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Making Motion Behave: Inside Vladyslav Penev’s Production-Ready Interaction Systems
4.2.2026
Vladyslav Penev shares how he builds production-ready motion and layout-driven 3D systems, where CSS, WebGL, and interaction behave as one
No Hassle Visual Code Theming: Publishing an Extension
3.2.2026
You’d think that publishing a VS Code extension is an easy process, but it’s not. You have to publish your theme in at least two places.
No Hassle Visual Code Theming: Publishing an Extension originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
No-Hassle Visual Studio Code Theming: Building an Extension
2.2.2026
I've always thought that creating a VS Code theme was a lot of work. But lo and behold, it took less than six hours to get it working, then a day or two to polish up my final tweaks.
No-Hassle Visual Studio Code Theming: Building an Extension originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part...
What’s !important #4: Videos & View Transitions, Named Media Queries, How Browsers Work, and More
30.1.2026
Neither Chrome, Safari, nor Firefox have shipped new features in the last couple of weeks, but fear not because leading this issue of What’s !important is some of the web development industry’s best educators with, frankly, some killer content.
What’s !important #4: Videos & View Transitions...
From Art on the Walls to Motion on the Screen: Daniele Buffa’s Approach to Design
30.1.2026
From discovering design as a teenager to creating award-winning experiences, Daniele Buffa’s journey has been shaped by curiosity, craft, and a lifelong exposure to art
How to Style the New ::search-text and Other Highlight-y Pseudo-Elements
28.1.2026
Chrome 144 recently shipped ::search-text, which is now one of several highlight-related pseudo-elements. This one selects find-in-page text, which is the text that gets highlighted when you do a Ctrl/Command + F-type search for something on a page and matches are found.
How to Style the...
12 Top Web Design Tools and Resources for 2026 – AI and Creative Picks
27.1.2026
Discover the top 12 web design tools for 2026 – from AI-powered builders to creative resources for designers
There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element
26.1.2026
Accessibility advice around modals have commonly taught us to trap focus within the modal. Upon further research, it seems like we no longer need to trap focus within the (even in modal mode).
There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part...
Responsive Hexagon Grid Using Modern CSS
23.1.2026
A while back, Temani tacked a repeating grid of hexagon shapes. Well, he's updated it with modern CSS features that result in fewer magic numbers. And it's impressive!
Responsive Hexagon Grid Using Modern CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should...
From Design-First to Motion-Driven: Dylan Brouwer’s Journey into the No-Code Frontier
22.1.2026
A look at how Dylan blends visual design, UX, and motion to build expressive, experience-rich websites, powered by tools like Webflow, GSAP, and curiosity
I Learned The First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way
21.1.2026
Semantic HTML does a lot more accessibility work than we usually give it credit for already — and ARIA is simple to abuse when we use it both as a shortcut and as a supplement.
I Learned The First Rule of ARIA the Hard Way originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean...
Naked City Films: Designing and Building a Website That Refuses to Stand Still
19.1.2026
A behind-the-scenes look at how restraint, rhythm, and custom technical systems shaped a website that behaves with the same confidence and control as the films it represents
Design as a Problem-Solving Tool: Inside Victorine Snijders’ Creative Journey
16.1.2026
From student projects to brands like BMW, Google, and Nike, Victorine Snijders shows how design solves everyday problems by focusing on human behavior, friction, and impact
What’s !important #3: Popover Context Menus, @scope, New Web Platform Features, and More
15.1.2026
The developer community hasn’t wasted any time kicking off 2026 with some really great articles, demos, and insights. Firefox 147 and Chrome 144 also shipped, and while they’re not jam-packed with features, the releases are still pretty exciting for what’s normally a slow time of year, so without...
Playing With CodePen slideVars
14.1.2026
Super cool new CodePen feature alert! You've probably seen a bunch of "interactive" demos that let you changed values on the fly from a UI panel embedded directly in the demo.
Playing With CodePen slideVars originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should...
A Site for Sore Eyes: Combining GSAP and Webflow to Showcase Flim
14.1.2026
A deep dive into how Flim was built, breaking down the animations, interactions, and technical decisions behind a GSAP-powered Webflow experience
8 Best WordPress Themes for Designers (2026): Fast Builds, Clean UI
13.1.2026
Compare the 8 best WordPress themes for designers in 2026—fast builds, clean UI, dependable updates, and WooCommerce depth for reliable, high-performance sites
Postcard From Web Directions Dev Summit, 2025
12.1.2026
Lee Meyer recently spoke at Web Directions Summit 2025. This is his experience, not only speaking at the event, but experiencing the event through the lens of anxiety and imposter syndrome.
Postcard From Web Directions Dev Summit, 2025 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
Obys’ Design Books: Turning a Reading List Into a Tactile Web Library
12.1.2026
A case study on how Obys turned book recommendations into a tactile, animated web library
The Spark: Engineering an Immersive, Story-First Web Experience
9.1.2026
An in-depth look at how The Spark was imagined, designed, and engineered as a cinematic, scroll-driven web experience that brings story, motion, sound, and performance together in the browser