Between each post of Eric Meyer’s blog there’s this rather lovely illustration that can randomly be one of these five options:… Read article “Pseudo-Randomly Adding Illustrations with CSS”
If you’re looking for a new typeface for that side project of yours then here’s a great website by John D. Jameson that collects a bunch of the latest type specimen websites. Everything is on display here, from the daring and bold, to those that are a bit more professional and reserved.… Read article “typespecimens.io”
Justin Duke asks if treating code comments like footnotes could help us understand the code in a file better. In his mockup, all the comments are hidden by default and require a click to reveal:… Read article “Rethinking Code Comments”
Ethan Marcotte just redesigned his website and wrote about how the process was a distraction from the difficult things that are going on right now. Adding new features to your blog or your portfolio, tidying up performance issues, and improving things bit by bit can certainly relieve a lot of stress. Also? It’s fun!… Read article “Let a website be a worry stone”
Here’s something I’d never heard of before: Display-P3 support in CSS Color Module Level 4 spec. This is a new color profile supported by certain displays and it introduces a much wider range of colors that we can choose from. … Read article “Wide Gamut Color in CSS with Display-P3”
Here’s an outstanding idea from Max Böck. He’s created a boilerplate project for building websites that fit within a single HTTP request. This is extremely important for websites that contain critical information for public safety. As Max writes:
… Read article “Emergency Website Kit”In cases of emergency, many organizations need a quick way to publish critical information. But exisiting (CMS) websites are often unable to handle sudden spikes in traffic.
In this piece, Eric Meyer argues that performance is more important than ever right now — especially for websites that contain critical information for the public:… Read article “Get Static”