#148 - Always bet on HTML

Hey everyone,

Welcome to issue #148, your weekly roundup of what’s happening in design, code and typography.

Thought provoking #

Always bet on HTML. Chris Ferdinandi advocates for the most resilient (programming) language in the world.

“Figma is a tool for teams to design. Not for designers alone.” Why Figma Wins is a great read from Kevin Kwok about the success behind Figma, how it changed the design process and where it might be heading in the future.

Design and Code #

Inclusively Hiding & Styling Checkboxes and Radio Buttons. Sara Soueidan covers the different techniques for hiding elements, how each of them affects the accessibility of the content, and how to properly hide checkboxes and radio buttons.

11ty: Generate Twitter cards automatically from Stefan Baumgartner.

Silvestar Bistrovic on What CSS developers do and why you need one.

“Remember that CSS custom properties aren’t like Sass variables. They aren’t evaluated once and then set in stone. They’re more like let than const. They can be updated in real time. You can update them from JavaScript too.” CSS custom properties and the cascade from Jemery Keith.

How to Reverse CSS Custom Counters. Etinosa Obaseki explores a technique not often covered but very helpful to know about.

Typography #

F37 Beckett from F37 Foundry. A “Quintessentially British” Font Inspired by Old Road Signs.

Castoro is a libre serif font family, free for both personal and commercial use. Initially developed for Tiro Typeworks’ internal use as a base from which to generate tailored Latin companions for their non-European script types, Castoro was released under the SIL Open Font License

Renee Fleck shares 8 expressive free font combos for your next design—Curated by Davide Baratta.

Something to watch #

A Short History of the Cooper Black Typeface. Bethany Heck and Steven Heller about the seemingly ubiquitous typeface Cooper Black