Ever feel like onboarding is less "welcome aboard" and more "sorry, you've missed the boat"? Or perhaps CSS experiments leave your head spinning faster than a beach ball cursor? Don't worry—this week's newsletter has you covered with practical insights, clever tips, and plenty of aha-moments designed specifically for you.
We've packed in UX research nuggets to get stakeholders back onboard (pun very much intended), fresh CSS capabilities you’ll actually want to use, and even a sprinkle of psychology to back up your obsession with pixel perfection.
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I’ve personally put “advanced attr() usage” on my CSS wishlists for years and years. All the sudden we’re seeing support for it start to drop!
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It’s fairly accepted that keeping navigation visible is best practice for menu design, right? At least when it comes to designing for desktop viewports.
I’ll be honest and say that the View Transition API intimidates me more than a smidge. There are plenty of tutorials with the most impressive demos showing how we can animate the transition between two pages.
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