31 May 2021 css
davidwalsh.name
CSS:is
I wasn’t aware of the CSS is() pseudo-class, but this would help avoid that much-hated selector duplication.
Journal
My journal, a collection of my design work, inspiration, discoveries and personal experiences in running a business.
28 May 2021 web design core web vitals page speed
Improving page speed and core web vitals
This week, I deployed some page speed/core web vitals updates to my clients Shopify website. I’ve been working on it for a few weeks now, tweaking code and assets here and there wherever I can...
22 May 2021 Accessibility ui design
spotify.design
Better in black: Rethinking our most important buttons
An insightful article by Spotify about tweaking elements for better accessibility.
20 May 2021 ux usability design patterns
www.smashingmagazine.com
Frustrating Design Patterns: Mega-Dropdown Hover Menus
Great article about the problems with mega-dropdown menus. I’ve never been a fan of them, and implementing them is always a tricky task. I recently redesigned the menu on AbilitySuperstore.com from being a mega menu to a traditional “slide-out” structure, akin to how OS (macOS, Windows, etc.) menus work.
17 May 2021 html css
css-tricks.com
A love letter to HTML & CSS
A brilliant post about how important HTML and CSS truly are today more than ever. I’ve been watching the JS and React craziness going on over the last few years and have refused to take part. The fundamentals of the web are, and always will be, HTML and CSS. Without these at the core, JS, React, or even PHP (or any other web-based language for that matter) would not even exist.
9 May 2021 CSS
A quick note about styling the first element, but only if there's more than one of them
The paragraph you are reading right now is styled differently from the rest of the paragraphs down below. This only applies if there are more sibling paragraphs below. I could do this using javascript or...
6 May 2021 page speed css
A note about lazy loading images in a multi-column layout
In my previous post, I mentioned that I’d added an archive page containing images of old work to my website. To build this, I decided to use CSS columns to create a masonry-style layout without...
5 May 2021 branding logo design
The logo for the English Football Association (The FA) has had a makeover. I like the idea behind it, but the implementation just doesn’t work for me. Personally, I think it lacks any strength and looks too scruffy, with jagged edges, as if it was designed in a 1998 copy of Microsoft Paint! And why are the lions laughing?
25 April 2021 business archive graphic design web design
I just added an Archive page to my website
I recently found some of my old client work on a hard drive, so decided to put it all into an Archive page - for my records more than anything. Some of the projects I...
14 April 2021 news personal
Returning to RSS with Feedly
I’ve been going somewhat crazy streamlining my services lately to keep things simple for myself. Last month, it started with converting my website into a static Jekyll one and hosting it on Github Pages, which...