Blogs

A collection of my thoughts, tutorials, and insights on web development.

Selecting a Date Range in CSS

A clever approach for selecting multiple dates on a calendar where the :nth-child()'s “n of selector” syntax does all the heavy lifting... even in the JavaScript.

Alternatives to the !important Keyword

Cascade layers, specificity tricks, smarter ordering, and even some clever selector hacks can often replace !important with something cleaner, more predictable, and far less embarrassing to explain to your future self.

Looking at New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features

Chrome 145 introduces the column-height and column-wrap properties, enabling us to wrap the additional content into a new row below, creating a vertical scroll instead of a horizontal scroll.

Making Complex CSS Shapes Using shape()

Creating rectangles, circles, and rounded rectangles is the basic of CSS. Creating more complex CSS shapes such as triangles, hexagons, stars, hearts, etc. is more challenging but still a simple task if we rely on modern features.

Front-End Fools: Top 10 April Fools’ UI Pranks of All Time

These are the historical pranks I consider the top 10 most noteworthy, rather than the “best.” You’ll see that some of them crossed the line and/or backfired.

Sniffing Out the CSS Olfactive API

A deep sniff of the new CSS Olfactive API, a set of proposed features for immersive user experiences using smell.

What’s !important #8: Light/Dark Favicons, @mixin, object-view-box, and More

Short n’ sweet but ever so neat, this issue covers light/dark favicons, @mixin, anchor-interpolated morphing, object-view-box, new web features, and more.

Form Automation Tips for Happier User and Clients

That gap between "the form works" and "the business works" is something we don't really tend to discuss much as front-enders. We focus a great deal on user experience, validation methods, and accessibility, yet we overlook what the data does once it leaves our control

Generative UI Notes

Looking at research and experiments that are designed to automatically generate user interfaces based on user preferences.