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🧑💻 Front-end
Solved By Modern CSS: Feature Image
Using container queries and CSS :has() to build a feature image.
Responsive Tables & Readable Paragraphs
Episode informational summaries in a particular layout where the small screen layout had a horribly obnoxious side effect.
An Introduction To CSS Scroll-Driven Animations: Scroll And View Progress Timelines
It’s been 10 years since scroll-driven animations were introduced in a spec proposal, and after five years in development, we’re finally beginning to see pop up in websites.
🧠 UX
The State of UX in 2025
Things have been feeling differently for a while. That UX buzz, that peak we hit in the late 2010s, has faded.
Duolingo's User Retention: 8 Tactics Tested On 300 Million Users
Top 8 user retention tactics (and the psychology behind them), as well as behind-the-scenes stats and facts to help your product.
The Font That Changed IKEA ✏️
In 2009, IKEA switched its catalog font from Futura to Verdana, sparking a huge design controversy. Why Verdana? It’s more readable on screens but came at the cost of ruining IKEA's iconic design consistency, teaching us how brand identity can clash with functionality.
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🎨 Design
"Design like Apple"
More accurately — prioritize simplicity like Apple across all functions.
🛠️ Resources + Tools
vivus, bringing your SVGs to life
Vivus is a lightweight JavaScript class (with no dependencies) that allows you to animate SVGs, giving them the appearance of being drawn.
Coding challenges for front-end developers.
Browse the wide range of community-made coding challenges or design your own for other to solve. Codier is the perfect place to grow your front-end development skills.
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