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2023 Posts

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    Mia from behind, standing at a laptop - speaking to a conference audience and gesturing to one side
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    Cascading Styles

    A CSS Deep Dive

    by Miriam Suzanne

    Upcoming

    • – Freiburg, Germany

      Smashing Workshops

2022

  1. Nested semicircles, from innermost and slowest to outermost and fastest-moving: nature, culture, governance, infrastructure, commerce, fashion
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    When Our Tools Hold Us Back

    What happens if the ‘pace layers’ get out of sync?

    by Miriam Suzanne on

    Ask not just: How well does it work? But also: How well does it fail? What happens when something goes wrong? —Jeremy Keith

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  2. Sass logo in black on top of bright oklch color gradient
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    Sass Color Spaces (Request for Comments)

    A new proposal for color management in Sass

    Miriam Suzanne at Sass Blog on

    There’s been a lot of exciting work in the CSS color specifications lately, and since the new features are already starting to land in browsers, we’ve been preparing to add support in Sass as well. My proposal for that is published and ready for public feedback!

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2017

  1. Blueprint for NYC signage
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    Code Patterns & Style Guides

    by Miriam Suzanne on

    Living Style Guide documentation on the web is a difficult problem, gaining a lot of attention in the last few years. Let’s take an in-depth look at one way to store patterns directly in Sass, and generate documentation automatically.

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  2. Tools for design include a computer, sketchbook, pen and paper
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    Get Started with Design

    Four useful tools & tutorials

    by Sondra Eby on

    So you’d like to start learning design, but the number of tools and tutorials available is overwhelming. Where do you start? I recommend Paper for sketching out UX ideas, Practical Color Theory for Coders to generate color palettes and learn color theory, Choosing the Right Font: A Practical Guide to…

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  3. Colored circles in a flow chart
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    Color Theory for Coders

    from Natalya Shelburne

    by Sondra Eby on

    If you write code and you want to delve into design, Natalya Shelburne’s Practical Color Theory for Coders will get you up and running with a beautiful, cohesive, and accessible color palette using Sass color functions, and teach you why her palettes work so well, all at the same time.

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    Jonny next to vertical stripes of color
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    How to Choose Beautiful & Accessible Brand Colors for Your Website

    by Sondra Eby on

    How do you select a set of colors that express the attitude of your brand, look great together, and pass WCAG accessibility standards? How many colors is too many? This step-by-step guide outlines OddBird’s process for tackling these challenges.

    It’s important to define your brand goals first and review them throughout the process. Next, do some research for inspiration. What colors are the other companies in your field using? Use Paletton to generate a cohesive color palette. Test color contrast to ensure accessibility. Finally, create prototypes to make sure you colors work well in context.