This is a really nice introduction to CSS transitions with interactive demos you can tinker with.
I really like the way that the thinking here is tied back to Bert Bos’s original design principles for CSS.
This is a deep dive into the future of CSS layout—make a cup of tea and settle in for some good nerdiness!
This is a very handy piece of work by Rich:
The idea is to set sensible typographic defaults for use on prose (a column of text), making particular use of the font features provided by OpenType. The main principle is that it can be used as starting point for all projects, so doesn’t include design-specific aspects such as font choice, type scale or layout (including how you might like to set the line-length).
Progressive enhancement is a design and development principle where we build in layers which automatically turn themselves on based on the browser’s capabilities.
The idea of progressive enhancement is that everyone gets the perfect experience for them, rather than a pre-determined “perfect” experience from a design and development team.
This isn’t just a great explanation of :has(), it’s an excellent way of understanding selectors in general. I love how the examples are interactive!
Here’s a taste of what Rich will be delivering at Patterns Day on Thursday—can’t wait!
Going back to school in Amsterdam.
The joy of getting hands-on with HTML and CSS.
Defining the inputs instead of trying to control the outputs.
I never would’ve known about the `display-mode` media feature if I hadn’t been writing about it.
An exception to my general rule that ARIA attributes should be added with JavaScript.