This is a curated list of articles I've read and have shared online as I believe they are worth sharing. I aim to update this list on a weekly basis. You can keep up to date with all the links I share by revisiting this page, or alternately, you can subscribe to the RSS feed for links.
When to use CSS text-wrap: balance; vs text-wrap: pretty
When to use CSS text-wrap: balance; vs text-wrap: pretty; At the start of the year I had written about how I wanted to spend this year writing about new CSS…
Blockquotes in Screen Readers
This post does not assert the correct way to code blockquotes, it will only demonstrate how screen readers announce some existing…
How to create rounded gradient borders with any background in CSS A solution!
For many months I have been trying to find a decent solution to rounded gradient borders that allow a semi-transparent or blurred main background.
The Indie Web and the joy of being weird
GoMakeThings.com has been my home on the web for over 12 years. When I first started publishing here, I had an HR blog (I was an HR professional at the time)…
RSS Feed Styles
Now that I’m in my 15th year of blogging it’s past time I spruced up my RSS feed . I’ve also launched a new…
Thoughts on a Global Design System
Dave and I just had Brad on ShopTalk Show to talk about his idea for a Global Design System . I love Brad’s optimism on all this. From Brad’s perspective, he’s…
CSS! CSS! CSS!
I just came home after three beautiful days in Amsterdam, where I gave a talk at the CSS Day conference. I’ve watched many…
Inside .git
I posted a comic on Mastodon this week about what’s in the .git directory and someone requested a text version, so here it is. I added someextra notes…
What’s The Perfect Design Process?
The design process is messy. You might be following a structured approach, but too often, it takes a life of its own. And before you know it, you are designing in chaos, with…
4 Ways to Improve Mobile Accessibility
This is a repost of an old article on the Tenon blog. Since that’s being sunsetted, I’m reposting it below. Ensuring that your website is ADA compliant on…