Smashing Animations Part 7: Recreating Toon Text With CSS And SVG
In this article, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke shows his techniques for creating Toon…
Do Built-From-Scratch WordPress Themes Still Make Sense?
WordPress boasts an unrivaled flexibility. There’s an opportunity to customize every component of your website. That…
Masonry: Things You Won’t Need A Library For Anymore
CSS Masonry is almost here! Patrick Brosset takes a deep dive into what this long-awaited feature…
Older Tech In The Browser Stack
There are many existing web features and technologies in the wild that you may never touch…
Effectively Monitoring Web Performance
There are lots of tips for improving your website performance. But even if you follow all…
Smashing Animations Part 6: Magnificent SVGs With “ And CSS Custom Properties
SVG is one of those web technologies that’s both elegant and, at times, infuriating. In this…
Ambient Animations In Web Design: Practical Applications (Part 2)
Motion can be tricky: too much distracts, too little feels flat. Ambient animations sit in the…
Best Practices for Your WordPress Theme’s functions.php File
WordPress themes can be customized to your heart’s content. Block themes have the native Site Editor…
Smashing Animations Part 5: Building Adaptive SVGs With “, “, And CSS Media Queries
SVGs, they scale, yes, but how else can you make them adapt even better to several…
Ambient Animations In Web Design: Principles And Implementation (Part 1)
Creating motion can be tricky. Too much and it’s distracting. Too little and a design feels…
Integrating CSS Cascade Layers To An Existing Project
The idea behind this is to share a full, unfiltered look at integrating CSS Cascade Layers…
8 Autumn-Inspired CSS & JavaScript Effects
Every season has a distinct vibe. People celebrate them by wearing seasonal colors and delighting in…
