Static Site Generators: Nunjucks and Gulp
A next step is to build our own templating solution using Gulp. I've spent longer than I wanted in crafting this solution and it's still, like the idea I based this from, has a lot of things I'm...
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Static Site Generators: Markdown and Templates
I've looked at static site generators like Hugo, Gatsby, and Jekyll among others. They all have their strengths and weaknesses but they are overkill if all you want to do is throw together a quick...
CSS Containment
Containment may help prevent this and make CSS even more awesome Whenever we insert HTML elements after the document loads by inserting new CCSS rules or new elements via Javascript, we may be slowing...
Using Latex to build web content
Latex is an old-school language for document typesetting. It was created by Donald Knuth to typeset his book The Art of Computer Science. You still see LaTex in scientific articles and papers If...
Generating HTML and PDF from Markdown
Markdown is my favorite way to write. It is lightweight, requiring a few characters to convey the meaning of the text, it's supported in both many places, including Github and Wordpress (via Jetpack)...
SVG: Conclusions (for now)
This series has barely begun to scratch the surface of what you can do with SVG. As much SVG as we've covered, We've barely scratched the surface. There are things like the GSAP library that I...
SVG Animation
Perhaps the most interesting and complex topic in SVG, for me, is animations. I have a basic understanding on how to create keyframe animations for CSS content and a very basic understanding of how to...
SVG Filters
SVG filters allow for non-destructive image manipulation. They are a superset of the filters available directly in CSS The basic container for the filters is the filter element. To use them you add...
SVG Text
In this post, we'll look at basic text and elements that will make interacting with the text easier. We'll also look at how to use Web Fonts with SVG. This is not a replacement for HTML, but an...
SVG Masks and Clip Paths
One of the fun things to explore is how we can mask and clip SVG elements and how we can do "text on a path" effects. As we explore these new elements we'll visit additional elements that...