Tagged “flexbox”

Something I’ve found interesting while reviewing recent code test submissions (within job applications) at work is that more developers than I’d expect still use display: inline-block when they need to lay out multiple elements horizontally such as the items in a navigation menu. It’s interesting because Flexbox – which has now been around for almost 10 years – gives you a modern, purpose-built solution to that.

When considering using Flexbox or CSS Grid to change the visual order of elements, remember that “with great power comes great responsibility”.

Here’s a lovely intrinsically responsive (no media queries) photo gallery solution from Stephanie Eckles. It can accommodate differently sized images and achieves its layout by a combination of flexbox features (flex-wrap, flex-basis) and by applying object-fit: cover to photos to make them fully cover their parent list items.

Modern CSS Solutions for Old CSS Problems

I first got into web design/development in the late 90s, and only as I type this sentence do I realize how long ago that was. Here’s a history of CSS and web design, as I remember it.

Create a more flexible component which allows the text to wrap based on the content rather than the viewport size.

Every now and then something comes along in the world of web design that represents a substantial shift. The launch of Every Layout, a new project from Heydon Pickering and Andy Bell, feels like one such moment.

Léonie Watson explains how the HTML tabindex attribute is used to manage keyboard focus. Of particular interest to me was a clarification of what tabindex="-1" does (because I always forget).