# Weeknote #7

Source: https://jonleverrier.com/notes/weeknote-7
Published: 2020-06-07
Topics: Weeknotes

Weeknote #7 for the week ending 7th June 2020.

## At work

- I've been discussing with a client about building a functional prototype, which will develop into a component library of some sorts

## After work

- I did it. I finally removed Google Analytics on my website and setup a self hosted instance of [Matomo](https://matomo.org/) and do you know what? It feels good
- It was easier to install and optimise the tracking code than I'd thought. By removing the Google Analytics tracking code I even gained a few points on my [Google Page Speed](https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjonleverrier.com%2F&tab=mobile) score
- I prototyped a new [music.je](https://music.je/) “going live” page for good friend Marc Mitchell. It uses a few pre-existing technologies that allowed us to put something together rather quickly

## Links and inspiration

- [Grounded](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089sfrz/episodes/player) podcast series by Louis Theroux
- [Made By Folk](https://madebyfolk.com/blogs/mbf-podcasts/rob-clarke) talk to one of my favourite designers, Rob Clarke, who talks about building a reputation and type design
- [Glyphs for macOS](https://glyphsapp.com/) - a full-fledged font editor with a 30 day free trail

## Life

- We travelled to my in-laws for the weekend which is the furthest we’ve been from our house in over 3 months
- Feeling grateful to be able to escape city life for the weekend and reconnect with the countryside