Issue 101
Design systems, grid systems, awesome CSS and browser diversity
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Issue 101
Last Friday I spoke at Patterns Day in Brighton. I managed to sneak a little bit of CSS Grid into my talk, however mostly I was introducing our Perch Pattern Library, developed for the Perch and Runway version 3 User Interface. You can find my slides here and audio of the talk - there will be an video on the way. Patterns Day was excellent, there was a hint that perhaps it may be back next year, so look out for that!
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You do not need a CSS Grid based Grid System
I'm seeing a bunch of "CSS Grid Grid Systems" flying about, the ones I've seen all take a step back, and instead of using grid try and turn it back into Flexbox by creating rows in markup.
Sticky headers (#1/3)
Part 1 of an excellent three-part series on Sticky Headers - also read part two and part three.
CSS is Awesome | CSS-Tricks
A fun little breakdown of the CSS is Awesome joke.
Interesting
Because Browser Diversity Is Good For The Web – Samsung Internet Developers – Medium
A lovely article reminding us that browser diversity is good for the web. Having seen what happens when one browser gets a vast majority market share I don't want to go back there again. It is good to be reminded of that.
Why bother building a Web Layout Engine? | junglecode.net
On the subject of browser diversity, an explanation of why build your own layout engine rather than using an existing one.
Meet “Design Systems”, A New Smashing Book (Pre-Release) – Smashing Magazine
This is a book rather than a free resource however having heard Alla Kholmatova speak at Patterns Day last week I think it is a worthy inclusion if you want to approach design in a modular way.
If you want to hear Alla speak on this subject before buying the book, you can hear the audio of her talk from Patterns Day. I believe video will also be available soon.
Fixing fieldsets — That Emil is Emil Björklund
Thoughts on fixing fieldsets using display: contents.
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