The CSS Podcast
Episodes
In this episode we talk about CSS @rules and all the different customizations you can make to fonts, encoding, animations, Houdini, and more.
Links
At-rules → http://goo.gle/3uvvRwb
CSS Conditional Rules Module → http://goo.gle/37Bgf02
@property → https://goo.gle/3upuMpB
Media Queries → https://goo.gle/2Nl2VGp
CSS Fonts → http://goo.gle/3dB2uSU
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In this Season 2 kickoff episode we talk about lists; their bullets/markers, styleability and overall featureset. List-en closely 🤓
Links
CSS Lists and Counters Module → http://goo.gle/2LlRhtS
Custom bullets with CSS → http://goo.gle/3rol0BL
CSS Lists, Markers, And Counters→ http://goo.gle/3cHa5yP
CSS Counter Grid → https://goo.gle/3awKJkp
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In this episode, we get a little more experimental as we continue the Houdini series and discuss the Layout Worklet, also sometimes referred to as the Houdini Layout API. The Layout API enables developers to write their own layout algorithms.
For more about Houdini worklets, check out our last episode on the Paint Worklet for an overview → https://goo.gle/3mG6BPc
Links
The Layout API → https://goo.gle/3gspEdI
In this episode, we continue the Houdini series and enter worklet land! We go over the Paint Worklet, an API that enables developers to define canvas-like custom painting functions that can be used directly in CSS as backgrounds, borders, masks, and more.
Links
CSS Paint API → https://goo.gle/39bWvBV
MDN Docs on CSS Painting API → https://goo.gle/3m3e1M1
Worklet Reference → https://goo.gle/3980Equ
In this episode we go over the TypedOM, a new API for parsing, converting, creating and managing CSS. It's typed, as the name suggests, and these typings not only help developers find bugs, they can make properties animateable natively in the engine.
Links
MDN Typed OM Reference → https://goo.gle/3n2FrC9
Spec → https://goo.gle/32fq94O
caniuse attributeStyleMap → https://goo.gle/3leR0Fu
caniuse computedStyleMap → https://goo....
In this episode we introduce Houdini! We start by talking about our hooks into the layout engine and CSS parser, so we can connect our custom functionality with some CSS authored by a designer or developer. These hooks are called Houdini Properties & Values.
Links
Properties and Values Spec → https://goo.gle/2HZ6Aad
Value Definitions Spec → https://goo.gle/2HZCCTy
Houdini @property → https://goo.gle/3eyFimW
In this closing episode, we do a whirlwind recap of our entire first season! We go over every episode, from the box model to z-index to animations and functions and color. Listen as we recount our favorite tips and tricks and discuss what we learned in the process of making this podcast.
Today we are talking about CSS blend modes! Blend modes are super fun and allow you to specify how you want elements to interact in terms of their overlapping pixel values on the page.
Links:
mix-blend-mode → https://goo.gle/3m5L9mP
Isolation: Cascading Style Sheets → https://goo.gle/2GIDjiX
In this episode, we’re talking about CSS filters! We can alter the pixels of our web apps in similar ways to our favorite design tools. From recreating Instagram filter effects, to blurring background for better legibility, we dive deep into what CSS and filters can do.
Links:
Filter Effects Module Level 1 → https://goo.gle/34SPJ1D
Backdrop Filter → https://goo.gle/3hJTMRz
CSSGram → https://goo.gle/2EPDOad
In this episode, we’re talking about CSS animations. With CSS animations a developer creates a set of keyframes, and then uses a variety of animation properties to describe how the element moves through each of the possible keyframes.
Links:
Animations Level 1 Spec → https://goo.gle/2DhV0V2
Easing Level 1 Spec → https://goo.gle/3kWoWap
Scroll-Linked Animations Draft Spec → https://goo.gle/39VQV4N
Cubic-Bezier Tool → https://goo...
In this episode gradients take the stage as we share syntax secrets, tips and tricks, and probably teach you about repeating-conic-gradient. By the end, you’ll be savvy with color stops, transition hints, and all the ways to interpolate color in your design.
Links:
Spec Level 3 → https://goo.gle/3h8cRN7
Spec Draft Level 4 → https://goo.gle/3iPmDUE
Lea’s Pattern Gallery → https://goo.gle/3j4XEwX
Lea’s Cicada Principle Article → h...
In this episode we talk about the runtime dynamic side of CSS, commonly recognized as a CSS function. Today, in similar fashion to other episodes, we’ll be doing a massive overview of all the CSS functions, to be later deep dived.
Links:
CSS Tricks Guide to CSS Functions → https://goo.gle/2XRb7Ah
CSS Variables → https://goo.gle/2XRb2fX
Functional Notations Spec → https://goo.gle/3gJwavQ
Cubic Bezier Generator → https://goo.gle/...
In today’s episode, we’re talking about z-index and stacking context. This is a pretty in-depth topic, but it's something that we see all the time and it can definitely bite if you aren’t aware of what’s going on.
Links:
CSS Animations Level 1 → https://goo.gle/2DhV0V2
Scroll-linked Animations 1 → https://goo.gle/39VQV4N
15 thoughts on What's the Maximum Z-Index? → https://goo.gle/31ipKxh
Today we discuss: focus! Focus is something we regularly deal with when writing styles and is also very tied to markup and attributes like tabindex, so we’ll be discussing all of those things in this episode!
Links:
User Action Pseudo-classes → https://goo.gle/3jNSHcL
HTML Standard → https://goo.gle/3g7FzNr
Keyboard control → https://goo.gle/2X1rNEE
Roving tabindex -- A11 → https://goo.gle/3jOZenQ
Today we’re talking about shadows! Box shadows, drop shadows, text shadows, and everything in between. Shadows can exist all over our UIs without us even realizing it because sometimes, they just look like borders.
box-shadow spec → https://goo.gle/32JVdL4
text-shadow spec → https://goo.gle/2ZMdiGo
Sass pixel art → https://goo.gle/3hsjQjp
Any image to CSS → https://goo.gle/2WKnm0L
Easing Box Shadows → https://goo.gle/2BjU6qh...
Today we’re talking about borders! And while this sounds relatively simplistic, borders in CSS can actually get pretty complex very quickly. It’s not just color and style that you can adjust, but also also border images, where you control how the image repeats itself and what slice of the image you want to show.
Links:
CSS backgrounds and borders → https://goo.gle/3hbosdZ
CSS logical properties and values → https://goo.gle/308szAl
...In this episode we break down functional and regular pseudo selectors, CSS’s special hook into encapsulated element states. We can’t control them, but we can leverage them to provide rich interactive feedback from our interfaces.
Links:
Selectors Level 4 → https://goo.gle/2ZiJLmt
a:link vs. a styling demo → https://goo.gle/2NGwWgd
Hacking Visited for Una’s Blog → https://goo.gle/3eIo0TC
::after and ::before? Pssh, do you know about ::first-letter, ::spelling-error, and ::backdrop? In this episode, we dive into the world of pseudo-elements and discuss how to use these unique declarations that enable styling specific parts of some selected HTML.
Links
CSS Pseudo-Elements Module Level 4 → https://goo.gle/2BxRB3q
CSS Shadow Parts → https://goo.gle/2NqjYmM
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 → https://goo.gle/2zXWYsd...
In this episode we do our best to cover the many ways to create space on the web. From techniques like HTML entities nbsp; to gap, we cover the clever, hacky and clean ways you can create spatial relationships on the web.
Links
CSS Logical Properties and Values Level 1 → https://goo.gle/3gw7FTp
HTML Entities → https://goo.gle/36Soqnd
Everything You Should Know About Collapsing Margins → https://goo.gle/2MwOuLr
The days of euro-centric spacing like `margin-top` are limited: instead, say hello to `margin-block-start` to define space that works within any linguistic context based on your layout needs.In this episode we shake the physical and lean into the logical as we break down CSS logical properties.
Links:
Flow-relative syntax for margin - like shorthands -