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  • Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137
    Dienstag 15:17 – Sunkanmi Fafowora at CSS-Tricks
    The CSS if() function was recently implemented in Chrome 137, making it the first instance where we have it supported by a mainstream browser. Let’s poke at it a bit at a very high level.Lightly Poking at the CSS if() Function in Chrome 137 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • 10+ Best Text Animation Presets & Templates for Premiere Pro
    Montag 20:45 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    Collection of Premiere Pro text animation presets and templates that will actually help your workflow. All fully editable, built for speed, and ready to drop into your timeline. The post 10+ Best Text Animation Presets & Templates for Premiere Pro appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers
    Montag 13:41 – Zell Liew at CSS-Tricks
    Zell discusses refactoring the Resize, Mutation, and Intersection Observer APIs for easier usage, demonstrating how to implement callback and event listener patterns, while highlighting available options and methods.A Better API for the Intersection and Mutation Observers originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Decoding The SVG <code>path</code> Element: Curve And Arc Commands
    Montag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    On her quest to teach you how to code vectors by hand, Myriam Frisano’s second installment of a `path` deep dive explores the most complex aspects of SVG’s most powerful element. She’ll help you understand the underlying rules and function of how curves and arcs are constructed. By the end of it, your toolkit is ready to tackle all types of tasks required to draw with code — even if some of the lines twist and turn.
  • 30+ Best Business Card Templates for InDesign in 2025
    Sonntag 14:56 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    A curated collection of the best business card templates for Adobe InDesign. Minimal, clean, and colorful choices. Also includes free templates. The post 30+ Best Business Card Templates for InDesign in 2025 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • Meet Accessible UX Research, A Brand-New Smashing Book
    Freitag 16:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    Meet “Accessible UX Research,” our upcoming book to make your UX research inclusive. Learn how to recruit, plan, and design with disabled participants in mind. Print shipping in August 2025. eBook available for download later this summer. Pre-order the book.
  • Color Everything in CSS
    Freitag 14:04 – Juan Diego Rodríguez at CSS-Tricks
    An introduction to „Color spaces“, „Color models“, „Color gamuts,“ and basically all of the „Color somethings“ in CSS.Color Everything in CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • CSS Color Functions
    Donnerstag 15:01 – Sunkanmi Fafowora at CSS-Tricks
    CSS has a number of functions that can be used to set, translate, and manipulate colors. Learn what they are and how they are used with a bunch of examples to get you started.CSS Color Functions originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • CSS Cascade Layers Vs. BEM Vs. Utility Classes: Specificity Control
    Donnerstag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    CSS can be unpredictable — and specificity is often the culprit. Victor Ayomipo breaks down how and why your styles might not behave as expected, and why understanding specificity is better than relying on `!important`.
  • 10+ Best Free Portfolio & Lookbook Templates for InDesign in 2025
    Dienstag 16:43 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    We have a stunning collection of free portfolio and lookbook layout templates for InDesign that offers a beautiful way of presenting your brand or creative work. The post 10+ Best Free Portfolio & Lookbook Templates for InDesign in 2025 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • How to Keep Up With New CSS Features
    Dienstag 13:13 – Sacha Greif at CSS-Tricks
    How do you stay informed of new CSS features when the language evolves quickly and information is spread all around the web? Sacha Greif has some tips from his work running an annual survey focused on new CSS features.How to Keep Up With New CSS Features originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Tips for Hosting Your Client’s WordPress Website
    Montag 20:44 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    A practical guide to hosting WordPress sites for clients. Learn how to stay secure, stay in control, and avoid common hosting mistakes. The post Tips for Hosting Your Client’s WordPress Website appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • 50+ Best Branding Identity Mockup Templates for Designers
    Montag 15:42 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    An impressive and varied collection of branding identity mockup templates. Business cards, coffee cups, stationery, and much more. Includes free and premium templates. The post 50+ Best Branding Identity Mockup Templates for Designers appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA
    Montag 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    [Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning about ARIA at some point.
  • A Better API for the Resize Observer
    Montag 12:47 – Zell Liew at CSS-Tricks
    ResizeObserver, MutationObserver, and IntersectionObserver enhance performance over their predecessors. Zell discusses their API similarities, usage steps, refactoring strategies, and advantages with practical examples.A Better API for the Resize Observer originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS
    Donnerstag 13:58 – Sladjana Stojanovic at CSS-Tricks
    We put it to the test and it turns out Sass can replace JavaScript, at least when it comes to low-level logic and puzzle behavior. With nothing but maps, mixins, functions, and a whole lot of math, we managed to bring our Tangram puzzle to life, no JavaScript required.Breaking Boundaries: Building a Tangram Puzzle With (S)CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Creating The “Moving Highlight” Navigation Bar With JavaScript And CSS
    Mittwoch 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    In this tutorial, Blake Lundquist walks us through two methods of creating the “moving-highlight” navigation pattern using only plain JavaScript and CSS. The first technique uses the `getBoundingClientRect` method to explicitly animate the border between navigation bar items when they are clicked. The second approach achieves the same functionality using the new View Transition API.
  • Learn How to Build a WordPress Block Theme Style Variation
    Dienstag 8:25 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    We show you how creating a custom block theme style variation can be built in the WordPress Site Editor in minutes. Point and click your way to a custom design! The post Learn How to Build a WordPress Block Theme Style Variation appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With an HTML Popover
    Montag 12:58 – Preethi at CSS-Tricks
    The HTML popover attribute transforms elements into top-layer elements that can be opened and closed with a button or JavaScript. Popovers can be dismissed a number of ways, but there is no option to auto-close them. Preethi has a technique you can use.Creating an Auto-Closing Notification With an HTML Popover originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • 8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Sticky Elements
    Montag 9:43 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    Learn how to use CSS and JavaScript to build sticky headers, navigation bars, and UI elements. Includes working examples and practical tips. The post 8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Sticky Elements appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • Decoding The SVG <code>path</code> Element: Line Commands
    Montag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    SVG is easy — until you meet `path`. However, it’s not as confusing as it initially looks. In this first installment of a pair of articles, Myriam Frisano aims to teach you the basics of „ and its sometimes mystifying commands. With simple examples and visualizations, she’ll help you understand the easy syntax and underlying rules of SVG’s most powerful element so that by the end, you’re fully able to translate SVG semantic tags into a language `path` understands.
  • Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves
    Freitag 13:52 – Temani Afif at CSS-Tricks
    This is the third article in a series about the CSS shape() function. We’ve covered drawing lines and arcs in previous articles and, this time, we look specifically at the curve command and how to use it for drawing complex shapes.Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 3: Curves originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Exploring the CSS contrast-color() Function… a Second Time
    Donnerstag 13:45 – Daniel Schwarz at CSS-Tricks
    The contrast-color() function doesn’t check color contrast, but rather it outright resolves to either black or white (whichever one contrasts the most with your chosen color). Safari Technology Preview recently implemented it and we explore its possible uses in this article.Exploring the CSS contrast-color() Function… a Second Time originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • The State of CSS 2025 Survey is out!
    Donnerstag 11:13 – Juan Diego Rodríguez at CSS-Tricks
    The State of CSS 2025 Survey dropped a few days ago, and besides anticipating the results, it’s exciting to see a lot of the new things shipped to CSS reflected in the questions.The State of CSS 2025 Survey is out! originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Collaboration: The Most Underrated UX Skill No One Talks About
    Donnerstag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    We often spotlight wireframes, research, or tools like Figma, but none of that moves the needle if we can’t collaborate well. Great UX doesn’t happen in isolation. It takes conversations with engineers, alignment with product, sales, and other stakeholders, and the ability to listen, adapt, and co-create. That’s where design becomes a team sport, and when your ability to capture the outcomes multiplies the UX impact.
  • The 10 Best Managed WordPress Hosting Providers in 2025
    Mittwoch 8:38 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    A fully managed WordPress hosting plan will handle maintenance, security, backups, migrations, and performance for you. Here you will the best managed plan for you and your website. The post The 10 Best Managed WordPress Hosting Providers in 2025 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • Smashing Animations Part 4: Optimising SVGs
    Mittwoch 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    What’s the best way to make your SVGs faster, simpler, and more manageable? In this article, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke explains the process he relies on *to* prepare, optimise, and structure SVGs for animation and beyond.
  • Can AI Site Builders Make WordPress Easier?
    Mittwoch 7:42 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    We discuss how AI site builders may support WordPress freelancers and agencies in the future, and where the current tools still fall short. The post Can AI Site Builders Make WordPress Easier? appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • Getting Creative With HTML Dialog
    Dienstag 14:39 – Andy Clarke at CSS-Tricks
    So, how can you take dialogue box design beyond the generic look of frameworks and templates? How can you style them to reflect a brand’s visual identity and help to tell its stories? Here’s how I do it in CSS using ::backdrop, backdrop-filter, and animations.Getting Creative With HTML Dialog originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Why Designers Get Stuck In The Details And How To Stop
    Dienstag 14:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    Designers love to craft, but polishing pixels before the problem is solved is a time-sink. This article pinpoints the five traps that lure us into premature detail — being afraid to show rough work, fixing symptoms instead of causes, solving the wrong problem, drowning in unactionable feedback, and plain fatigue — then hands you a four-step rescue plan to refocus on goals, ship faster, and keep your craft where it counts.
  • 15+ Best Light Leak Photo Effect Photoshop Action Sets in 2025
    Dienstag 7:07 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
    Streamline the editing process and quickly add warmth and depth to your photos with these stunning light leak photo effect Photoshop actions. The post 15+ Best Light Leak Photo Effect Photoshop Action Sets in 2025 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
  • Designing For Neurodiversity
    Montag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    Designing for neurodiversity means recognizing that people aren’t edge cases but individuals with varied ways of thinking and navigating the web. So, how can we create more inclusive experiences that work better for everyone?
  • Prelude To Summer (June 2025 Wallpapers Edition)
    Samstag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    Let’s kick off June — and the beginning of summer — with some fresh inspiration! Artists and designers from across the globe once again tickled their creativity to welcome the new month with a new collection of desktop wallpapers. Enjoy!
  • Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 2: More on Arcs
    Freitag 13:45 – Temani Afif at CSS-Tricks
    This is the second part of a series that dives deep into the CSS shape() command, continuing with a more detailed look at the arc command.Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 2: More on Arcs originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Reliably Detecting Third-Party Cookie Blocking In 2025
    Mittwoch 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    The web is mired in a struggle to eliminate third-party cookies, with the World Wide Web Consortium Technical Architecture Group leading the charge. But there are obstacles preventing this from happening, and, as a result, many essential web features continue to rely on cookies to function properly. That’s why detecting third-party cookie blocking isn’t just good technical hygiene but a frontline defense for user experience.
  • What We Know (So Far) About CSS Reading Order
    Dienstag 13:02 – Daniel Schwarz at CSS-Tricks
    The reading-flow and reading-order proposed CSS properties are designed to specify the source order of HTML elements in the DOM tree, or in simpler terms, how accessibility tools deduce the order of elements. You’d use them to make the focus order of focusable elements match the visual order, as outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2).What We Know (So Far) About CSS Reading Order originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • Data Vs. Findings Vs. Insights In UX
    Dienstag 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    What’s the difference between data, findings, and UX insights? And how do you argue for statistical significance in your UX research? Let’s unpack it.
  • Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 1: Lines and Arcs
    Freitag 13:02 – Temani Afif at CSS-Tricks
    This is the first part of a series that dives deep into the shape function, starting with shapes that use lines and arcs.Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 1: Lines and Arcs originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
  • What Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance Can Teach Us About Web Design
    Freitag 11:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    Road-tripping along the line between engineering and spirituality, Robert M. Pirsig’s musings on the arts, sciences, and Quality ring as true now as they ever have.
  • Smashing Animations Part 3: SMIL’s Not Dead Baby, SMIL’s Not Dead
    Mittwoch 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
    While there are plenty of ways that CSS animations can bring designs to life, adding simple SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) animations in SVG can help them do much more. Andy Clarke explains where SMIL animations in SVG take over where CSS leaves off.