Sunkanmi Fafowora is a frequent flier around here. You’ve probably seen his name pop up in the CSS-Tricks Almanac and we actually just published something today that he wrote up for the color-mix() function. The guy spends a lot of time in the Almanac because he loves technical documentation, something he showed off when writing […]
We don’t publish a big ol’ bunch of links pushing products and whatnot around here. But I do like sharing a good resource when it’s available and that’s what I’m doing here with Andy Clarke’s upcoming Practical Layout Workshop. First off, the deets: Date: Thursday, 18th September Time: 3:00 p.m. (UK) Duration: 2 hours (live,
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Block quotes and pull quotes are useful for punctuating solid blocks of running text. They’re also two of the best typographic elements for acting as visual landmarks to catch someone’s eye. There are no rules about how long a quote should be, how big it should look, or even how it’s styled. So, how do
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Our roundup of exciting new tools for designers is a smorgasbord of options, from open source editors to artificial intelligence tools are designed to speed up creative workflows. Most of the tools hitting the market right now include some AI elements, but we do have one “anti-AI” tool featured. Here’s what’s new for designers.
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AI is almost everywhere — it writes text, makes music, generates code, draws pictures, runs research, chats with you — and apparently even understands people better than they understand themselves?! It’s a lot to take in. The pace is wild, and new tools pop up faster than anyone has time to try them. Amid the
If you landed on this article, chances are you might have a front-end interview coming up, perhaps one with a focus on CSS, or you are in the market to start preparing for CSS-related interviews altogether. Depending on the exact role you are interviewing for, it’s unlikely that you will only be asked questions about
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A/B testing isn’t the ultimate truth in design—it’s often a flawed experiment with misleading results and false confidence. Instead of obsessing over data noise, designers should prioritize real user insights and meaningful design decisions.
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It’s a common misconception that internationalization (i18n) is simply about translating text. While crucial, translation is merely one facet. One of the complexities lies in adapting information for diverse cultural expectations: How do you display a date in Japan versus Germany? What’s the correct way to pluralize an item in Arabic versus English? How do
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For a period in the 2010s, parallax was a guaranteed way to make your website “cool”. Indeed, Chris Coyier was writing about it as far back as 2008. For those unfamiliar with the concept, parallax is a pattern in which different elements of a webpage move at varying speeds as the user scrolls, creating a
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Web design once thrived on quirky mascots that made brands feel fun and approachable, but they’ve largely disappeared, replaced by soulless minimalism and corporate sameness. As startups prioritized looking “serious” over having personality, we lost the weird, charming creatures that made the web more delightful—maybe it’s time for a comeback.
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