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we need better design tools. this web expert tells us why

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Web design tools are great but they still fall short of all the incredible intrinsic based features of CSS. While there are features like auto-layout in Figma, they still fall so short of all the content driven features of The Web. Why is it that we still try to paint pretty pictures in a design tool and act like the web works that way? We can't control every details of what happens when our website is loaded on different devices over different networks and across different user preferences. Mattias Ott joins the show to discuss why design tools have fallen behind CSS and the mindset and skills we need to progress in our web designs. Links Mattias Ott - https://matthiasott.com/ Bad at CSS - https://x.com/badatcss Adam Twitter - https://x.com/argyleink David Twitter - https://x.com/_davideast 0:00 Extrinsic control v. Intrinsic adaptability 1:46 Who is Mattias Ott? 3:10 What is Mattias bad at? 7:00 Being slapped with creativity 8:00 Codepen …...more
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Extrinsic control v. Intrinsic adaptability

0:00

Who is Mattias Ott?

1:46

What is Mattias bad at?

3:10

Being slapped with creativity

7:00

Codepen 2?!

8:00

What is the Indie Web?

8:53

Comparing the Indie Web to Social Networks

11:21

Implementing the latest tech on your personal site

12:47

Creating color palettes from trigonometry

13:51

The Holy Grail Layout

23:29

Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic sizing

26:40

CSS means giving up control

33:50

Control doesn't fit with the grain of the web

37:30

A case for using the system select element

42:00

The web is successful because it's weird

44:00

Art movements and web design

48:04

Container Queries and fallbacks

51:10

Weird "final" thing

52:31

Installers vs Crafters

54:21

Do you have a preferred design tool?

58:53

Building a CSS focused design tool

1:02:41
we need better design tools. this web expert tells us why
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Sep 122024
Web design tools are great but they still fall short of all the incredible intrinsic based features of CSS. While there are features like auto-layout in Figma, they still fall so short of all the content driven features of The Web. Why is it that we still try to paint pretty pictures in a design tool and act like the web works that way? We can't control every details of what happens when our website is loaded on different devices over different networks and across different user preferences. Mattias Ott joins the show to discuss why design tools have fallen behind CSS and the mindset and skills we need to progress in our web designs. Links Mattias Ott - https://matthiasott.com/ Bad at CSS - https://x.com/badatcss Adam Twitter - https://x.com/argyleink David Twitter - https://x.com/_davideast 0:00 Extrinsic control v. Intrinsic adaptability 1:46 Who is Mattias Ott? 3:10 What is Mattias bad at? 7:00 Being slapped with creativity 8:00 Codepen 2?! 8:53 What is the Indie Web? 11:21 Comparing the Indie Web to Social Networks 12:47 Implementing the latest tech on your personal site 13:51 Creating color palettes from trigonometry 23:29 The Holy Grail Layout 26:40 Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic sizing 33:50 CSS means giving up control 37:30 Control doesn't fit with the grain of the web 42:00 A case for using the system select element 44:00 The web is successful because it's weird 48:04 Art movements and web design 51:10 Container Queries and fallbacks 52:31 Weird "final" thing 54:21 Installers vs Crafters 58:53 Do you have a preferred design tool? 1:02:41 Building a CSS focused design tool

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Bad at CSS

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