Recognitions

Estee worked on a new reaction type at Padlet that brings in more fun and happiness on boards for millions of users. It's also the new default reaction type for new boards.

An progress update article by Padlet on new big features like Caption Editing and Screen Recorder to fulfill more accessibility standards, reaching broad WCAG AA compliance.

Previously Padlet's screen recorder required the installation of a custom browser extension to function. As part of accessibility efforts, Estee has modernized the design of the screen recorder modal and also created new screen recording logic based on WebAPIs so that more users can record their screen, window, or specific tabs with optional audio without having to install any additional software.

Featured by Gigazine, an Osaka-based tech news website and one of the top 25 news sites by TIME.com, for MiniQR - a tool that makes creating aesthetically pleasing QR codes simple and accessible.

Built the frontend for Padlet's automation feature that allows users to schedule their padlets to freeze or unfreeze up to a year in advance, helping enforce deadlines and reduce manual management of boards for users.

Estee contributed major accessibility improvements at Padlet, including adding alternative text support for images, implementing keyboard shortcuts accessibility settings, and improving landmarks for screen reader navigation.

Estee is now designated as the main accessibility engineer of Padlet. In this article, she shares an progress update on the accessibility violations that are fixed, the new accessibility settings that are added for supporting preferences like reduced motion and better keyboard navigation for screen reader users. These work has helped Padlet to achieve broad WCAG A compliance.

Estee worked on the new handout template design, Export as PDF panel interface, and enhanced the existing pipeline for exporting images to use Playwright for creating accessible PDFs with customizable formats (handouts or slides).

Exporting boards as spreadsheets has been the most user-requested feature on Padlet for years. This article contains a Q&A with Estee, the engineer that worked on this feature.

Estee worked on the frontend for integrating polls into slideshow view, including creating a custom HTML ERB template with table layout for email client compatibility (replacing the typical flex/grid approach used in the Vue app).

Estee worked on the frontend for Padlet's scheduled posts feature by creating a new custom datetime picker input element with dark mode support that aligns with Padlet's design system, allowing users to schedule posts up to one year in advance.

Estee worked on the embed functionality for websites and blogs, making slideshows more portable and versatile across different platforms.

Estee added autoplay functionality with configurable time intervals (including an 'Auto' setting based on word count) and QR code display on title slides for easy mobile sharing.

An in-depth exploration of interactive, smooth scrolling is achieved on Padlet's newly revamped settings panel. Although it was not discussed in the article above, modernizing the board's settings panel to Padlet's new design system was Estee's first big project in Padlet, which involves creating many new UI components for both web and the native app.

Honorable Mention in Epic Hashnode Writeathon 2022. This article shares about project boilerplates, tools and practices for creating react native apps.

Featured in CodeNewbie's Community Spotlight series, where individuals are interviewed to highlight the things they've accomplished.

Featured by Hashnode for technical article contributions to the developer community

Guest article at Stoplight. This article discusses a necessary product perspective that developers should take up before embarking on their side projects.

A comprehensive introduction guide to understanding and working with SVG. Featured on Hashnode.

Featured on DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest page for writing an open source contributor story article.