362: Chris Nager

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This week I got to speak with Chris Nager! I’ve known Chris quite a while. I remember being inspired by his hand-drawn SVG plus symbol and subsequent guide to <path> commands, which inspired my own shortly after I was properly obsessed with SVG. We talk about all sorts of things like accessibility, how far CSS has come, and some of the amazing stuff that has shipped recently in Safari Technical Preview. Check out Chris’ Twitter, personal site, and classic great project Give ‘n’ Go, a CodePen/Dribbble crossover website.

Time Jumps

00:24 Guest introduction

01:56 Hand drawing SVG

04:07 Dribbble and CodePen

06:55 Accessibility as a focus

09:04 Color-contrast function

11:30 Color mix function

13:20 inert and letting trim

15:37 Clamp function

16:28 Accessibility and JavaScript or React

22:12 Deploy previews are amazing

28:31 CSS logical properties and values

30:16 ThingUI

33:34 Using ch

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344: With Aaron Iker

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Today I get the pleasure of talking with Aaron Iker. Aaron builds incredibly delightful bits and bobs of UI that give you the feeling of hey, I bet I could actually use this! And that’s exactly what Aaron wants you to do. He takes care to make sure the code is easy for you to use if you wish. This idea of taking somewhat practical-looking UI elements, like buttons, loaders, toggles, etc, and then making them do something unexpected and fun is a perfect fit for popularity on CodePen. Last year, Aaron occupied 10 spots in the Top 100! Aaron’s advice: keep challenging yourself.

Time Jumps

00:17 Guest introduction

01:13 Designing for usability

03:43 Sharing across multiple platforms

05:03 Are you interested in 3D?

05:54 Sponsor: Netlify

07:18 Where do you get inspiration?

08:58 Is this what you do professionally?

12:52 What do you reach for in tech tools?

15:35 What’s your process for creating?

19:36 Do you use other platforms?

23:47 Feedback differs on platforms

26:07 Any advice for people?

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