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8 Interesting Typography Links for January 2022
Every now and then, I find that I’ve accumulated a bunch of links about various things I find interesting. Typography is one of those things! Here’s a list of typography links to other articles that I’ve been saving up and think are worth sharing.
An awesome new font from OH no Type Company
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Adam Argyle’s Sick Mouse-Out CSS Hover Effect
I was killing some time browsing my CodePen feed for some eye candy and didn’t need to go past the first page before spotting a neat CSS hover effect by Adam Argyle.
I must’ve spent 10 minutes just staring at the demo in awe. There’s something about this that feels so app-like. I think it might be ..
useRainbow()
I took a break from work and started some small, personal projects (toys). One of those small projects is potato.horse where I keep all of my doodles, visual short stories and jokes. Check it out!
However, this post is not about my break from work, other experiments, or the site itself. People seem..
5 Brilliant Ways to Tackle Designer’s Block
If you are a designer and have never dealt with designer’s block, you are probably a superhero. For us mortals, designer’s block is a pretty common problem. There are occasions when we sit in front of our screen, and our creativity just evaporates.
I have spent many hours trying to get rid of this ..
Weekly News for Designers № 625
75 Web-Based Tools for Web Designers – A huge collection of time-saving apps and tools that will help with many of the web design tasks you will need to perform from time to time.
The surprising behavior of “important CSS custom properties” Written by Stefan Judis.
The CSS :has() selector is way m..
The 10 Best Free Security Plugins for WordPress
WordPress is now powering over 40% of all websites. That’s a testament to its flexibility, ease-of-use and loads of free plugins and themes that are available. But that also means WordPress has a gigantic target on its back from malicious hackers and bots.
They’re constantly scanning for outdated i..
A New Container Query Polyfill That Just Works
There is now a polyfill for Container Queries that behaves as perfectly as a polyfill should:
You conditionally load it when you detect the browser doesn’t support Container Queries.You write CSS as you normally would, including current-spec-compliant Container Queries syntax code.It just works.
I..
The Search For a Fixed Background Effect With Inline Images
I was working on a client project a few days ago and wanted to create a certain effect on an ![]()
. See, background images can do the effect I was looking for somewhat easily with background-attachment: fixed;. With that in place, a background image stays in place—even when the page scrolls. It isn’..
The Search For a Fixed Background Effect With Inline Images
I was working on a client project a few days ago and wanted to create a certain effect on an ![]()
. See, background images can do the effect I was looking for somewhat easily with background-attachment: fixed;. With that in place, a background image stays in place—even when the page scrolls. It isn’..
Should You Charge for Website Project Estimates?
Creating project estimates can be difficult. Because no two websites are the same, web designers need to understand a client’s specific needs. That often requires a lot of digging.
It includes asking a lot of probing questions about what the client is hoping to accomplish. From there, it’s time to ..
