Last time, I asked, “Why do so many long-form articles feel visually flat?” I explained that: “Images in long-form content can (and often should) do more than illustrate. They can shape how people navigate, engage with, and interpret what they’re Read more…
There’s the idiom that says everything looks like a nail when all you have is a hammer. I also like the one about worms in horseradish seeing the world as horseradish. That’s what it’s felt like for me as I Read more…
A couple of days ago, the Apple team released Safari 26.0! Is it a big deal? I mean, browsers release new versions all the time, where they sprinkle in a couple or few new features. They are, of course, all Read more…
I always see this Google Gemini button up in the corner in Gmail. When you hover over it, it does this cool animation where the little four-pointed star spins and the outer shape morphs between a couple different shapes that Read more…
CSS typed arithmetic is genuinely exciting! It opens the door to new kinds of layout composition and animation logic we could only hack before. The first time I published something that leaned on typed arithmetic was in this animation: CodePen Read more…
I’m inclined to take a few notes on Eric Bailey’s grand post about the use of inclusive personas in user research. As someone who has been in roles that have both used and created user personas, there’s so much in Read more…
Several weeks ago, I participated in Front End Study Hall. Front End Study Hall is an HTML and CSS focused meeting held on Zoom every two weeks. It is an opportunity to learn from one another as we share our Read more…
No feature is truly “the worst” in CSS, right? After all, it’s all based on opinion and personal experience, but if we had to reach a consensus, checking the State of CSS 2025 results would be a good starting point. I did Read more…
When I first started messing around with code, rounded corners required five background images or an image sprite likely created in Photoshop, so when border-radius came onto the scene, I remember everybody thinking that it was the best thing ever. Read more…
Stu Robson is on a mission to “un-Sass” his CSS. I see articles like this pop up every year, and for good reason as CSS has grown so many new legs in recent years. So much so that much of Read more…
