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Sliding 3D Image Frames In CSS

Creating 3D effects in CSS isn’t an entirely new concept, but typical approaches use additional elements in the markup.

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Penpot’s CSS Grid Layout: Designing With Superpowers

Penpot helps designers and developers work better together by offering a free, open-source design tool based on open web standards.

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Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 2)

Temani Afif explores different CSS techniques to create tooltip shapes.

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The End Of My Gatsby Journey

Juan Diego Rodríguez reflects on his decision to stop using Gatsby as his go-to framework.

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Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 1)

There are a lot of ways to approach tooltips in CSS, though some evoke headaches with all the magic numbers they require.

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Mobile Accessibility Barriers For Assistive Technology Users

Accessibility goes beyond making products user-friendly. It can significantly impact the quality of life for people with disabilities.

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A Practical Guide To Designing For Children

How to design for children aged 3–12, with insights into user behavior, considerations for parents, and practical UX guidelines.

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Web Development Is Getting Too Complex, And It May Be Our Fault

An overwhelming number of frameworks and tooling available today gives the impression that web development has gotten perhaps too complex.

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A Guide To Designing For Older Adults

With one billion people aged 60 or older worldwide, inclusivity is more important than ever.

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The Feature Trap: Why Feature Centricity Is Harming Your Product

Most product teams commonly adopt a feature-centric mindset, finding them convenient for brainstorming.

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The AI Dilemma In Graphic Design

AI promises a major upheaval in typography, with designers finding themselves navigating both opportunities and challenges.

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The Complex But Awesome CSS border-image Property

The CSS border-image property is one of those properties you undoubtedly know exists but may not have ever reached for.

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Top Front-End Tools Of 2023

Useful front-end tools for CSS and JavaScript developers that were most popular last year.

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SolidStart: A Different Breed Of Meta-Framework

Are you ready for a little exercise of pulling a framework apart and putting the pieces back together?

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The View Transitions API And Delightful UI Animations

The View Transitions API is a new — but game-changing — feature.

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New CSS Viewport Units Do Not Solve The Classic Scrollbar Problem

Many of us have been using width: 100vw as a way to set an element’s width to the full width of the viewport.

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Preparing For Interaction To Next Paint, A New Web Core Vital

Starting in March 2024, Interaction to Next Paint will formally replace First Input Delay as a Core Web Vital metric.

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Crafting A Killer Brand Identity For A Digital Product

In this article, Sasha guides you through crucial processes and factors to achieve a consistent brand presence across platforms.

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CSS Responsive Multi-Line Ribbon Shapes (Part 2)

Two additional ribbon variations that introduce techniques for masking a repeated background.

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A Few Ways CSS Is Easier To Write In 2023

We’re living in somewhat of a CSS renaissance with new features, techniques, experiments, and ideas coming at us.