Thoughts / 113 posts since 2015

Ideas that refused
to leave quietly.

Notes, essays, and the odd announcement on design, code, and building things, written down whenever a thought wouldn't let go.

№ 078 / 30 May 2023 / 2 min read

ColorDrop Release 2023

A redesigned ColorDrop.io with a new interface, smarter image scanning, improved palette customization, and a growing library of curated color palettes.

№ 077 / 29 May 2023 / 1 min read

Weekly Widget - Datacenter Map

This week’s widget is a slick SVG-powered datacenter map with animated dotted patterns – perfect for showing server locations or network flows.

№ 076 / 22 May 2023 / 1 min read

Weekly Widget - Animated Background

A hypnotic weekly widget - create a smooth, animated gradient background using only CSS by animating background-position.

№ 075 / 17 May 2023 / 4 min read

Color systems with CSS color-mix

Learn how to create flexible, consistent color systems using the new color-mix() function in CSS — perfect for modern theming with light and dark mode support.

№ 074 / 10 May 2023 / 1 min read

Weekly Widget - "Toss" Add to Cart Animation

A playful “add to cart” animation that tosses items into the cart using CSS transitions and a touch of JavaScript for interaction.

№ 073 / 10 April 2023 / 1 min read

sortable.js

sortable.js is a powerful, lightweight JS framework used for adding simple sorting controls to HTML tables.

№ 072 / 3 April 2023 / 1 min read

Weekly Widget - CSS Skewed Graphic

A simple but eye-catching skewed graphic built entirely with CSS. This week’s widget shows how powerful basic transforms can be.