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🎁 CSS Wrapped 2024, Intent-Driven UX & A11Y Design Tips

December 11, 2024

Hey 👋

Another week, another batch of hand-picked resources to help you level up your skills. Whether you're diving deep into CSS, exploring UX psychology, or staying sharp with the latest tools, there's plenty here to get stuck into.

Have fun exploring and, as always, hit reply if something sparks your interest or you want to share your thoughts—I’d love to hear from you!

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🧑‍💻 Front-end

Knowing CSS is mastery to Frontend Development

There are countless articles why developers should not focus on Frameworks too much and instead learn to understand the underlying languages.

Custom dropdowns just got a whole lot easier (finally!)

Introducing the new Customizable Select that make it easy to create totaly custom dropdown selects with just HTML and CSS.

CSS Wrapped 2024

Cross-document view transitions and scroll-driven animations let you add more interactivity to your applications with a few lines of CSS.

HTMHell Advent Calendar 2024

Dozens of authors worldwide have contributed fantastic articles on security, accessibility, UX, and performance every year. This year, they're back again with twenty-four more posts.

♿️ A11Y

The Importance Of Graceful Degradation In Accessible Interface Design

Many websites and apps depend on so many elements that one of any number of errors could cause the whole thing to fail.

🧠 UX

Cognitive Biases in UX Design

The ultimate collection of cognitive biases that every Product and UX Designer needs to know

Zeigarnik Effect

Learn what the Zeigarnik Effect is and how to apply it to improve your product without relying on unethical dark patterns.

The Origins of the "Progress Bar" 📊

The visual progress bar was first introduced in the 1980s, but the psychological principle behind it (giving users a sense of progression) is ancient! Humans are instinctively motivated when they see progress, which is rooted in a concept called the Goal Gradient Effect.

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🎨 Design

The next era of design is intent-driven

How adaptive UIs are transforming user-centered design.

Design Literacy in the Age of Intelligent Automation

Ask someone to define design, and they’ll likely describe what designers make—architects draft buildings, graphic designers create logos, industrial designers shape products, and software designers make apps.

🛠️ Resource + Tool

SVG Tutorial

In this advent calendar-themed tutorial, you will learn the fundamentals of SVG, from the basics to advanced concepts like animation and interactivity.

🗓️ Upcoming Events

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🎓 Unblock Your Design Career with Catt Small

December 20, 2024 - Virtual (Zoom)

Learn how to elevate your design career with insights from Catt Small, a seasoned Staff Product Designer. Discover actionable solutions to overcome career blocks, strengthen your leadership toolkit, and unlock the path to reaching the staff level.

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🧠 ConveyUX

February 25-27, 2025 - Seattle & Online

ConveyUX 2025 dates are set for February 25-27. We look forward to hosting our UX colleagues in-person in Seattle and virtually. Registration is open.

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