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Algorithmic Layouts
10.1.2019
Don't miss this video by Heydon that digs into CSS layouts. It's great how he combines fundamental knowledge, like the way elements flow, wrap, and can have margin with new layout methods like flexbox and grid (with specific examples). Of particular note is the clear demonstration of how flexbox...
Building Responsive WordPress Forms
10.1.2019
Within the arsenal of every WordPress developer exists a toolbox of plugins used to implement key features on a website. Forms, up until now, have been a point of contention for most developers, given that no form plugins have offered seamless integration with existing website code. Therefore...
Building Responsive WordPress Forms
10.1.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Within the arsenal of every WordPress developer exists a toolbox of plugins used to implement key features on a website. Forms, up until now, have been a point of contention for most developers, given that no form plugins have offered seamless integration with existing...
Sometimes `sizes` is quite important.
27.7.2018
Paraphrased question from email:
I just read your article Responsive Images: If you’re just changing resolutions, use srcset. In the age of "responsive websites," srcset does not help in certain situations. For example, I have a popular products slider. On mobile, I have one image per slide where...
How to create a logo that responds to its own aspect ratio
28.6.2018
One of the cool things about <svg> is that it's literally its own document, so @media queries in CSS inside the SVG are based on its viewport rather than the HTML document that likely contains it.
This unique feature has let people play around for years. Tim Kadlec experimented with...
An Almost Ideal React Image Component
21.6.2018
Yes, this is a React component, but regardless if you care about that part or not, the "ideal image component" part could be of interest. There is a lot to consider with how we put images on web pages these days. This deals with:
Placeholder space (and then flexible responsive styles after...
The Four Big Ways Jetpack Helps with Image Performance
19.6.2018
We've been working with Jetpack around here as a sponsor. It's a great match because as someone with a bunch of self-hosted WordPress sites, Jetpack is one of those no-brainer plugins for me. Jetpack can do a ton of good things for any site in a variety of very different ways. Here's one way...
World wide wrist
7.6.2018
After all the hubbub with WWDC over the past couple of days, Ethan Marcotte is excited about the news that the Apple Watch will be able to view web content.
He writes:
If I had to guess, I’d imagine some sort of “reader mode” is coming to the Watch: in other words, when you open a link on your...
WDRL — Edition 228: Responsive CSS Tables, Progressive Enhancement And Free Product Design Principles
18.5.2018
Hey,
we often talk about performance and request browsers to render things faster. But when they finally do, we as developers use the chance to demand even more performance. Alex Russel from the Chrome team shared some thoughts on developer abuse of browser performance and explains why websites...
Collective #416
17.5.2018
Responsive tables, revisited * Screely * Working Type * backdrop-filter * Dumb React * A Strategy Guide To CSS Custom Properties
Collective #416 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
The Ultimate Guide to Headless CMS
17.5.2018
(This is a sponsored post.)
The World Has Changed—So Must the CMS
Having a responsive website is no longer enough. Your audience expects a seamless and personalized customer experience across all their devices—the age of headless technology is coming.
Headless CMS is the next generation in content...
Responsive tables, revisited
16.5.2018
Lea Verou with some extra super fancy CSS trickery. No way we could miss linking this one up!
One of the problems with responsive table solutions, at least the ones where you are using CSS to rejigger things, is that there is duplicated content somewhere. Either in CSS or HTML.
Lea finds two ways...
Collective #412
3.5.2018
Pure CSS Francine * Curtains.js * Responsive Knockout Text * ReLaXed * BigInt * Cards Webflow UI Kit * Lobe
Collective #412 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Responsive Knockout Text With Looping Video
3.5.2018
Here’s an idea! Let’s make an an HTML <video> play inside the shape of some letters. Like "Knockout Text" except instead of an image behind, it’s video. A live demo will explain more clearly:
See the Pen basic pen by Giulio Mainardi (@mgiulio) on CodePen.
A key objective here is to develop...
Freebie: Beautiful CV Template with Bootstrap
24.4.2018
We present you a free Bootstrap 4 CV template with amazing and responsive design
Choosing a Responsive Email Framework: MJML vs. Foundation for Emails
20.4.2018
Implementing responsive email design can be a bit of a drag. Building responsive emails isn’t simple at all, it is like taking a time machine back to 2001 when we were all coding website layouts in tables using Dreamweaver and Fireworks.
But there's hope! We have tools available that can make...
Freebie: “Oasis” Jekyll Website Template
20.4.2018
A responsive Jekyll template designed for developers who want to set up a small landing page for their mobile applications.
Freebie: “Oasis” Jekyll Website Template was written by Amie Chen and published on Codrops
WDRL — Edition 222: Responsive Image Tech Revisited, Fixing HSTS, Fair Algorithms, Ethic Design, And Design Perfection
23.3.2018
Hey,
This is already the 222th edition of my weekly newsletter. When I started it, it was a simple list on my blog that I published every two weeks. Since then, a lot has changed and while my newsletter is now a dedicated resource a lot of people rely on to get useful articles summarized to their...
Recenze knihy Vzhůru do (responzivního) webdesignu
14.9.2017
Pokud budete hledat knihu o implementaci a návrhu webů, zjistíte, že nemáte pomalu z čeho vybírat. Podobných publikací je jako šafránu. Není se čemu divit. Věci spjaté s tvorbou moderních webů se rychle mění. Psát knihu o tématech, které mohou být za dva roky zastaralé, není snadné. Toto léto však...
Responsive images – end of year report
12.11.2013
It’s nearly two years since I suggested a <picture> element as a strawman proposal as a way to solve the problem of responsive images, so let’s have a look at how we’re doing