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Published on Wed Sep 15 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
articles on design engineering
87 articles on design engineering covering project case studies, thought process, front-end strategy, techniques and best practices, focused on HTML, CSS, SVG, accessiblity, and everything in between.
The CSS prefers-color-scheme user query and order of preference
Published on Sun Oct 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
A guide to designing accessible, WCAG-compliant focus indicators
Published on Fri Aug 13 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
I’m curating the programme for an upcoming accessibility-focussed conference ✨
Published on Mon Aug 02 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
A couple of ways to highlight code syntax in Apple Keynote slides
Published on Sun May 23 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Design for reading: tips for optimizing content for Reader modes and reading apps
Published on Mon May 10 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Component-level art direction with CSS Container Queries
Published on Sun May 09 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
🛠 Redesigning and rebuilding my Web site from the ground up
Published on Thu Apr 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Not Your Typical Horizontal Rules
Published on Thu Mar 25 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Accessible Text Labels For All
Published on Wed Mar 17 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
How I set up Glyphhanger on macOS for optimizing and converting font files for the Web
Published on Tue Mar 02 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
"Yes or No?" — One Checkbox vs Two Radio Buttons.
Published on Sat Nov 21 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Inclusively Hiding & Styling Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
Published on Tue Jun 16 2020 09:11:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Optimizing keyboard navigation using tabindex and ARIA
Published on Tue Jun 09 2020 17:01:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Global and Component Style Settings with CSS Variables
Published on Mon Jun 01 2020 09:33:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
What a Year of Learning and Teaching Accessibility Taught Me
Published on Wed Dec 25 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Case Study: Implementing Accessible Data Charts for the Khan Academy 2018 Annual Report
Published on Thu Oct 10 2019 09:54:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Accessible Icon Buttons
Published on Wed May 22 2019 12:59:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The SVG Filters Series
Published on Tue Jan 15 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Refactoring UI Book
Published on Wed Jan 02 2019 07:36:45 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Nested Links Without Nesting Links
Published on Fri Sep 07 2018 09:51:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
How do you mark up an accordion?
Published on Mon Sep 03 2018 10:54:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
On Switching from HEX & RGB to HSL
Published on Sun Aug 12 2018 11:31:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
SVG Filters: The Crash Course
Published on Sat Aug 11 2018 00:47:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Interview: net Magazine September 2018 Issue #310
Published on Thu Aug 09 2018 11:09:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
On Designing and Building Toggle Switches
Published on Mon Jul 23 2018 01:51:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
A new Smashing talk. A smashing new experience.
Published on Wed Jun 27 2018 21:15:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Going Offline
Published on Mon Apr 23 2018 15:37:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Case Study: Optimizing SVG Text & Image Delivery with Inline SVG
Published on Wed Jan 10 2018 16:55:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Cropping & Scaling Images Using SVG Documents
Published on Tue Jan 02 2018 04:07:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Auto-Sizing Columns in CSS Grid: auto-fill vs auto-fit
Published on Fri Dec 29 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Building a fully-accessible help tooltip
Published on Tue Jan 24 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mimic Relative Positioning Inside an SVG with Nested SVGs
Published on Mon Jun 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Making the Switch Away from Icon Fonts to SVG: Converting Font Icons to SVG
Published on Mon Apr 25 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
SVG Style Inheritance and the ‘Flash Of Unstyled SVG’
Published on Tue Mar 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
2015 In Review
Published on Wed Jan 06 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Animated SVG vs GIF [CAGEMATCH]
Published on Tue Nov 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Tips for Creating and Exporting Better SVGs for the Web
Published on Mon Nov 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Developer of the Year 2015 net Award
Published on Tue Sep 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS vs. SVG: The Final Round(up)
Published on Wed Sep 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS vs. SVG: Shapes and Arbitrarily-Shaped UI Components
Published on Tue Sep 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS vs SVG: Styling Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
Published on Wed Aug 26 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Building A Circular Navigation with CSS Clip Paths
Published on Mon Aug 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS vs. SVG: Graphical Text Effects
Published on Fri Jul 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Chapter 4, Smashing Book 5
Published on Tue Jul 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Styling the Contents of SVG<use> with CSS
Published on Thu Jul 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Art-Directing an SVG Embedded Using <object>
Published on Wed Jul 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The State of SVG Animation
Published on Fri Jun 05 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Art-Directing SVG Images With The viewBox Attribute: How-To, Notes, Tips and Why We Need A viewBox Property in CSS
Published on Thu May 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
An Introduction To Graphical Effects in CSS
Published on Wed Apr 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
I Won A Web Platform Award
Published on Wed Apr 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
A Primer To Background Positioning In CSS
Published on Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Building a Circular Navigation with SVG
Published on Mon Mar 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Extending the Color Cascade with the CSS currentColor Variable
Published on Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Better SVG Fallback and Art Direction With The <picture> Element
Published on Sun Feb 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
I Wrote A CSS Reference.
Published on Wed Feb 04 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Compositing And Blending In CSS
Published on Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Useful SVGO[ptimization] Tools
Published on Mon Jan 26 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Using The CSS :target Selector To Create JavaScript-less UI Effects
Published on Sat Jan 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Tips For Optimizing SVG Delivery For The Web
Published on Fri Dec 19 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
An Overview Of SVG Sprite Creation Techniques
Published on Tue Dec 16 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Styling and Animating SVGs with CSS
Published on Mon Nov 03 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
A Guide to SVG Animations (SMIL)
Published on Mon Oct 13 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Making SVGs Responsive With CSS
Published on Tue Aug 19 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Understanding SVG Coordinate Systems and Transformations (Part 3) — Establishing New Viewports
Published on Tue Aug 05 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Understanding SVG Coordinate Systems and Transformations (Part 2) — The transform Attribute
Published on Wed Jul 30 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Understanding SVG Coordinate Systems and Transformations (Part 1) — The viewport, viewBox, and preserveAspectRatio
Published on Thu Jul 17 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Clipping in CSS and SVG — The clip-path Property and <clipPath> Element
Published on Tue Jul 08 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Structuring, Grouping, and Referencing in SVG — The<g>, <use>, <defs> and <symbol> Elements
Published on Thu Jul 03 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Everything You Need To Know About The CSS will-change Property
Published on Tue Jun 10 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Moving Forward With CSS Shapes
Published on Mon May 05 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS Shapes 101
Published on Tue Apr 29 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS Regions Matter
Published on Sat Feb 15 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Animating CSS Shapes with CSS Animations and Transitions
Published on Tue Jan 14 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Using CSS Regions With CSS Shapes For A Better Reading Experience
Published on Thu Dec 05 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Techniques For Creating Textured Text
Published on Mon Dec 02 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Techniques For Responsive Typography
Published on Mon Nov 11 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CSS Overlay Techniques
Published on Thu Nov 07 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Creating Non-Rectangular Layouts With CSS Shapes
Published on Tue Nov 05 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Navicon Transformicons: Animated Navigation Icons with CSS Transforms
Published on Sun Oct 20 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Draggable Metro App Showcase
Published on Tue Aug 20 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Building A Circular Navigation With CSS Transforms
Published on Fri Aug 09 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
S Gallery: A Responsive jQuery Gallery Plugin with CSS3 Animations
Published on Fri Jul 12 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Creative Add/Remove Effects for List Items with CSS3 Animations
Published on Thu Jun 27 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Horizontal Portfolio Layout with CSS3 Animations and jQuery
Published on Sat Jun 15 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Lessons from the “Seductive Interaction Design” Book
Published on Fri Apr 26 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
How to Create Windows-8-like animations with CSS3 and jQuery
Published on Mon Feb 11 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)