Understanding CSS Blend, Part 1: Darken and Lighten
Visualisation of blend modes, the first in a series
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A compact route into the restored archive. Start with a topic, or scan a curated set of late-period articles below.
CSS →HTML →SVG →JavaScript →Responsive images →Typography →Animation →Blend modes →Backgrounds →Accessibility →Reading lists →Design →
Selected restored articles
Making and Faking Ordinals on Web Pages
Fit and finish typography for numerals on web pages
Read article →1x, 2x, 3x, more: Batch Processing Retina Images with PhotoShop and JavaScript
Easy generation of Retina images with PhotoShop and JS
Read article →Radial Pop-Out Social Media Navigation
A solution with minimal markup just six lines of JavaScript
Read article →Cross-Fading Background Images
An accidental discovery leads to new dynamic backgrounds for web pages
Read article →Four More Ways To Hide & Show Elements with HTML and CSS
More ways to hide and show elements
Read article →Learning Sass with CodePen, Part 7: Loops
Generating multiple lines of CSS from a single line of Sass
Read article →Web Developer Reading List: Image Galleries
A collection of every web image gallery I've ever made.
Read article →Learning Sass with CodePen: Partials and @import
Making stylesheets modular and easier to maintain
Read article →Learning Sass with CodePen: Partials and @import
Making stylesheets modular and easier to maintain
Read article →Learning Sass With CodePen, Part Five: Comments and Minification
Ceating better and more flexible documentation for your stylesheets
Read article →Learning Sass With CodePen, Part Four: Color
Using HSL to understand and amplify Sass color functions
Read article →Learning Sass with CodePen, Part Three: extend
Making CSS components easier
Read article →Learning Sass with CodePen, Part Two: Nesting
Following the rules of Inception to create better CSS
Read article →Learning Sass with CodePen, Part One
The easiest way to start with Sass is in a digital sandbox
Read article →Using CSS mix-blend-mode for Better Product Photos
Making product customisation and visualisation as easy as adding a link
Read article →Web Developer Reading List: Introduction to SVG
A practical introduction to SVG for designers and developers.
Read article →The Art of alt: Writing Great Descriptive Text For Images
For accessibility, SEO and more.
Read article →A CSS Object-Fit Gallery
A more efficient, fluid and flexible gallery
Read article →The Widescreen Web: Using CSS object-fit
Gaining the layout possibilities of background images for replaced elements
Read article →BurnsBox Beta: A Simple HTML5 Multimedia Presentation App
A Ken Burns effect screensaver webapp
Read article →Better Buttons With Blend Modes and Filters
Creating different icon states with blend modes
Read article →A Modern HTML5 Lightbox in 12 Lines of JavaScript
With no framework dependencies
Read article →A Modern HTML5 Lightbox in 12 Lines of JavaScript
With no framework dependencies
Read article →Big, Beautiful Dropcaps with CSS initial-letter
Making responsive true dropcaps
Read article →Animated Image Changes with background-blend-mode
An animation by way of a series of connections
Read article →An Accessible Image Gallery With Progressive JavaScript
Using the Web Animation API
Read article →Native Modal Windows in HTML5: Using the dialog Element
Launching modal windows with HTML5 and JavaScript
Read article →Layout Math with CSS: Understanding calc
Including practical examples, methods, and support details
Read article →Layout Math with CSS: Understanding calc
Including practical examples, methods, and support details
Read article →Triggering JavaScript Actions With CSS Media Queries
Initiating JS with CSS breakpoints
Read article →Removing Elements With JavaScript
Cutting and pasting in JS.
Read article →CSS last-line: Controlling Widows & Orphans
Controlling text fragments for a better-looking site
Read article →CSS last-line: Controlling Widows & Orphans
Controlling text fragments for a better-looking site
Read article →Filtered Flexbox: A Dynamic Image Gallery
Animating flexboxed images with progressively enhanced JavaScript
Read article →Responsive Images For Retina: Using HTML5’s srcset
Gracefully dealing with the growing demand of HiDPI screens.
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