Amir Maghami | Blogs

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

3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism

In this third and final chapter, we’re stepping into interactivity by adding JavaScript, starting with a simple :hover effect, and ending with a fully responsive bulging text that follows your mouse in real time.

3D Layered Text: Motion and Variations

In this chapter, we will explore ways to animate the effect, add transitions, and play with different variations. We will look at how motion can enhance depth, and how subtle tweaks can create a whole new vibe.

3D Layered Text: The Basics

A client asked me to create a bulging text effect. With a bit of cleverness and some advanced CSS, I managed to get a result I’m genuinely proud of, which is covered in this three-part series.

Covering hidden=until-found

Short story: Slapping hidden=until-found on an element in HTML enables any hidden content within the element to be findable in the browser with in-page search.

On Accessibility Conformance, Design Systems, and CSS “Base” Units

My brain can’t help but try to make connections between seemingly disparate ideas. And that’s what happened yesterday when I read: Hidde’s “Can components conform to WCAG?” Joas’s “Automating Design Systems” Zell’s “We Might Need Something Between Root and Relative …

We Might Need Something Between Root and Relative CSS Units for “Base Elements”

I've come to realize that perhaps we need to have a unit between root and relative values. This would bring about a whole new possibility when creating reusable components.

Getting Creative With Quotes

How do you design block quotes and pull quotes to reflect a brand’s visual identity and help tell its story? Here’s how I do it by styling the HTML blockquote element using borders, decorative quote marks, custom shapes, and a few unexpected properties.

How to Prepare for CSS-Specific Interview Questions

Get advice answering a set of 10 CSS-related questions you likely will encounter in front-end interviews.

Bringing Back Parallax With Scroll-Driven CSS Animations

Parallax is a pattern in which different elements of a webpage move at varying speeds as the user scrolls, creating a three-dimensional, layered appearance. It once required JavaScript. Now we have scroll-driven animations in CSS, which is free from the main-thread blocking that can plague JavaScript animations.