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Best Practices
The standards, habits and decisions that separate professional web work from the rest.
Container Queries vs Media Queries: A New Era of Responsive Web Design
We’re well over 90% browser support for container size queries, which means we’ve officially entered a new era of responsive web design. The problem is that very few…
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The Cardinal Sins of Website Design & Development (Ultimate List)
After years of auditing websites, consulting on projects, and cleaning up other people’s messes, I’ve compiled this definitive list of web design and development sins.…
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It’s Not Gatekeeping: Why Professional Standards Matter in Web Development
The web development industry faces a persistent tension: how do we keep standards high without slamming the door on newcomers? It seems like every time someone pushes for…
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The Case Against Numbered Shades in Design Systems
Incremental numbers are a popular naming convention for shades in design systems. You’ve probably seen something like this: primary-100, primary-200, primary-300, etc.…
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Clients Absolutely Do Care About Your Dev Stack
You’ll hear things like this over and over again in this industry: Nonsense. Clients absolutely care, just not before they know they’re supposed to. See, most clients are…
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Every Website Builder Should Have a Proper Semantic Section Element (But Most Don’t)
The section element in HTML is one of web design’s most fundamental and mission-critical elements. It groups content by topic, helps establish a gutter, helps establish a…
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