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3D Layered Text: The Basics
18.8.2025
A client asked me to create a bulging text effect. With a bit of cleverness and some advanced CSS, I managed to get a result I’m genuinely proud of, which is covered in this three-part series.
3D Layered Text: The Basics originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family....
Designer Spotlight: Clarisse Michard
15.8.2025
A peek into the creative world of Clarisse Michard, a Toulouse-based web designer crafting playful, custom digital experiences with Okey Studio
Covering hidden=until-found
15.8.2025
Short story: Slapping hidden=until-found on an element in HTML enables any hidden content within the element to be findable in the browser with in-page search.
Covering hidden=until-found originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
Setting the Stage: Inside the Process of Bringing Christian Fleming’s Work to Life in Print, Web, and 3D
14.8.2025
A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at how theatrical design, visual storytelling, and creative collaboration shaped this multi-format project
On Accessibility Conformance, Design Systems, and CSS “Base” Units
14.8.2025
My brain can’t help but try to make connections between seemingly disparate ideas. And that’s what happened yesterday when I read:
Hidde’s “Can components conform to WCAG?”
Joas’s “Automating Design Systems”
Zell’s “We Might Need...
We Might Need Something Between Root and Relative CSS Units for “Base Elements”
13.8.2025
I've come to realize that perhaps we need to have a unit between root and relative values. This would bring about a whole new possibility when creating reusable components.
We Might Need Something Between Root and Relative CSS Units for “Base Elements” originally published...
Getting Creative With Quotes
11.8.2025
How do you design block quotes and pull quotes to reflect a brand’s visual identity and help tell its story? Here’s how I do it by styling the HTML blockquote element using borders, decorative quote marks, custom shapes, and a few unexpected properties.
Getting Creative With Quotes originally...
How to Prepare for CSS-Specific Interview Questions
8.8.2025
Get advice answering a set of 10 CSS-related questions you likely will encounter in front-end interviews.
How to Prepare for CSS-Specific Interview Questions originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
Designer Spotlight: Julie Marting
7.8.2025
Meet Julie Marting, a designer who turns interactive concepts into immersive experiences that connect, surprise, and inspire
Bringing Back Parallax With Scroll-Driven CSS Animations
6.8.2025
Parallax is a pattern in which different elements of a webpage move at varying speeds as the user scrolls, creating a three-dimensional, layered appearance. It once required JavaScript. Now we have scroll-driven animations in CSS, which is free from the main-thread blocking that can plague...
Building Aether 1: Sound Without Boundaries
6.8.2025
A case study on Aether 1, where 3D, sound, and WebGL merge into an unbounded experience
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming
4.8.2025
Today, I want to discuss a couple of patterns for naming color palettes that the community is using, and how I propose we can improve, so we achieve both flexibility and beauty.
Thinking Deeply About Theming and Color Naming originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean...
Wish You Were Here – Win a Free Ticket to Penpot Fest 2025!
4.8.2025
Share your “I wish…” for the future of design and development — and win a free ticket to Penpot Fest 2025 in Madrid!
Quality Over Speed: A Case for Perfectionism
31.7.2025
The story of NaughtyDuk©'s quality-over-speed mindset, their work with top entertainment brands, and the open-source tools they’ve built along the way
Keeping Article Demos Alive When Third-Party APIs Die
30.7.2025
Is there a way to build demos that do not break when the services they rely on fail? How can we ensure educational demos stay available for as long as possible?
Keeping Article Demos Alive When Third-Party APIs Die originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family....
Exploring the Process of Building a Procedural 3D Kitchen Designer with Three.js
29.7.2025
How procedural modeling and a few smart abstractions can turn complex 3D design into a simple, intuitive web experience
Built to Move: A Closer Look at the Animations Behind Eduard Bodak’s Portfolio
29.7.2025
A hands-on walkthrough from Eduard Bodak on crafting scroll-driven and interactive animations for his portfolio
Making a Masonry Layout That Works Today
28.7.2025
I went on to figure out how make masonry work today with other browsers. I'm happy to report I've found a way — and, bonus! — that support can be provided with only 66 lines of JavaScript.
Making a Masonry Layout That Works Today originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
How to Discover a CSS Trick
25.7.2025
Do we invent or discover CSS tricks? Lee Meyer discusses how creative limitations, recursive thinking, and unexpected combinations lead to his most interesting ideas.
How to Discover a CSS Trick originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get...
Designer Spotlight: Ivor Jian
25.7.2025
A glimpse into the early work, process, and inspiration of Ivor Jian, a self-taught designer and developer blending precision with expressive web experiences