The Snuggle Is Real: How Font Awesome and Shoelace Are on a Mission to Make Dev Work Easier

🧩 Shoelace & Web Components: Building Better UI with Cory LaViskaIn this Nerd Show and Tell episode, we lace things up with Cory LaViska, creator of Shoelace — a modern component library that makes it stupid-easy to build snappy, accessible, mobile-first websites using CSS grids and Web Components.Matt joins Travis Chase and Cory for a jam-packed convo on:How Shoelace + Font Awesome work together like peanut butter and SVGs 🍯Why Web Components are the future of design systems (and sanity)What it takes to stay sharp with modern web standardsAnd, yes, why Travis still doesn’t have a Shoelace icon 😤Cory also reveals his favorite culinary-themed icon, drops wisdom on open source generosity, and reminds us all why boring ol’ PHP was a gateway drug to building cool things on the web.⏱️ Episode Timestamps05:04 – Customizing CSS with Shoelace08:10 – Reusable Components & Brand Consistency11:50 – Why Web Components Make Dev Easier17:06 – Tooling Made Better by Web Standards25:46 – Embracing Modern Tech in UI/UX30:17 – Building Free, High-Quality Software31:25 – Power of Open Source Collaboration36:04 – The Humble Beginnings: PHP and Web Dev🧠 Highlights“Shoelace gives you fully accessible components with zero framework lock-in — it just works in the browser.”“Open source is how I give back. If it helps someone build something better, then it’s worth it.”“Weirdly, my favorite icon might be… the hamburger. The food one. Not the menu one.”🔗 Links & CreditsExplore Shoelace 🎵 Theme by Ronnie Martin 🎛️ Audio mastering by Chris Enns at Lemon ProductionsStay up to date on all the Font Awesomeness!