We have a new *beautiful* logo for CSS, 4, 5 and Next đź’ś
We have a new *beautiful* logo for CSS, 4, 5 and Next đź’ś
For me, the Web Almanac has the same vibe as getting a new sticker album with tons of packets of stickers: long hours of attentive reading and an overall enjoyable time
(please make it with stickers next year!)
https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/
(via @scottjehl)
I just had to get in, and wait for a ride from point A to point B. It was like being a man!!! Not a care in the world!!! Personal safety who???” [2/2]
Thank you @cassidoo for pointing it out
The thing that struck me the most
“The thing that struck me even harder was the fact that I didn’t have to worry about the driver in the front seat. I didn’t have to keep a pulse on the doors locking in case the driver was a creep, I didn’t have to make any uncomfortable conversation, I didn’t have to have a family member follow my ride juuuust in case. [1/2]
đź’ State of CSS 2024 Results
by Geoff Graham @geoff
Feat: @sachagreif State of CSS
What if I will tell you how we could solve fit-to-width text with pure #CSS without any hardcoded parameters? Curiously, scroll-driven animations will allow us to do just that!
Welcome my new article — “Fit-to-Width Text” — where I continue exploring the experimental implementations of the latest specs.
A few months ago I wrote about how I approach alternative text for images and tried to offer context for each of my considerations.
“My Approach to Alt Text”
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/05/my-approach-to-alt-text.html
I also link other resources that are not mine.

I ran across a survey from Tilburg University on the experiences and perspectives of image describers. It asked what process I follow to write image alternative text, and it occurred to me that I don’t use a checklist or guideline anymore. That may or may not be a good thing,…
It seems the topic of ALT text for the accessibility of images is trending on Bluesky, but I haven’t seen the post by “the man of alt text” himself (that's @aardrian , definition by @SaraSoueidan ) being cited yet, so here it is:

TL;DR: Keep your image alternative text brief, devoid of special characters, empty of URLs, and ideally in one language. Here We Go Sometimes you can have too much alternative text, particularly for an <img>. I don’t mean there is a limit to what is allowed, I mean there is a…