Journal
Craft
Articles filed under Craft.
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A blue palette that does not turn purple
Why blue drifts violet in glows and gradients, how OKLCH hue angles fix it, and a working token set with a method to test it on real screens. -
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A work page that explains itself in ten seconds
How to structure each project entry on a portfolio or work page: what it is, who it is for, one honest line of proof, plus ordering, imagery and links. -
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Dark interfaces that stay readable
Contrast math for dark UI: WCAG 4.5:1 and 3:1 in practice, a worked table of text levels, and why pure black grounds are worth avoiding. -
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Easing is a personality
What cubic-bezier curves do, why entrances use ease-out and exits ease-in, and a table of durations and curves for a design system. -
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Frames, brackets and borders in interface design
How hairline frames, corner brackets and inset chrome create place and focus on a page, with CSS patterns and the performance and accessibility costs. -
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Pairing a display serif with a geometric sans
How to pair a display serif with a geometric sans: roles, x-height matching, optical size, tracking and line-height, and italic as emphasis. -
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prefers-reduced-motion, done properly
What to remove and keep when a visitor asks for less motion: the media query, matchMedia, canvases, video, pause controls, WCAG and a test routine. -
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Smooth scrolling without the regret
What smooth-scroll libraries change, what to test in find-in-page, keyboard, anchors and focus, and how to scope the effect and respect reduced motion.