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Clair Obscur & Drive Beyond Horizons: subgenre + execution = hit!
6.5.2025
We look at one high and one lower-profile hit, as well as lots of discovery news
GSAP is Now Completely Free, Even for Commercial Use!
6.5.2025
Along with the version 3.13 release, GSAP, and all its awesome plugins, are now freely available to everyone.
GSAP is Now Completely Free, Even for Commercial Use! originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
Modern Scroll Shadows Using Scroll-Driven Animations
5.5.2025
Using scroll shadows, especially for mobile devices, is a subtle bit of UX that Chris has covered before. Geoff covered a newer approach that uses the animation-timeline property. Here’s yet another way.
Modern Scroll Shadows Using Scroll-Driven Animations originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
The biggest discovery change in Switch (& Switch 2!) eShop history
2.5.2025
Let's look at it - also, the big Steam winners for this week, and lots more
CSS shape() Commands
2.5.2025
The CSS shape() function recently gained support in both Chromium and WebKit browsers. It's a way of drawing complex shapes when clipping elements with the clip-path property.
CSS shape() Commands originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get...
State of Devs: A Survey for Every Developer
1.5.2025
The State of Devs survey is now open to participation, and unlike previous surveys it covers everything except code: career, workplace, but also health, hobbies, and more.
State of Devs: A Survey for Every Developer originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family....
Revisiting Image Maps
30.4.2025
Let’s run through a quick refresher. Image maps date all the way back to HTML 3.2, where, first, server-side maps and then client-side maps defined clickable regions over an image using map and area elements.
Revisiting Image Maps originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
How Cloverpit added 100k Steam wishlists.. in a week!
29.4.2025
Also: some handy XR research, and a bunch of discovery news
Open Up With Brad Frost, Episode 2
29.4.2025
Brad Frost is running this new little podcast called Open Up. Folks write in with questions about the “other” side of web design and front-end development — not so much about tools and best practices as it is about …
Open Up With Brad Frost, Episode 2 originally published...
Anchor Positioning Just Don’t Care About Source Order
28.4.2025
The fact that anchor positioning eschews HTML source order is so CSS-y because it's another separation of concerns between content and presentation.
Anchor Positioning Just Don’t Care About Source Order originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should...
What discovery trends can we learn from Devolver?
25.4.2025
Also: some big wins for Oblivion and Clair Obscur this week & lots of news
The Lost CSS Tricks of Cohost.org
24.4.2025
In this post, Blackle Mori shows you a few of the hacks found while trying to push the limits of Cohost’s HTML support. Use these if you dare, lest you too get labelled a CSS criminal.
The Lost CSS Tricks of Cohost.org originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family....
How 'Do No Harm' grossed ~$500k in Month 1 on Steam!
22.4.2025
Also: key GDC talks now up for free, our new sponsorship, and lots of news
The rise of console wishlists & their one big problem
18.4.2025
Also: the Steam debuts of the week, and lots of news
“Pretty” is in the eye of the beholder
18.4.2025
Yay, let's jump for text-wrap: pretty landing in Safari Technology Preview! But beware that it's different from how it works in Chromium browsers.
“Pretty” is in the eye of the beholder originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get...
So, You Want to Give Up CSS Pre- and Post-Processors…
17.4.2025
There was once upon a time when native CSS lacked many essential features, leaving developers to come up with all sorts of ways to make CSS easier to write over the years.
So, You Want to Give Up CSS Pre- and Post-Processors… originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
Using CSS backdrop-filter for UI Effects
16.4.2025
Tips and tricks on utilizing the CSS backdrop-filter property to style user interfaces. You’ll learn how to layer backdrop filters among multiple elements, and integrate them with other CSS graphical effects to create elaborate designs.
Using CSS backdrop-filter for UI Effects originally published...
Which PC games had the largest 'long tail' in 2024, and why?
15.4.2025
Also: lots of analysis of expected long tail, and tonnes of news
Next Level CSS Styling for Cursors
14.4.2025
Custom cursors with CSS are great, but we can take things to the next level with JavaScript. Using JavaScript, we can transition between cursor states, place dynamic text within the cursor, apply complex animations, and apply filters.
Next Level CSS Styling for Cursors originally published...
Trade wars & the video game biz: the fragmentation risk
11.4.2025
Let's go beyond the obvious. Also: top Steam releases of the week & lots of news