A look at the expanding features of CSS.

Here is an editorial on Smashing Magazine arguing that “pixel perfect” design goals no longer make sense and that instead the focus should be on design intent.

Oxymade was one of the add-on developers who created a CSS framework and pre-designed template kits for the original Classic Oxygen. And now that Oxygen 6 is nearing a 1.0 release, people are starting to wonder what add-ons might make sense for them. And I think that with Oxygen 6, people probably will want to use a CSS framework. Oxymade is one of the first options available for the new Oxygen 6.

This tutorial shows how to use core Gutenberg blocks to add some advanced design and styling effects. It would be especially useful for people who are not using a third party block collection, but would still like to enhance the content’s visual appeal.

If you want to make an SVG logo, this is a good beginner video from Kay of the Brainstorm Force team. It shows how to create a logo using free Canva and free Affinity Studio. The only thing I would change in the video is at the end when you you export for WordPress I would export as an SVG since WebP doesn’t scale.

WordPress 6.9 will include the Abilities API that looks to be a big feature for developers. This article by Roger Montti does a good job of explaining what it is and its advantages. It is worth a read even if you aren’t a developer as I imagine it will be widely implemented.

Beginner and intermediate CSS – This video by Kevin Powell shows how to use CSS combinators. This is standard CSS that you will need to know.

Here is a great presentation by Adam Argyle on new CSS features.

This is an interesting survey of web designer pricing.