CSS Innovations and Practical Design Tips

In this episode Wes and Scott talk about the cool parts of CSS! From filters to variables, here are some cool (and amazing) things you can do with CSS in 2019.

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Show Notes

2:28 - Clip path

6:35 - Filters

16:24 - Background mix blend mode

21:47 - Border images

25:46 - Multiple background images

27:47 - Multiple background gradients

28:25 - Radial gradients

29:06 - Multiple box-shadows

34:30 - HEX + Alpha

40:41 - Viewport units

42:17 - Calc

44:32 - CSS variables

47:44 - Text decoration

Links

• Can I use
• Clippy - CSS clip generator
• CSS Filters
• Tweet: Using mix-blend-mode:multiply
• CSS blend mode generator
• Lea Verou
• Codepen - Scott’s digital text animations
• Steve Schoger
• Mother-effing HSL
• Diana Adrianne

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• Wes: Digital Calipers

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