Oliver WilliamsTools for creating a color paletteIt’s an awkward time to be publishing this article. New ways to define color, most notably OKLCH and OKLAB, are improvements over the…2 min read·Mar 22, 2023----
Oliver WilliamsinDesign + SketchDesigning with JSON in SketchI last wrote about using data in Sketch back in 2018. Sketch 52 had just added support for populating designs with a random image selected…3 min read·Sep 16, 2021----
Oliver WilliamsinPrototyprFigma tips and tricks you might not know aboutTips to help you master this design tool and improve your workflow4 min read·Feb 20, 2020--5--5
Oliver WilliamsinBits and PiecesUse Tailwind or Roll Your Own CSS Utility Library?I’m a big fan of what is sometimes called atomic CSS — basically using a whole bunch of utility classes. I’ve previously written about why…5 min read·Apr 15, 2019----
Oliver WilliamsinDesign + SketchUsing the new Data feature in Sketch 52Sketch 52 comes with the ability to instantly populate multiple shapes with images all at once. The same feature can also set the content…2 min read·Oct 2, 2018--12--12
Oliver WilliamsLooping over a node listPerforming the same task on multiple elements must be one of the most common tasks performed with the language. You’d think there’d be a…1 min read·May 3, 2017----
Oliver WilliamsinCSStuffWhat does css grid mean for accessibility?Have you ever tried tabbing through a webpage? Tabbing takes a user from one focusable element (a link, button, input, etc) to the next…2 min read·Nov 29, 2016----
Oliver WilliamsinCSStuffCan you progressively enhance a layout?I’ve experimented a lot with grid without thinking about progressive enhancement. I was making Codepen’s for no other purpose other than…3 min read·Nov 15, 2016----
Oliver WilliamsinCSStuffWhat’s so great about display: contents?In October Chris Coyier wrote a CSS Tricks article entitled Will we be flattening our HTML for CSS Grids? He worried that by using grid…2 min read·Nov 15, 2016--1--1
Oliver WilliamsinCSStuffThe one thing I hate about gridAfter seeing how excited Jen Simmons and Rachel Andrew were about the CSS grid module I tried it out. Since then I’ve been obsessed with…3 min read·Oct 4, 2016----