Exploring Unconventional Styling

Ramblings and musings from a veteran front-end web developer. No AI is used in the creation of any part of these posts as evidenced by the typos and blandness.

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Trick-or-Treat CSS
Trick-or-Treat CSS

Create a Halloween trick-or-treat scene using pure CSS with pumpkins, autumn leaves, a porch, and a hidden surprise.

28th October 2025
CSS Autumn Leaf
CSS Autumn Leaf

Create a fun autumn leaf using pure CSS with organic shapes, curved borders, and seasonal colors.

21st October 2025
CSS Autumn Pumpkin
CSS Autumn Pumpkin

Celebrate autumn with a CSS pumpkin using shape techniques, inset shadows, and pseudo-elements to create organic shapes.

14th October 2025
Single element CSS Shapes
Single element CSS Shapes

Create complex shapes using only CSS and a single HTML element using borders, pseudo-elements, and shadows.

7th October 2025
Lighthouse Layout Shift and Fonts
Lighthouse Layout Shift and Fonts

Learn how to eliminate Cumulative Layout Shift caused by custom fonts by creating geometrically similar fallback fonts using modern CSS properties like size-adjust and ascent-override.

30th September 2025
CSS-only Tic-Tac-Toe Game
CSS-only Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Build a fully functional Tic-Tac-Toe game using only CSS and HTML with turn detection, win conditions, and restart functionality.

23rd September 2025
Lightweight CSS Tooltips
Lightweight CSS Tooltips

Create lightweight, CSS-only tooltips with smooth animations and customizable positioning using data attributes and pseudo-elements.

16th September 2025
CSS Form Validation
CSS Form Validation

Learn how to create form validation using HTML and CSS. Validate user input and provide real-time hints and feedback.

9th September 2025
CSS-only Carousel
CSS-only Carousel

Breakdown a CSS-only carousel with next and previous buttons as well as navigation markers.

2nd September 2025
Animated Lighting
Animated Lighting

Learn how to create an animated day/night cycle scene using CSS animations, featuring a peaceful cabin with dynamic lighting effects.

26th August 2025
Fun with Claymorphism
Fun with Claymorphism

Explores how to create web UIs inspired by claymorphism, using layered shadows and matte materials for a playful, tactile look.

19th August 2025