Nick Melville

Front End Developer

As a Front-End Developer, Nick works with the rest of Diagram’s design team to bring a website from vision to reality. Through his efforts, designs that begin as sketches and wireframes are realized as pages in a browser. Nick specializes in JavaScript, and he works to constantly keep up with online trends. He is especially interested in Responsive Design, which allows websites to work on a wide array of devices, and he follows developments in new Internet-enabled devices, such as watches, VR headsets, and refrigerators, which will provide some interesting challenges for web design in the future.

When he’s not developing websites, Nick enjoys building forts with his daughters and being extremely mediocre at ice hockey.

Nick's Views

Here's Why You Should Inline Critical CSS to Reduce Load Time

Using inline CSS on critical page elements helps to speed up load time.

Posted on 01.3.20 in: Design, Design Advice

4 Key Rules for Great Responsive Web Design

We look at what web designers should keep in mind when designing websites to be accessible to users across every device and screen size.

Posted on 05.21.19 in: Design, Mobile, Responsive Design, Design Advice

Skeleton Screens: Giving Body to Your Content

Diagram's Nick Melville shares how Skeleton Screens are used to enhance the user experience while a page loads.

Posted on 03.14.19 in: Design, Code, Design Advice

Gathering Requirements in an Agile World

Diagram's Nick Melville shares the importance of gathering various requirements in an Agile project.

Posted on 01.8.19 in: Industry Insights, Design Advice, Digital Strategy

The Benefits of jQuery in Front-End Website Development

Learn how web developers can use jQuery to create website functionality that functions smoothly and is easy to update.

Posted on 11.15.18 in: Code

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG): The Whats, Wheres, Whys, and Hows

Images on websites have traditionally used raster graphics such as GIF, JPEG, or PNG types. With high density displays and responsive web design necessitating more flexibility, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files offer better way to decorate the user interface.

Posted on 03.13.18 in: Code, Design Advice