Issue #281

September 5, 2017

How to Run a Front-End Infrastructure Team

Jyri Tuulos talks about the human aspects of collaborative front-end projects that are shared among multiple engineering teams.

Building Skeleton Screens with CSS Custom Properties

Max Böck shows how to build skeleton screens using pure CSS.

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Articles & Tutorials

Breaking Down a CSS Grid Layout

Tim Wright breaks down one specific grid declaration and explains each of its properties in depth.

Solve Your Specificity Headaches With CSS Modules

Louie Rootfield looks into CSS Modules and how it can help you minimize problems with specificity.

Screen Readers and CSS: Are We Going Out of Style (and into Content)?

John Northup shares key takeaways from testing different screen reader-browser pairings, which will help you ensure that all your visitors enjoy a consistent, equivalent experience.

Improve Web Typography with CSS Font Size Adjust

Gajendar Singh gives an introduction to the font-size-adjust CSS property and explains why it’s important and how you can use it to enhance your web typography.

Make a Bouncing Ball Entirely with CSS

Brandon Morelli demonstrates basic CSS Animations & Keyframes concepts while creating a simple animation.

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Tools

Critical Path CSS Generator

A simple tool that automatically generates the Critical Path CSS for your website.

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Feather

A set of beautiful open-source icons designed on a 24×24 grid with an emphasis on functionality, consistency, and simplicity.

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Inspiration

Improving Creative Confidence

Mustafa Kurtuldu speaks to Mat Scales about how to use the Dunning-Kruger effect and how having a little bit of knowledge in design demonstrates that you know more than you realize.

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