Last summer I wrote about the css flexible box model. At the time I mentioned how the spec was changing and offered syntax for both the old and “new” specs. Those “new” specs didn’t last long. A newer spec has taken it’s place and I wanted to run through flex layout model again to have more accurate information here.
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Happy Thanksgiving — Normalcy In New York
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the U.S. A belated Happy Thanksgiving to my neighbors to the north in Canada. Happy Thursday to the rest of the world.
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Should You Use Inline-Blocks As A Substitute For Floats?
When it comes to developing a site layout with css, floats do most of the heavy lifting. We use them for the big blocks like our main content and sidebar and we use them for the smaller blocks inside these big ones. Are floats always the answer?
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Is It More Important To Know How Or To Know Why?
As an industry we’re more focused on how to do something than the why behind it. There are valid reasons for that, notably that knowing how to do something is more directly connected to your bank account than knowing why it works. Why is important though and I think we need more content online offering the why.
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Does Your Design Set The Right Context For Your Content?
When talking about different aspects of design I often mention the word context. However, I realize I don’t always talk about the importance of that word and why we should always be thinking about the context within which we work. Today I want to correct that and offer some thoughts about context.
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