Imagine walking into the most beautiful building in the world—mosaic on every square inch of the place, stained-glass—the whole shebang.

Illustration has been a cornerstone of our visual culture for centuries, as a way for artists to visually depict stories and concepts. Like much of art, illustration can be an objective reflection of the world around us or a creative interpretation of abstract ideas. Different illustration styles can be achieved through a variety of manual or digital media, each with the ability to evoke emotion, convey information, and transform our culture.

A short tutorial on how to recreate a letter stagger animation with GSAP and Splitting.js.

Some experimental reveal animations on typographic elements as repeating pattern for a website design.

Managing banner expectations and their struggle for recognition.

The million-dollar question: what is the secret to good design?

The entire article will cover the following topics in order:

• Cursors
• CSS Smooth Scrolling
• CSS Shapes
• Truncating text with CSS
• Center align with Flexbox
• Making a drop shadow
• Creating a typewriter effect
• Using CSS Custom Properties

Neumorphism (aka neomorphism) is a relatively new design trend and a term that’s gotten a good amount of buzz lately. It’s aesthetic is marked by minimal and real-looking UI that’s sort of a new take on skeuomorphism — hence the name.

What is the common thread between the golden ratio, Rihanna, and a pair of Crocs?

After reading Michelle Barker's article this week I think I should write a bit about drop-shadow too, because among all the shadows in CSS, drop-shadow is the most special one.