While this article clarifies the differences between Classic, Hybrid, and Block themes, its real value is in the excellent summary of features available for block themes and how to access them.

Oooh Boi of Elementor fame made lots of videos showing how to achieve layouts and effects with Elementor. He has released a couple of Bricks videos. Here is one showing how to add some text effects with Bricks. He goes step by step to show how to do it for 3 or 4 items, but the idea is pretty straightforward once you see the process.

A number of people like to create their own CSS framework. They start with the basics, as this video from Paul Charlton shows how to do, and over time they build it up with just the features they need.

Penpot, the popular alternative to Figma, released a plugins API. This will make it possible for third parties to extend the platform and provide integrations.

Videos of the presentations at WordCamp Sydney 2024 have been posted. It looks like the presentations there were more technical than some of the US WordCamps.

A short from Kevin Powell on an easy way to improve your forms.

Block Theme Development – Here is a good article by Bud Kraus on working with theme.json. It covers the order of the cascade, definition of elements, and includes a reference section.

Here is a quick video showing the Advanced Themer Recipes and CSS Superpower features.

If you are using Figma you may find this useful – a new WordPress component library from the WordPress Design Team.