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Frontend Focus #668 — November 13, 2024 | Read on the web Beautiful Focus Outlines — Thomas notes that focus outlines are often seen as a purely technical requirement, but suggests we should treat them as essential design elements that can help create “interfaces that are both beautiful and inclusive”, noting how they are fundamental to an accessible web. Also looks at a multi-colored striped approach, and a proposed...
Published on: November 13, 2024 | Source:
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Anchoreum: A New Game for Learning Anchor Positioning
You've played Flexbox Froggy before, right? Or maybe Grid Garden? They're both absolute musts for learning the basics of modern CSS layout using Flexbox and CSS Grid. Thomas Park made those and he's back with another game: Anchoreum. Anchoreum: A New Game for Learning Anchor Positioning originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: November 12, 2024 | Source:Collective #880
Cookie banners * The and elements are getting an upgrade
Published on: November 12, 2024 | Source:Bundle Up And Save On Smashing Books And Workshops
It’s the end of the year, and as we look at our inventory, we thought, “Let’s help everyone in our community get ready for the year ahead!” Get friendly pricing on bundles of books and workshops to dive deep into the subjects you care about most. Let’s bundle up and save!
Published on: November 12, 2024 | Source:Build Your Own Tools with Penpot’s New Plugin System and Join the Contest
Penpot's new Plugin System invites designers and developers to customize, innovate, and expand their creative workflows—plus, join the Plugin Contest for a chance to showcase your skills and win big!
Published on: November 12, 2024 | Source:Tim Brown: Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free
Another title from A Book Apart has been re-released for free. The latest? Tim Brown's Flexible Typesetting. I may not be the utmost expert on typography and its best practices but I do remember reading this book (it's still on the shelf next to me!) thinking maybe, just maybe, I might be able to hold a conversation about it with Robin when I finished it. Tim Brown: Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free...
Published on: November 11, 2024 | Source:Tips for Freelancers Looking to Maximize Passive Income Streams
Read Tips for Freelancers Looking to Maximize Passive Income Streams and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more. Continue reading Tips for Freelancers Looking to Maximize Passive Income Streams on SitePoint.
Published on: November 11, 2024 | Source:Case Study: Anderson Moss ®️
Discover how Anderson Moss redefined its brand with an award-winning website that blends artful design with innovative tech.
Published on: November 11, 2024 | Source:The Different (and Modern) Ways to Toggle Content
Let’s spend some time looking at disclosures, the Dialog API, the Popover API, and more. We’ll look at the right time to use each one depending on your needs. Modal or non-modal? JavaScript or pure HTML/CSS? Not sure? Don’t worry, we’ll go into all that. TheDifferent (andModern) Ways toToggleContent originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: November 08, 2024 | Source:Collective #879
GitHub Spark * On Crafting Painterly Shaders * Should masonry be part of CSS grid?
Published on: November 08, 2024 | Source:Alternatives To Typical Technical Illustrations And Data Visualisations
Thomas Bohm rethinks technical illustrations and data visualizations, sharing interesting and uncommon examples of how to present data and information. Bar graphs and pie charts are great, but there’s so much more to explore!
Published on: November 08, 2024 | Source:3D x Branding: Shaping a Brand Identity through Dynamic 3D Visuals
A look into how QuestOne’s brand identity was reimagined through the “Hydrogen Circle”—a bold, modular 3D visual embodying their vision for hydrogen innovation and renewable energy.
Published on: November 07, 2024 | Source:Popping Comments With CSS Anchor Positioning and View-Driven Animations
The State of CSS 2024 survey wrapped up and the results are interesting, as always. Even though each section is worth analyzing, we are usually most hyped about the section on the most used CSS features. And if you … Popping Comments With CSS Anchor Positioning and View-Driven Animations originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: November 06, 2024 | Source:How to Create an Organic Text Distortion Effect with Infinite Scrolling
Learn how to create an organic distortion effect for text using JavaScript and CSS for a unique, fluid animation.
Published on: November 06, 2024 | Source:Are you using container queries yet?
Frontend Focus #667 — November 6, 2024 | Read on the web A Friendly Introduction to Container Queries — It’s been a couple of years now since the “biggest missing piece in the CSS toolkit” first started landing in browsers, but despite container queries being a highly requested and now well supported feature, Josh opines that we aren’t really using it all that much (however...). Here he goes into why take up may be...
Published on: November 06, 2024 | Source:Fluid Everything Else
We can apply the concept of fluid typography to almost anything. This way we can have a layout that fluidly changes with the size of its parent container. Few users will ever see the transition, but they will all appreciate the results. Honestly, they will. Fluid Everything Else originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: November 05, 2024 | Source:Collective #878
Should JavaScript be split into two languages? * uifonts.app * Better Upload
Published on: November 05, 2024 | Source:Why Optimizing Your Lighthouse Score Is Not Enough For A Fast Website
Feeling good with your Lighthouse score of 100%? You should! But you should also know that you’re only looking at part of the performance picture. Learn how Lighthouse scores are measured differently than other tools, the impact that has on measuring performance metrics, and why you need real-user monitoring for a complete picture.
Published on: November 05, 2024 | Source:How to Create an AI-Powered Newsletter Aggregator with React and AI Agents
Get started with AI agents in this practical tutorial and learn to build an AI-powered newsletter aggregator using React and KaibanJS.
Published on: November 04, 2024 | Source:Web-Slinger.css: Like Wow.js But With CSS-y Scroll Animations
Can we recreate a JavaScript library for scrolling animations with a modern CSS approach using CSS Scroll-Driven Animations? Yes. Yes, we can. Web-Slinger.css: Like Wow.js But With CSS-y Scroll Animations originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: November 01, 2024 | Source:Collective #877
NextMaster * Where web components shine * Possible Future CSS
Published on: November 01, 2024 | Source:A Deep Dive into Building Enterprise grade Generative AI Solutions
Read A Deep Dive into Building Enterprise grade Generative AI Solutions and learn AI with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more. Continue reading A Deep Dive into Building Enterprise grade Generative AI Solutions on SitePoint.
Published on: November 01, 2024 | Source:Ingredients For A Cozy November (2024 Wallpapers Edition)
November is just around the corner and that means: It’s time for some new desktop wallpapers! Created with love by the community for the community, they are available in versions with and without a calendar. Enjoy!
Published on: October 31, 2024 | Source:State of CSS 2024 Results
The results from this year's survey are fairly fresh off the presses. We took a little time to sit with them and jot down some things we noticed and found interesting. State of CSS 2024 Results originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 30, 2024 | Source:Designing For Gen Z: Expectations And UX Guidelines
There are many myths revolving around Gen Z and how they use tech. Time to take a look at actual behavior patterns that go beyond heavy use of social media. Part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com) by yours truly.
Published on: October 30, 2024 | Source:New to the web platform in October
Discover some of the interesting features that have landed in stable and beta web browsers during October 2024.
Published on: October 30, 2024 | Source:Content-aware components, and blazing fast tools
Frontend Focus #666 — October 30, 2024 | Read on the web Making Content-Aware Components using CSS :has(), Grid, and Quantity Queries — Eric looks at the power of combining the CSS :has() pseudo-class with classic techniques like quantity queries and a mobile-first mindset as a way to create resilient, self-contained, content-aware components “that can adapt to any language you throw atit”. Eric Bailey The Most...
Published on: October 30, 2024 | Source:Tooltip Best Practices
What are tooltips, exactly? There's two kinds and the one you use has implications on the user experience, as Zell illustrates in this explainer on best practices. Tooltip Best Practices originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 29, 2024 | Source:Come to the light-dark() Side
Dark mode interfaces have matured a lot in the past few years. We all know the "traditional" approach using media queries but in this article, Sara Joy demonstrates modern CSS features that make respecting user color scheme preferences pretty darn easy. Come to the light-dark() Side originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 25, 2024 | Source:Left Half and Right Half Layout – Many Different Ways
Imagine a scenario where you need to split a layout in half. Basically two equal height columns are needed inside of a container. Each side takes up exactly half of the container. Like many things in CSS, there are a number of ways to go about this. Left Half and Right Half Layout – Many Different Ways originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 25, 2024 | Source:You can use text-wrap: balance; on icons
The CSS text-wrap property is (rightfully) widely assumed to be used strictly for text elements. But Terrence Eden posted an article on his blog that shows how it can also be used to balance the way other types of elements wrap, including icons. You can use text-wrap: balance; on icons originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 24, 2024 | Source:Clarifying the Relationship Between Popovers and Dialogs
Pop quiz! What's the difference between a Popover element and a Dialog element? The answer is not all that clear and is widely misunderstood, but Zell has a clear way to explain it so that you know which element to reach for in your work. Clarifying the Relationship Between Popovers and Dialogs originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 23, 2024 | Source:Clamp it! VS Code extension
There’s a lot of math behind fluid typography. CSS does make the math a lot easier these days, but even if you’re comfortable with that, writing the full declaration can be verbose and tough to remember. I know I often … Clamp it! VS Code extension originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
Published on: October 23, 2024 | Source:Show Baseline status on your blog posts and presentations
Learn how to use the Baseline Status web component or logos to show the Baseline status of features.
Published on: October 23, 2024 | Source:The State of CSS 2024 results are out
Frontend Focus #665 — October 23, 2024 | Read on the web Possible Future CSS: Tree-Counting Functions and Random Values — A look at two possible CSS features (tree counting functions and randomness) from the Level 5 spec, how we can prototype them now, and a look at what their use cases may be —via interactivedemos. Roma Komarov How Should Work? — A new HTML element! We’re getting a way to style and customize elements...
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