Inclusive glasses frames
I've always struggled to find glasses or sunglasses that fit my weird head, so I was intrigued by a company explicitly targeting body shapes that aren't well catered for. Unfortunately, the selection […]
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What is utility-first CSS?
As acerbic and cutting a critique of utility-first CSS (and that particular framework) as you would expect from Heydon, but hidden amongst the humour are some (also equally expected) jewels […]
WikiFlix
A Netflix-inspired UI for public domain films, animations, shorts, and similar media that the Wikimedia project has archived and catalogued in some way. Contains some real classics, including much of […]
Classic rock, Mario Kart, and why we can't agree on Tailwind
Josh may have written the perfect article on Tailwind. As someone who has also spent quite a lot of time (both professionally and personally) working with Tailwind, I couldn't agree more, […]
Using data-attributes for style variations
An interesting approach to using data attributes to drive CSS utility classes. I'm not sure I like the overly granular control (it feels like it falls into the same category as Tailwind, but now with […]
Modern CSS for dynamic component-based architecture
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 […]
Styled Component Quirks
Styled Components have tripped me up a few times today, but I ended up learning some useful tricks as a result.
Mastering SVG Animation
For the past couple of weeks I've been lucky enough to take part in Cassie Evans' latest SVG workshop (the first truly exceptional perk of the "new" career 🤩). The workshop was split into five […]
Cyber realists
A really succinct quote from Seth on glass-is-unoptimised thinking (as opposed to cyber-optimism or cyber-pessimism, which I agree are both untenable […]
Types of type
Apparently, the type design world has recently thrown out its formal classification system and has yet to decide on a replacement. ILT (as ever) does a great job of summarising the current […]
Design for reading
A very clever article (as ever) from Sara on how to ensure the content you create is accessible through RSS feeds and Reader modes (and a host of other […]
Space Jam
Max has done a performance analysis of the new Space Jam website versus the old, classic variation, with a damning […]
Improving online readability
Where has this article been my whole life! Andy's posts are often brilliant, but this an absolute gold mine of information, from ideal character lengths to clever type-setting tricks. And I thought I […]
Panes of glass
A simple anecdote: window panes exist because it used to be too expensive to make larger sheets of glass. Over time that cost has decreased, to the point that it now costs less to create one large […]
In defense of a fussy website
Sarah has put into words some feelings I've had recently about the web (and uses two sites as examples that I keep returning to as well: Josh W Comeau and Cassie Codes) […]
Thinking in React hooks
I'm not going to lie, some of Amelia's breakdown of why hooks > class components went over my head, but the reasoning is solid (plus, preaching to the converted 😉). Even better, though, is […]
Finally, Furahan plants!
It's a shame to see the "classical" sail-trees of Furaha are no longer making the reality-check cut, but the reasoning is (as always) […]
Classy Microformats
In which I begin by questioning why microformats are defined on the class attribute, instead of somewhere more bespoke, and end up concluding that I don't understand what microformats are actually for... and I'm not sure anyone else does, either.