Issue #345

January 9, 2019

Researching a Property in the CSS Specifications

Rachel Andrew shares the basic details you need to grab quick information about any CSS property detailed in the CSS specs.

A Quick CSS Audit and General Notes About Design Systems

Robin Rendle shares some advice on auditing design systems to help you better understand and improve your CSS codebase.

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Articles & Tutorials

Case Study: Lynnandtonic.com 2018 Refresh

Lynn Fisher shares thoughts and process behind her recent portfolio redesign.

Generic First CSS: New Thinking On Mobile First

Alastair Hodgson introduces the Generic First CSS methodology, which offers some advantages over the mobile first approach.

Regarding CSS’s Global Scope

Chris Coyier shares some thoughts on a global scope in CSS.

Styling a Select Like It’s 2019

Scott Jehl demonstrates how to create a consistent and attractive <select> across new browsers while remaining just fine in older ones too.

Jank-Free Image Loads

Eric Portis explains how to avoid expectation-jank with some great enhancements coming to the web platform soon.

Testing Your Frontend with Cypress.io Framework

Michael Yagudaev gives an introduction to testing with Cypress.io—a modern, frontend-centric testing framework.

Accessibility and Inclusion with the World’s Most Popular Communication Tool: Email

Jason Rodriguez shares some best practices on creating more accessible and inclusive emails.

Getting Started with CSS Grid

Join web guru, speaker, and author Rachel Andrew for this class all about CSS Grid: the most powerful layout system available in CSS. Throughout the class, Rachel breaks down CSS Grid and shows you the powerfully responsive and flexible structures it allows you to implement into your designs.

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Tools

LipSurf

LipSurf is an extension that lets you control the browser with your voice.

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Enquirer

Enquirer is a tool for creating stylish CLI prompts that are user-friendly and intuitive.

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Inspiration

Giving Back to the Community

Mike Gifford challenges us to try a new way of giving back. Not by writing an article, proposing a talk or organizing an accessibility awareness event, but by making the internet more accessible by default.

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