Sometimes I feel silly for keeping countless unfinished blog posts in my notes folder. But as I was reviewing the year and found I didn't post very much, it came in handy. I found a draft that was basically ready for publishing. I don't know why I didn't like it before, but it contains some web design insights I almost forgot about.
Happy holidays!
Koos
From my blog
Responsive video is (almost) easy now | Koos Looijesteijn
How to serve high-quality, vertical and horizontal video variants and break free from platforms like YouTube
After implementing the above, I found that due to how video compression works, matching the background color of a video with a website isn’t as easy as with images. Here’s how I worked around that.
And here’s the aforementioned article How I do web design - Thirty short, practical lessons.
Bookmarks
Some practical examples of view transitions to elevate your UI - Piccalilli
Declan Chidlow here with some really practical uses of view transitions, along with some of the stuff that will trip you up, with guidance to help you navigate that.
191 Social Proof Examples
Browse social proof examples grounded in psychology, with real-life applications in business and marketing to build trust on your website and in advertising.
Aurel's Grand Theater
I am a creative front-end developer based in Seoul, previously in Toronto, with over a decade of meaningful experience across 3 continents.
And finally, two CSS links: Charts CSS for creating charts for the web without JavaScript and a visual easing generator tool for your transitions.
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