since
– Cascade Layers, Container Queries, Scope, and more
We were sponsored
by the Google Chrome UI Fund
in our work developing
new web platform functionality
and tooling for developers.
Over the course of the grant,
we helped standardized
a range of new CSS features
now shipping in browsers – like
Cascade Layers, Container Queries, and CSS Scope –
as well as polyfills for
CSS Anchor Positioning and the Popover attribute.
OddBird dropped in like a task force,
learned the ropes of programming language
design and development,
and made substantial improvements to the product.
We’d love to work with them again!
OddBird worked to add high priority features to the Sass language.
We started with detailed specifications for each feature,
digging into Node.js and CSS Color specs,
considering potential impacts on a wide ecosystem of users.
OddBird rewrote sass-lang.com
from the ground up
to make it easier to work on, update, and deploy.
Not only that, they added a new
online playground
and got Sass running in the browser to power it.
They’re a fantastic team that we were lucky to work with.
OddBird helped modernize the tech stack
powering Sass’s documentation and marketing site.
We ported content and functionality to maintain parity,
and added some high value new features.
OddBird helped General Stamping & Metalworks
plan, design, and develop Estimating Engine,
a responsive web application.
Estimating Engine enables estimators at GSM
to efficiently
create and manage custom quotes
to manufacture parts
for their customers.
Salesforce.org
Working with OddBird was
the best outsourcing experience I’ve ever had.
It didn’t feel like outsourcing at all.
OddBird collaborated with Salesforce
to develop a responsive web application
designed with Lightning Design System
and its React implementation.
Metecho makes it easier for people to
view, test, and contribute to Salesforce Projects
without learning GitHub.
The OddBird team’s support of our engineers…
has been exemplary. OddBird is the polar opposite
of consultancies that deliver “exact words”
solutions. They understand our objectives as well
as we do, if not better, and deeply engage to
deliver those objectives.
MetaDeploy helps nonprofit Salesforce admins and developers configure,
install, and test packaged products – providing a graphic web interface
for tasks and flows previously handled in the command-line. Admins can
select from available products like the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) or
Education Data Architecture (EDA), to install on one of their Salesforce
organizations. MetaDeploy helps make packages easy to find, while
allowing users to customize their installations, and run preflight
checks before committing to a full install.
Tegy
OddBird is high-caliber and nimble.
Innovative at heart.
Together,
we fundamentally transformed
the Chicago public school system.
TimeDesigner helps school teams
rapidly create multiple scheduling scenarios
from various perspectives,
and plan ahead for future iterations.
OddBird helped Tegy
plan, design, develop, launch, and maintain
their school scheduling web app
using CSS Grid and custom property wizardry
on the front-end,
and well-tested Django/Python on the back-end.
Currently, the software is only available to schools in
Tegy training programs.
Phamaly is an award-winning, Colorado-based theatre company
that produces professional plays and musicals
exclusively featuring actors with disabilities:
physical, cognitive, intellectual, and emotional.
Second Measure
OddBird was quick to learn and pick up new technologies.
They delivered high quality code, and delivered on time.
Second Measure provides a daily view into company performance & consumer
behavior data. We were hired to help organize the code and design
systems into a reusable and fully documented React component library and
integrated design system.
Adobe Fonts
This was such a fun project to work on with
@TypeTasting, @OddBird & my @AdobeFonts
colleagues.
A meditation on typography, Adobe Fonts’ Game allows players to choose the
fonts that they feel apply best to different scenarios. Players’ input helps
Adobe Fonts continue to improve on their new browse-by-tags feature. We worked
closely with Adobe to create animated & interactive illustrations using
GreenSock, NuxtJS, and CSS – while maintaining high performance standards and
responsive, accessible design.
Adobe’s font tags game is a meditation in typography
with illustrated and animated questions.
Shopify
We take submissions from our team,
and Miriam was a highly desired expert we wanted to learn from!
I really appreciated the different topics
you presented as options
to best talk to our internal audience.
Shopify is a popular e-commerce platform
for building & hosting online stores
and retail systems.
We provided Shopify UX with
custom CSS training videos
based on the needs & interests of their team,
with a follow-up Q&A.
CFOshare
OddBird is very pleasant to work with and responsive.
I’m not an expert in web development,
so I really appreciated that.
OddBird helped CFOshare transition their marketing site
to WordPress –
implementing the brand,
migrating content,
optimizing responsive images,
and training CFOshare staff in continued maintenance.
CFOshare is a “fractional CFO”
that serves as an outsourced finance
and accounting department
for a range of businesses.
Aunalytics
The Workflow Builder project met and exceeded expectations.
The project was finished in budget and on time,
and we were super excited to get the outcome we did.
Aunalytics provides a full suite of data-analytics
and management tools.
The “workflow builder” is an embedded Vue application
allowing data scientists to visually create and navigate
through dataflows of various kinds.
The interface is an integration between standard HTML
and an interactive SVG canvas, built with D3.
We feel grateful for having found our relationship with OddBird
and excited to continue with future projects.
Aunalytics provides a full suite of data-analytics
and management tools,
including the Aunsight Dataflow service.
The “expression builder” is an embedded Vue application
allowing users to create and update dataflows
using a visual UI that describes data transformation
without having to write code.
Advanced users can also edit flows directly in JSON,
or move seamlessly between the two modes.
Mozilla
Are you following @TerribleMia yet? She’s amazing.
I’m so lucky to get to work with her on this video series & more.
We worked with Mozilla Developer Relations
to research & address developer needs around
open web standards, CSS features, accessibility, Firefox,
and developer tools.
Over the course of six months,
we released 30 videos to nearly twenty thousand subscribers.
I consider Mozilla’s MozTrap to be one of the best
open source test case management systems out there.
Mozilla’s next-generation test case management system, MozTrap manages
extensive test suites for all of Mozilla’s software products (including
Firefox, Thunderbird, Firefox OS, and others), and allows community
testers from around the world to run tests on their system and report
results back to Mozilla, which MozTrap aggregates into reports for
product managers. MozTrap also includes a RESTful JSONAPI to allow
automated tools to run tests and report results.
Carleton College
The first meeting I had with Miriam helped me decide.
She was excited about the project but also realistic
about potential issues with the codebase.
Emmy’s Workshop is part of a research project to improve
computer-based educational systems.
Learners can work through an entire problem before receiving feedback.
Mathematical algorithms analyze how the problem was solved,
and estimate how well the learner understands
a variety of mathematical skills.
Students and faculty built the application
using Google Web Toolkit –
then brought us on to help design & implement
a responsive interface.
Lab06
Other developers build exactly what you say,
or they don’t understand,
and develop the wrong thing.
OddBird always thinks about the project goals.
I defer to the team expertise now,
which makes a better result.
MedCurbside was started by practicing physicians who want a more modern
way to connect with good literature
and the clinical knowledge in the healthcare community.
The site helps clinicians exchange questions and
answers with other clinicians –
connecting visitors with evidence,
facilitating quick progression
from question to answer, curating the
best content through community input, and
generally helping clinicians
deal with the plethora of information available
in healthcare today.
SRAM/Quarq
A mobile-friendly design that will let users see the live tracking
and performance data, even on the go, making it easy to connect up
with others while out on a ride.
A custom application we designed and built
in collaboration with Quarq’s internal developers –
including a responsive interface,
real-time mapping & telemetry,
social networking,
and third-party integrations with
Strava, Training Peaks, Dropbox, and Today’s Plan.
We worked closely with the Quarq team and active users –
iterating on the design and functionality
to give athletes, friends, family, coaches, and colleagues
easy access to location and statistics in real time.
Just like the Quarq power meters
changed the playing field for power measurement,
this new technology is going to change the way people watch races.
Quarq Race Intelligence captures and interprets race performance and
state-of-play information, and delivers that data in real time to
spectators, commentators, race officials, third-party analysis software
and visualization tools. Integrating with Quarq’s telemetry and
reporting hardware, the app shows racers’ positions, direction, speed,
heart-rate, and a number of other statistics in real time. Our
mobile-optimized web interface has been used for bicycle races,
triathlons, and non-competitive events, including regular IronMan and
Enduro races.
ORCAS
OddBird really changed my thinking
about how successful remote development can be.
We were able to hire them as a complete team,
ready to start adding value immediately,
working as closely as an internal team.
– Responsive platform for integrated health coaching
A custom application we designed and developed with the ORCAS team –
integrating their suite of self-management tools.
We built in support for video chat, in-app messaging,
public Q&A, webinars, file sharing, health assessments, and more.
The app has been used internally by the US Coast Guard, US Military,
and National Institutes of Health.
