Issue #243

December 13, 2016

GPU Animation: Doing It Right

Sergey Chikuyonok has written an in-depth article on GPU compositing. It will help you better understand how the browser uses the GPU to render so that you can create performant animations.

Paul Lewis shows a solution for the parallax effect that is both performant and works cross-browser.

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Articles & Tutorials

CSS Shorthand Syntax Considered an Anti-Pattern

Using CSS shorthand syntax has one huge (often overlooked) drawback: it often unsets other properties that we never intended to modify.

Get the Balance Right: Responsive Display Text

Richard Rutter describes a technique for responsively scaling display text to maintain a consistent feel in both landscape and portrait screen orientations.

CSS Grid!

CSS Grid is going to become supported-by-default in Chrome and Firefox in March of 2017. So about four months from now you’ll be able to actually use it.

Bootstrap 4: Regular Grid VS Flexbox Grid

Danny Markov takes a look at the new Bootstrap 4 flexbox grid system and the changes it brings to the Bootstrap grid.

The Ultimate Guide to Web Fonts in Email

Jaina Mistry has written a comprehensive guide to web fonts in email, including how to use them, where to find them and which email clients support web fonts in email today.

Which tools are designers using today?

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Accessibility Guidelines

Making work accessible creates a better experience across the board. Use this checklist to help build accessibility into your process no matter your role or stage in a project.

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