What is timeless web design?
Read NoteAn interesting thought experiment from Chris: if a client asked you to build a website that could last a minimum of 10 years, what would you do? Lots of influential people in his answers, but I'm …
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An interesting thought experiment from Chris: if a client asked you to build a website that could last a minimum of 10 years, what would you do? Lots of influential people in his answers, but I'm …
The new dominant layout methods in CSS – grid and flexbox – have solved a lot of issues. Still, sometimes the ideal layout is somewhere in the middle: a flexible grid-like mashup. With a bit of outside-the-box thinking, you can there from either angle.
A great overview of techniques to help improve text legibility, working with the browser rather than against it to be as inclusive as …
I love Andy's new design over on Stuff & Nonsense. A large part of that are the cleverly diverse page layouts. Turns out, underneath that perceived diversity is a consistent grid, made …
I continue to be impressed by the commitment Krystal – my web host – shows towards green computing. Their recent milestone of planting a million trees also highlighted a really cool charity: Ecologi.
Animating a grid element provides a lot of potential for fancy UIs and interesting interactions, but it's not immediately obvious when searching online how it needs to work and what the limitations are.
Chakra UI is a pretty solid base for a component system, but it's CSS post-processing can't always provide ideal fallbacks for modern CSS techniques.
A lovely overview of much of the new CSS that has landed (or is landing) in browsers recently, and how that relates to component-led …
I read the entirety of the EAA – including all supporting documentation – so you don't have to.
Are there any concerns with using superscript and subscript when crafting content for the web?
Whilst I've used fluid typography on several site designs (typically via Utopia's calculator), I've always been a bit wary about the base assumptions and potential accessibility issues that it can …
HTML range inputs are great, but I do find myself frequently wishing you could have multiple thumb values/positions. Even on this site, my (poor) attempt at a star rating filter would be so much …