A future of themes

What to expect from CSS inline if() for theming?

TypeScript in a Node.js project

Setting up a TypeScript-powered Node.js application.

Fast and smooth third-party web fonts

Loading fonts asynchronously during page rendering.

From prompt to product

The rise of AI-powered web app builders.

Faux containers in CSS grids

Decoupling the containing shape from its content.

Six-day certificates

Let’s Encrypt brings short-lived SSL/TLS certificates.

Page bloat update

What happens to users as page size keeps growing?

Marking 20 years of AJAX

How AJAX has revolutionized web development.

Site abandonment in UX design

Users leaving your website doesn’t always mean failure.

How to use Chrome’s developer tools

Basic and advanced features of Chrome DevTools.

Defense against dishonest charts

How not to lie with data visualizations.

Sustainable web design checklist

Techniques and tools to create eco-friendly websites.

Octopus

A sitemap generator, visualizer, and planner.

Mesh Gradient Generator

A superb tool for creating seamless mesh gradients.

GitDiagram

Get AI-powered insights into GitHub repositories.

Stylebot

A browser extension to tweak webpage appearances.

UX is dead, long live UX

“The new UX is about making movies, not moments.”

Users don’t care about your tech stack

So, what should you focus on?

TC39 advances a few JavaScript proposals

Three features are ready to join ECMAScript.

In defense of text labels

Why icons aren’t enough, and text often works better.

Skip links

How ‘Skip to main content’ improves accessibility.

Strong opinions on URL design

Well-structured URLs don’t happen by chance.

UI & UX micro-tips

Timeless ways to instantly improve your designs.

Claude 3.7 and Grok 3

AI models are getting smarter while costs are decreasing.

Resource prefetching may slow down your site

When it happens and what you can do about it.

Market yourself without marketing yourself

Ways to get more attention for your work.

Google AI coding tool is now free

Gemini Code Assist challenges GitHub Copilot.

How I review design work

Defining what ‘good design’ actually looks like.

Adobe’s new free Photoshop app

Available on iOS now, coming to Android later.

Green Web Tracker

Internet’s progress toward fossil-free website hosting.

Why I like designing in the browser

Benefits of designing with HTML, CSS, and JS.

Bookmarklets are criminally underrated

The power of bookmarklets and custom URL schemes.

Hello AI agents

“Goodbye UI design, RIP accessibility.”

Guidelines for secure filename display

What you can do to keep your users safe.

The web needs anchored popovers

An ideal choice for almost every ‘menu’ and ‘tooltip’.

How core Git developers configure their setup

Which ‘git config’ settings are default-worthy now?

Accessible design checklist

A quick reference checklist and a Penpot plugin.

In praise of off-screen menus

Sometimes it feels right to challenge best practices.

How bad is a bad password really?

Let’s test it by setting up a ‘honeypot’ website.

The Accessibility Icon Collection

A new take on inclusion/accessibility iconography.

Stack Overflow’s next phase

The developer platform aims to become a personalized hub.

State of Create 2025

The present and the road ahead for digital creators.

The case against AI-generated users

”Design research is at an inflection point.”

Mozilla defends Firefox’s updated terms

It says it’s not using people’s data for AI.

What is TypeScript?

An overview for JavaScript programmers.

AI made coding fun again

“Sometimes it’s exactly what you need to start the thing.”

The future of the internet

Smaller communities, with a focus on curated experiences.

“Bring out the goodness in tech. Rally passionately against the abuse of it.”

Colormaxxing

What’s the reddest red you can have in your browser?

Is the button focusable?

Guess which hidden button can still receive keyboard focus.

Illustrating in Figma

How the design tool boosts illustration workflows.

Rombo

Powerful Tailwind CSS animations with a simple syntax.

Lightweight image comparison slider

A sleek solution in only 6 lines of JavaScript.

HTML ‘command’ and ‘commandfor’

The new attributes for the HTML ‘button’ element.

User Interface Elements

An illustrated glossary of UI controls and elements.

The 2025 guide to JS build tools

An overview of the many build tools available today.

Pinterest is being strangled by AI slop

The ‘web’s mood board’ suffers from AI spammers.

AX, DX, UX

What if the web favors machines over humans?

Functions in CSS?!

”Functions will bring an enormous change to CSS.”

JavaScript fatigue strikes back

“Choosing the right JavaScript framework is hard.”

Truth, lies, and progress bars

Alternatives to deceptive progress indicators.

“You want ‘100% AI accessibility’? Try the Accessibility Intelligence of actual disabled people.”

Tailwind UI is now Tailwind Plus

Tailwind CSS has rebranded its UI offerings.

Meet Opera’s AI Browser Operator

Opera’s AI agent aims to change the way we browse.

Building websites with LLMS

(L)ots of (L)ittle ht(M)l page(S) is a game changer.

The skill they never taught us

The art of navigating office politics in design.

Design Tokens

A glossary of concepts related to design tokens.

Claude & ChatGPT bookmarklets

A collection of pre-configured prompts and settings.

Custom properties in shorthand properties

Why you need to be cautious with this approach.

Top 5 misconceptions about measuring UX

Evaluating user experience is a tricky business.

Bloom filter

What they are and why they are so powerful.

Down in front!

What movie poster design can teach web designers.

Accessibility testing methods that work

Practical steps to test your website’s accessibility.

Google AI Mode is here

How to access it and control it with robots.txt.

Penpot 2.5

New gems in the web-based design/frontend tool.

Defending Tailwind

Where the utility-first CSS framework shines.

New to the web platform (February 2025)

The latest browser features at a glance.

What’s the ‘Cache-Control’ request header?

A header many developers are not aware of.

Redirecting 404s to homepage?

Google’s Martin Splitt warns against it.

CSS meets voxel art

Pushing the limits of 3D rendering with pure CSS.

“Boring tech isn’t old, but mature. Maturity not just in the software, but its documentation, community, and track record.”

Ribbon Shapes

An impressive collection of CSS-only ribbon styles.

Atlas of Type

A directory of independent type design worldwide.

Color Contrast Checker

A pleasant checker with modern color format support.

CSS relative colors

A new way to generate colors dynamically.

Human-readable JavaScript date formatting

A neatly compiled set of practical examples.

Inclusive Sans

A typeface where legibility meets readability.

Node Modules Inspector

Visualize node_modules and inspect dependencies.

I’m making a Git game

Devlands aims to make learning Git more intuitive.

Firefox release 136

New vertical tab layout, sidebar tools, https-first.

The moment you need a database

When static sites need dynamic solutions.

T-shaped vs. V-shaped designers

Craft your own UX role when you need one.

Newsletter monetization with ads

Ideas for ad formats, rates, and supporting tools.

Mental model shift for CSS

With the right mindset, CSS is easier to understand.

Design systems need a color space

Ignoring color spaces is no longer an option.

TypeScript announces Go rewrite

What 10x faster builds mean for developers.

Private, useful, and optional AI

DuckDuckGo offers free access to popular AI chatbots.

Why website taxonomies drift

Addressing a website’s categorization deterioration.

Google Search grew 20%+ in 2024

It had about 373x more searches than ChatGPT.

How to write exceptional documentation

A comprehensive, practical guide for developers.