Borrowing a Palette from a Reading App
Six colors sampled from a screenshot of a dark RSS reader, the rules that keep amber from turning into a Halloween theme, and what the contrast math actually says.
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The '90s Computer-Ad Look, Without Faking an Operating System
How this site borrows the warmth of early-'90s Apple ads (editorial type, cream paper, slate ink) and why the fake menu bars and little beige Mac didn't make the cut.
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A Recipe Card That Prints on One Page
Hitting print on a recipe blog usually gets you five pages of sidebar. Here's how the recipes on this site print just the card, and why visibility:hidden was the wrong first try.
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The Flexbox Bug That Won't Let Your Panel Scroll: min-height: 0
Your scroll area has overflow:auto, the layout is 100vh, and the whole page scrolls anyway. Blame the automatic minimum size of flex items, and fix it with one line.
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Your Fonts Only Look Right on Your Computer
The site looked perfect on my machine and wrong everywhere else. The sneaky reason, and how to self-host web fonts properly.
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