Issue #221

June 28, 2016

How Well Do You Know CSS Display?

Chen Hui Jing gives an in-depth overview of the CSS display property.

Christian Vuerings dives into CSS modules, variables, custom selectors and which tools enable you to use this right now.

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Articles & Tutorials

Decorative Text Underline

Jonathan Neal shows how to use a combination of box-shadow and text-shadow to create a modest underline that preserves the element color and weaves between text descenders.

Leveling up in CSS

Jonathan Z. White on how to write better CSS by using proper semantics, modularizing, adopting a naming convention, and following the single responsibility principle.

How to Use Code as Your Primary Design Tool

Chris Gannon could convince you to start using code as your primary design tool.

Shortcuts And Tips For Improving Your Productivity With Sublime Text

Jai Pandya shares some of his favorite Sublime Text tips and tricks.

Typography for User Interfaces

Viljami Salmine will help you get better at setting type for user interfaces.

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Tools

Algolia Places

Algolia Places provides a fast, distributed and easy way to use an address search autocomplete JavaScript library on your website. It has been designed to improve the user experience of your HTML forms.

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Progress Tracker

A flexible SASS component to illustrate the steps in a multi-step process e.g. a multi-step form, a timeline or a quiz.

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Inspiration

The Big Problem with Design Inspiration

To do our most impactful work we should seek to not be inspired by existing ideas, but to more clearly understand what it is we and the work are trying to do.