Designing better target sizes

This is a wonderfully in-depth interactive explainer on touch target sizes, with plenty of examples. adactio.com/links/20793 | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 3 months ago

CSS Text balancing with text-wrap:balance - Ahmad Shadeed

Ahmad runs through some of the scenarios where text-wrap: balance could be handy. Even though it’s not well-supported yet in browsers, there’s no reason not to start adding it to sites now; it’s classic progressive enhancement. adactio.com/links/20091 | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 1 year ago

The Guide To Responsive Design In 2023 and Beyond - Ahmad Shadeed

Instead of thinking about responsive design in terms of media queries, I like to think of responsive design in these categories. Responsive to the content Responsive to the viewport Responsive to the container Responsive to the user preferences adactio.com/links/19893 | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 1 year ago

Conditional CSS - Ahmad Shadeed

I like to think of CSS as a conditional design language. Yes! This is exactly what I’m talking about with declarative design! Read on for some fantastic examples. And also, Ahmad makes a comparison between CSS and Figma, pointing out that the conditional, declarative possibiliti … | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 1 year ago

The CSS Behind Figma

A look at some interesting use-cases for CSS flexbox and grid in Figma app. | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 1 year ago

First Look At The CSS object-view-box Property

A new CSS property that will help in cropping images similar to how we use the viewBox in SVG. | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 1 year ago

Use Cases For CSS fit-content

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@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

CSS Cascade Layers

A look at CSS cascade layers | Continue reading


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Defensive CSS

A list of defensive CSS techniques to avoid potential future issues | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

Building Real-Life Components: Facebook Messenger's Chat Bubble

A deep dive into building Facebook Messenger’s Chat Bubble | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

Less Absolute Positioning With Modern CSS

How to use use position:absolute less by leveraging modern CSS | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

Conditional Border Radius In CSS

How to use CSS comparison functions to create a conditional border radius | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

Aligning a Button Label Vertically

How to align a button content in web fonts with large spacing above and below the text. | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

Thinking About the Cut-Out Effect: CSS or SVG?

A look at how CSS and SVG can be used to implement the cut-out effect. | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 2 years ago

CSS Container Queries

Let's learn about how CSS container queries work with lots of examples and use-cases. | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

Clipping Scrollable Areas On The inline-start Side

A note regarding how the browser deals with clipping scrollable areas on the block-start and inline-start sides | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

Thinking Like a Front-End Developer

How to think as a front-end developer and account for edge cases you might have missed. | Continue reading


@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

Finding the Root Cause of a CSS Bug

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@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

The Just in Case Mindset in CSS

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The State of Pixel Perfection

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@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

Styling Layout Wrappers In CSS

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@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

Grid for layout, flexbox for components

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@ishadeed.com | 3 years ago

CSS Findings from the New Facebook Design

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

Overflow in CSS

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

CSS Viewport Units

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

Same HTML, Different CSS

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

Learn CSS Positioning

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

Min and Max Width/Height in CSS

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

Uncommon Use Cases for Pseudo Elements

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

Enhancing The Clickable Area Size

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@ishadeed.com | 4 years ago

The Process of Implementing A UI Design From Scratch

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@ishadeed.com | 5 years ago