Getting Creative With shape-outside
Last time, I asked, “Why do so many long-form articles feel visually flat?” I explained that: “Images…
Same Idea, Different Paint Brush
There’s the idiom that says everything looks like a nail when all you have is a hammer….
Touring New CSS Features in Safari 26
A couple of days ago, the Apple team released Safari 26.0! Is it a big deal? I…
Is it Time to Un-Sass?
Several weeks ago, I participated in Front End Study Hall. Front End Study Hall is an HTML…
What Can We Actually Do With corner-shape?
When I first started messing around with code, rounded corners required five background images or an image…
What’re Your Top 4 CSS Properties?
That’s what Donnie D’Amato asks in a recent post: You are asked to build a website but…
Getting Creative With Images in Long-Form Content
When you picture placing images in long-form content — like articles, case studies, or reports — the…
We Might Need Something Between Root and Relative CSS Units for “Base Elements”
CSS provides us with root and relative values. Root values are like rem and rlh — they’re…
How to Prepare for CSS-Specific Interview Questions
If you landed on this article, chances are you might have a front-end interview coming up, perhaps…
Making a Masonry Layout That Works Today
Many CSS experts have weighed heavily on possible syntaxes for a new masonry layout feature last year….
The ten best organic marketing ideas for ecommerce
Organic marketing helps ecommerce stores grow without having to rely on paid strategies. While advertising drives quick…
The Gap Strikes Back: Now Stylable
Four years ago, I wrote an article titled Minding the “gap”, where I talked about the CSS…
How to Keep Up With New CSS Features
How do you keep up with new CSS features? Let’s say for example that, hypothetically speaking, you…
Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS
For years, I believed that drag-and-drop games — especially those involving rotation, spatial logic, and puzzle solving…
What We Know (So Far) About CSS Reading Order
The reading-flow and reading-order proposed CSS properties are designed to specify the source order of HTML elements…
How to start an online business
When you start an online business, there’s a lot to think about. Coming up with a winning…
How to migrate from Shopify to WooCommerce (and why you should)
Considering a move from Shopify to WooCommerce? You’re in the right place. Whether you’re looking for more…
Tailwind’s @apply Feature is Better Than it Sounds
By this point, it’s not a secret to most people that I like Tailwind. But, unknown to…
Powering Search With Astro Actions and Fuse.js
Static sites are wonderful. I’m a big fan. They also have their issues. Namely, static sites either…
Grouping Selection List Items Together With CSS Grid
Grouping selected items is a design choice often employed to help users quickly grasp which items are…
Organizing Design System Component Patterns With CSS Cascade Layers
I’m trying to come up with ways to make components more customizable, more efficient, and easier to…
How to use social proof to increase sales
Imagine you’re shopping online, deciding between two nearly identical products. One has glowing reviews, heartfelt testimonials, and…
Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout
Honestly, it’s difficult for me to come to terms with, but almost 20 years have passed since…
Squarespace’s Tools Aid Ecommerce Novices
New ecommerce entrepreneurs are not typically software engineers or graphic designers. Many online stores therefore look alike,…