CSS-Tricks Starts Redesign Rollout, Cutting Zipped CSS by 22%
CSS-Tricks’ soft-launched redesign cuts zipped CSS from 31.7KB to 24.6KB, removes inherited theme code, and reorganizes the CSS reference and guides for readers.
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Rebecca Stone
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Rebecca Stone
tidy-typography.css: A Reset That Lets CSS Do the Typographer's Job
A new reset, tidy-typography.css, replaces JavaScript orphan fixers and negative-margin hacks with container…
AI Moderators Slow Researchers Down, Six-User Review Finds
Six UX researchers report AI moderation took longer to review than human-led studies, as NN/g data shows ente…
Designer Builds a Retro Clamshell Terminal That Beats Severance's MDR Desks
Designer Shaun Wellens' P1 Terminal reimagines 1972 communal computing with a clamshell body, cyan-green phosphor displ…
Aetrex Panel: 3D Foot Scans Plus AI Data Take the Guesswork Out of Shoe Fit
Aetrex, Heeluxe and Foot Locker executives say 3D scanning plus AI — built on 50 million foot scans — is reshaping shoe…
Nielsen Norman Group Drops the "User" From User Experience
NN/g's move from "user experience" to "experience design" reflects a shift nobody planned for: AI agents now act on peo…
Caret Down Beats Every Alternative, Accord Icon Research
NN/g research settles the accordion icon debate: the down caret ▼ wins, split buttons cause mistakes, and links should…
CSS random() Ships in Safari and Chrome 156: A Design Guide
Safari and Chrome 156 now ship native CSS random() from Values and Units Level 5, enabling pseudo-random tilts, timing…
Chief Product Officers: Generative AI Still Needs a Human Chaperone
Chief product officers tell PYMNTS that GenAI now runs inside the product pipeline, but every customer-facing output st…
A Social Media Trial Is Forcing Product Design Into Legal Review
Blank Rome attorneys argue a social media trial is turning product design decisions into legal evidence, forcing design…
Figma Seeks a Rulebook for AI Agents as Generated Code Outpaces Releases
Figma wants a rulebook for AI agents as generated code outpaces releases, reframing agents as governed actors inside pr…
Harvey Is Rebuilding Its Design System From the Ground Up
Harvey says it is rebuilding its design system from the ground up — a full replacement, not an audit-and-repair cycle.…