Developing accessible products can be challenging, especially when some of the requirements are beyond the scope of development. It’s one thing to enforce alt text for images and labels for form fields, but another to define an accessible color palette. From working with design handoffs to supporting custom themes in a design system, the CSS […]
Defining a color palette and theme can be a lot of work, especially when considering contextual colors for elements’ various states. While CSS color-mix() only blends two colors together, this little function may be the key to maximizing your colors without maximum effort. There’s a reason for all the new, experimental color features CSS is
When translating components from design to development, it’s common to find properties that relate to the content and not to the component itself. This considerate approach to component design creates complicated props, steeper learning curves, and eventual technical debt. However, the key to avoiding these pitfalls is selfish or self-interested component design. When developing a
