No. 829, Thursday, April 4, 2024 View in browser
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This edition brings insights from Ahmad Shadeed on CSS container queries, Tyler MacArthur on the benefits of image sitemaps for SEO, and Robin Rendle’s strategies for handling CSS complexities.
Rachel Andrew introduces a comprehensive course on JavaScript, and David Bushell discusses optimizing image processing with OffscreenCanvas and Web Workers.
We have some nice videos for you, too; don’t miss refining your CSS layout and animation skills!
Happy learning!
Inspirational Website of the Week: Organimo®
This week’s website pick is none other than Organimo’s breathtaking website, a masterpiece crafted by the ingenious minds at Unseen Studio. Submerge into a surreal and beautiful world, where the ocean’s depths are brought to life through an amazing scroll experience. Fantastic work!
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😵 How to Kill the Cascade
Robin Rendle explores strategies to manage CSS’s inherent complexity, specifically targeting the challenging “cascade” aspect where styles unintentionally impact other elements.
📚 Introducing Learn JavaScript
Rachel Andrew introduces “Learn JavaScript,” a comprehensive course offered on web.dev, authored by Mat Marquis.
An article that explores the concept of repetition and its significance across various dimensions of life and art.
🖼 Offscreen Canvas and Web Workers
David Bushell explores the benefits of using the OffscreenCanvas API within Web Workers, including the Service Worker, for processing images like podcast artwork without affecting the main thread.
🎨 How we’re approaching theming with modern CSS
Andy Bell explores theming with modern CSS in a prototype, focusing on solid HTML foundations, skeletal CSS for defaults, and thematic customizations to enhance design flexibility and efficiency.
Read about a project by Stefan Bohacek, Literary Domains, which generates domain names from public domain books hosted on Project Gutenberg, using Parker Higgins’ public_domains Python script.
⚖️ Re-Balancing Design and Development (From our blog)
(Sponsored) Codux aims to bridge the widening gap between designers and developers in the modern web era, fostering a collaborative environment where creativity meets code.
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Animation Spotlight
AI Platform’s Onboarding by Awsmd
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