UI Dev Newsletter

UI Dev Newsletter is a hand-curated list of articles, tutorials, opinions, and tools related to User Interface development. Enjoy the read.

Latest Issue:#61

2021-06-14

CSS size-adjust for @font-face

https://web.dev/css-size-adjust/

Ada Argyle introduces size-adjust property that could adjust fonts, to normalize the document font sizes and prevent layout shift when switching between fonts.
Media Queries in Times of @container

https://mxb.dev/blog/media-queries-in-times-of-container-queries/

Max Böck tries to figure out will we need media queries at all with container queries on the horizon.
target=blank

https://css-tricks.com/targetblank/

Chris Coyier explains the difference between '_blank' and 'blank' in the target attribute.
The right tag for the job: why you should use semantic HTML

https://localghost.dev/2021/06/the-right-tag-for-the-job-why-you-should-use-semantic-html/

Sophie Koonin shows why you should use semantic HTML tags and how they are announced in screen readers.
CSS System Colors

https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2021/css-system-colors/

Jim Nielsen shows how to use color-scheme property to make dark mode.
The mobile web is the web

https://gomakethings.com/the-mobile-web-is-the-web/

Chris Ferdinandi explains why we should think of performance when building for the web.
Three Front-End Auditing Tools I Discovered Recently

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/three-frontend-auditing-tools/

Stefan Judis shares three less-known tools that might help you optimize your page speed score.
whocanuse

https://whocanuse.com/

A site that shows you who can use a combination of two colors.

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