten worse, why, and what to consider instead
Webrings
Design Systems Webring
For design system nerds
CSS Joy Webring
For stylish CSS geeks