I recently updated my portfolio at johnrhea.com. (If you’re looking to add a CSS or front-end engineer with storytelling and animation skills to your team, I’m your guy.) I liked the look of a series of planets I’d created for another personal project and decided to reuse them on my new site. Part of that […]
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This article is a sponsored by Penpot It’s already the fifth time I’m writing to you about Penpot — and what a journey it continues to be! During this time, Penpot’s presence in the design tools scene has grown strong. In a market that recently felt more turbulent than ever, I’ve always appreciated Penpot for
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Listening to the same song on repeat can boost creativity by helping your brain enter a focused state, enhancing problem-solving and idea generation. This simple trick taps into dopamine release, making you feel good while staying motivated and in the flow.
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Okay, nobody is an exaggeration, but have you seen the stats for hwb()? They show a steep decline, and after working a lot on color in the CSS-Tricks almanac, I’ve just been wondering why that is. hwb() is a color function in the sRGB color space, which is the same color space used by rgb(), hsl() and the older hexadecimal color format (e.g. #f8a100).
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Browser makers didn’t take long to add the movement capabilities to CSS. The simple :hover pseudo-class came first, and a bit later, the transitions between two states. Then came the ability to change states across a set of @keyframes and, most recently, scroll-driven animations that link keyframes to the scroll position. Even with these added
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Back in October, the folks behind the GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP) joined forces with Webflow, the visual website builder. Now, the team’s back with another announcement: Along with the version 3.13 release, GSAP, and all its awesome plugins, are now freely available to everyone. Thanks to Webflow GSAP is now 100% free including all of the bonus plugins like SplitText, MorphSVG,
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You’ve got a Pinterest-style layout to build, but you’re tired of JavaScript. Could CSS finally have the answer? Well, for a beginner, taking a look at the pins on your Pinterest page, you might be convinced that the CSS grid layout is enough, but not until you begin to build do you realise display: grid
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Using scroll shadows, especially for mobile devices, is a subtle bit of UX that Chris has covered before (indeed, it’s one of his all-time favorite CSS tricks), by layering background gradients with different attachments, we can get shadows that are covered up when you’ve scrolled to the limits of the element. Geoff covered a newer approach that uses
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Responsive grids have long been the go-to solution for multi-device layouts, but simply resizing content isn’t enough—design needs to adapt with intent, not just scale. By shifting to a content-aware approach, we can create experiences that truly work for users, not just fit within a flexible grid.
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Think about your past projects. Did they finish on time and on budget? Did they end up getting delivered without cutting corners? Did they get disrupted along the way with a changed scope, conflicted interests, unexpected delays, and surprising blockers? Chances are high that your recent project was over schedule and over budget — just
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