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Getting Started With Style Dictionary
Design Tokens have become a widely-adopted method to store design decisions (such as colours, typography, spacing, border-radius, and other visual properties) across products, applications, and websites.
What Else Can We Do With Design Tokens?
Design Tokens are a solution in Design System that allow teams to define and use their design…
Top 10 Graphic Design Trends For 2024
As we navigate through 2024, the world of graphic design is buzzing with new and exciting trends that are reshaping the industry. This year has brought a lively…
As little code as possible
That should be the goal when writing code. As little of it as possible. I don’t mean in the code-golf, how-short-can-I-make-this-line-of-code kind of way…
A 4-step framework for crafting meaningful designs
Creating a successful design doesn't have to feel like wandering through a maze. There's a proven design…
Going beyond pixels and (r)ems in CSS
Relative length units based on font - iO tech_hub I will base this article on a list found at MDN as a reference but will add some extra upcoming things in the mix later on. The idea is that this is more than…
Putting the “Person” in “Personal Website”
The other day I saw a meme that went something like this: Isn’t it crappy how basic human activities like singing, dancing, and making art have been turned into…
Should form labels be wrapped or separate?
Several times this year, I’ve answered variations of the following question: Is it strictly necessary for form fields and labels to have for/id association, or…
The role of Web Components in your site or app
Last week, Ryan Carniato, the guy who made SolidJS, wrote an article about how Web Components are not the future. The nicest thing I can say about it is that…
Animating height with only CSS
I love ditching JavaScript for HTML and CSS whenever I can. It’s a core part of the Lean Web Club ethos. In particular, one of my favorite sets of HTML elements…