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CSS-Tricks Chronicles XLIII
11.4.2025
This CSS-Tricks update highlights significant progress in the Almanac, recent podcast appearances, a new CSS counters guide, and the addition of several new authors contributing valuable content.
CSS-Tricks Chronicles XLIII originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean...
Designer Spotlight: Luca Franceschetti
11.4.2025
Explore the eclectic and expressive world of Italian digital designer Luca Franceschetti, where playful experimentation meets refined UI design
Tailwind’s @apply Feature is Better Than it Sounds
10.4.2025
Most of the time, people showcase Tailwind's @apply feature with one of Tailwind's single-property utilities (which changes a single CSS declaration). When showcased this way, @apply doesn't sound promising at all. So obviously, nobody wants to use it. Personally, I think Tailwind's @apply feature...
Feeling Like I Have No Release: A Journey Towards Sane Deployments
7.4.2025
Deploying like an idiot comes down to a mismatch between the tools you use to deploy and the reward in complexity reduced versus complexity added.
Feeling Like I Have No Release: A Journey Towards Sane Deployments originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family....
Case Study: Ciel Rose
7.4.2025
Explore how storytelling and subtle design come together in a filmmaker duo’s portfolio
Designer Spotlight: Vítor Cardoso
4.4.2025
Explore the work of Vítor Cardoso, an award-winning Freelance Designer from Portugal, as he shares his design approach, inspiration and selected projects that defined his journey
A New “Web” Readiness Report
4.4.2025
HTML 5 Readiness was a site that showed through a rainbow of colors the browser support for several web features. What about a new version?
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SMIL on?
2.4.2025
Well, it turns out that SVG's built-in animation features were never deprecated as planned. Sure, CSS and JavaScript are more than capable of carrying the load, but it's good to know that SMIL is not dead in the water as previously thought, and is actually well-supported.
SMIL on? originally...
Warhol Arts: A Digital Playground of Pop, Pixels, and Pure Motion
1.4.2025
A deep dive into the code, craft, and chaos behind a pop-art-inspired digital experience powered by GSAP and Webflow
Crafting Strong DX With Astro Components and TypeScript
1.4.2025
One thing we can do to help teams code consistently is provide type-checking so that all of the configurable options for a specific component are available while coding. Bryan demonstrates how he does this with TypeScript when working with Astro components.
Crafting Strong DX With Astro Components...
Worlds Collide: Keyframe Collision Detection Using Style Queries
31.3.2025
Interactive CSS animations with elements ricocheting off each other seem more plausible in 2025. While it’s unnecessary to implement Pong in CSS, the increasing flexibility and power of CSS reinforce Lee's suspicion that one day it will be a lifestyle choice whether to achieve any given effect with...
Automated Visual Regression Testing With Playwright
28.3.2025
With visual regression testing, we can update a page, take screenshots before and after the fact, and compare the results for unintended changes. In this article, learn how to set up visual regression testing using Playwright.
Automated Visual Regression Testing With Playwright originally...
Case Study: Troa 25′ Folio
28.3.2025
A look at how Troa reimagined their portfolio — focusing on performance, sustainability, and a clean, thoughtful design
Developer Spotlight: Jorge Toloza
27.3.2025
From self-taught beginnings to crafting motion-driven, interactive experiences—this is a look at Jorge Toloza's journey and the projects that shaped his approach to creative development
Design in Motion: The Animation Principles Behind Green Stack
26.3.2025
A concept-to-site journey in Webflow, shaped by design, dev, and bold animation principles
Case Study: Combining Cutting-Edge CSS Features Into a “Course Navigation” Component
25.3.2025
Having been tasked with creating a UI component for navigating the content of an online course, Daniel found himself neck-deep in a pool of new CSS features that he wound up using on the project.
Case Study: Combining Cutting-Edge CSS Features Into a “Course Navigation” Component originally...
Stas Bondar ’25: The Code & Techniques Behind a Next-Level Portfolio
25.3.2025
A look behind stabondar.com — a creative portfolio featuring advanced web animations with GSAP, Three.js, and physics-based effects
Revisiting CSS border-image
21.3.2025
I’ve used border-image regularly. Yet, it remains one of the most underused CSS tools, and I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why. Is it possible that people steer clear of border-image because its syntax is awkward and unintuitive? Perhaps it’s because most explanations don’t solve the type...
Designer Spotlight: Huy Phan
21.3.2025
Award-winning designer Huy Phan shares his journey, creative philosophy, and the stories behind his most impactful digital experiences
Quick Reminder That :is() and :where() Are Basically the Same With One Key Difference
20.3.2025
I’ve seen a handful of recent posts talking about the utility of the :is() relational pseudo-selector. No need to delve into the details other than to say it can help make compound selectors a lot more readable.
:is(section, article, aside,
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Quick Reminder That :is() and :where()...