✍️ New Article: Better fluid sizing with round() I wrote about how CSS round() enhances the values you get from clamp() in sizing, typography, and spacing. Why it matters, and how to use it. 🔗 ishadeed.com/article/css-round

✍️ New Article: Better fluid sizing with round() I wrote about how CSS round() enhances the values you get from clamp() in sizing, typography, and spacing. Why it matters, and how to use it. 🔗 ishadeed.com/article/css-round

Hot tip: you can get 3 months of Adobe for free just by trying to cancel your yearly plan. When you go through the cancellation flow, they'll offer you something free to stay 😅 (I considered cancelling because I don't use Adobe apps as often as I used to.)

✍️ New Article: Media Query Range Syntax I wrote about the range syntax in media queries, how it's different from the usual min-* and max-* prefixes, what problem it solves, and how to use it today. 🔗 ishadeed.com/article/rang...

New blog post: https://quirksmode.org/quirksblog/2026/0505-cfg1.html

✍️ New Article: Media Query Range Syntax I wrote about the range syntax in media queries, how it's different from the usual min-* and max-* prefixes, what problem it solves, and how to use it today. 🔗 ishadeed.com/article/rang...

🎉 Registration is now open for my latest course, Whimsical Animations! This course will teach you everything you need to know to design and build stunning, creative animations and interactions. It’s time to make the web less generic and boring! 😄

I'm curious to know if the designer/developer who built this sidebar for Claude Design intentionally set the min width based on when the "import" and "send" collide, so the layout doesn't look broken? What happens when a new button is added?

Happy Friday! 🤩

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Did you know that all of our courses still have a 20% discount, using the code NEXTLEVEL? Did you also know that you can sample them all for free too? JavaScript for Everyone: piccalil.li/javascript-f... Mindful Design: piccalil.li/mindful-desi... Complete CSS: piccalil.li/complete-css...

I'm trying to get back to writing and sharing on my blog. I have lots of ideas but I'm stuck on where and how to start 😅 Nothing bad here, just sharing how I feel with the community I love. How do you deal with this?

📄 From the archive: Designing Better Target Sizes (Interactive Guide) This is the most in-depth interactive guide I've created. I consider it as a main part of my portfolio due to the heavy UI work and care given to every single illustration and demo. Have a look: ishadeed.com/article/targ...

Someone please hire me to just design icons all day.. I just love this part 😅😀 From the landing page of my course, The Layout Maestro: thelayoutmaestro.com.

I wish that I could disable shorts/reels from my all social media, too. My wife and I feel good about ourselves to allow Alma (5y) to watch only on the big screen under our supervision. Many parents simply hand their kids the phone without a second thought.

Why does AI suck at front-end? 🗑️ trained on garbage 👀 it can't see ❓ it doesn't know why 🏞️ no environmental control there's no human v20.2.1 to target. we're a LLM combinatorial explosion ⤷ nerdy.dev/why-ai-sucks...

Just had an "aha" moment with style container queries as I am working through The Layout Maestro. I now I understand why this can be a powerful tool when paired with custom properties and :has(). #CSSLayout #StyleContainerQueries @ishadeed.com thelayoutmaestro.com

Updated the Layout Maestro course landing page with a visual overview and full table of contents, so you know exactly what you're getting before you buy. thelayoutmaestro.com

Sometimes all you need is a good cup of coffee 😄 #Homebarista

Apparently, Smashing Magazine now accepts articles with AI-generated images that contain broken text. This is a sad turn for a site that inspired so many of us about the web. www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/03/drop...

After a year of building, The Layout Maestro is officially live! 🎹🥳 An interactive CSS course that teaches you how to think in CSS layouts. 70+ lessons, 7 layouts, 150+ interactive demos! Ready to level up your layout skills? Enroll now👇: thelayoutmaestro.com

If you're looking to up your CSS layout game, Ahmad is definitely the person to go to, and the layout maestro looks great. Get it before tomorrow!

⏰ Tomorrow is the last day to grab The Layout Maestro course at launch price. Sale ends at 6 PM UTC. If you're a newsletter subscriber, check your inbox for an extra discount. thelayoutmaestro.com

Excited to get back to writing on my blog. Lots of interesting stuff to share! It's been a while*.

Everything Ahmad creates is top-notch and well worth your time. I didn't take this course (yet), but I'm sure you'll get much more than you paid for. Enroll today 😉

My new CSS course is out 🥳, The Layout Maestro. It's all about teaching you how to think and decide what CSS to use. Here is a peek from inside the content.

I bought this course without hesitation. At first view it is nicely crafted as I expected from Ahmad. I am looking forward reading in this course. Maybe I will learn a thing or two. As always his perspective is interesting to read.

Do you - think about layouts for webpages or websites? - build or admire webpages or websites? - want to create better layouts for the www? - enjoy learning? Consider enrolling in the Layout Maestro course! Excellent teacher, writing, course structure (this matters!), source code, and demos!

Absolute bargain! Everything Ahmad touches is gold, so you know this is gonna be awesome.

After a year of building, The Layout Maestro is officially live! 🎹🥳 An interactive CSS course that teaches you how to think in CSS layouts. 70+ lessons, 7 layouts, 150+ interactive demos! Ready to level up your layout skills? Enroll now👇: thelayoutmaestro.com

You know what I’m talking about. bell.bz/wait-it-out/

Less than 24 hours to launch The Layout Maestro CSS course. 🥹🤩 Newsletter subscribers get 15% off at launch. 2,200+ people are already signed up. Not on the list yet? layoutmaestro.ishadeed.com

First morning cup of coffee after Ramadan hits different! 😍

Less than a week to launch The Layout Maestro course. I've received some great feedback from the beta testers so far! This thing is coming to life! And by the way, newsletter subscribers will get an extra launch discount on top of everything else. Sign up here: layoutmaestro.ishadeed.com

After finally understanding @css-only.dev's demo for calculating the shortest paths between points, I was able to create this little spotlight effect. Pretty happy with the result! codepen.io/enbee81/deta...

A few days ago I wanted to purchase a domain for my CSS layout course, but it was taken, so I purchased another one. Today I got an email from the registrar asking me to update my info for that taken domain. Turns out I had already purchased it and completely forgot 😂

Couple of reasons to put a width (and height!) on images.

Love that "inline-size" chip in Chrome Devtools. Much better than showing "Container" only.

Seriously, learn grid and you will find that it's worth your time 😄

Two days ago, I sent a newsletter announcing the release date of my CSS course and asked for beta testers. The response was beyond anything I expected. I spent ~3 hours reading every email and making some really tough decisions on who to select. Grateful for everyone who volunteered. 🙏

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Having so much fun fine-tuning my CSS layout course landing page! 🤩

Now that's what I call a select demo.

The Layout Maestro course is shaping its final state, and I have a release date in mind! Details soon. 🤩 I'm really looking forward to this. The amount of work is something I haven't done before. For example, I spent 2 hours today on refining one of the flexbox demos to make it even clearer 👌

Alma (5 years) asked to skip kindergarten today, and we said yes. During the day, she made chocolate bars with her mom and told her: "This is what I call عطلة." In Arabic, عطلة (utla) means a holiday or a day off. She literally mixed English and Arabic because she was so excited! 😅

My CSS Day talk “Smart Layouts” is live on Youtube 😄

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"No hype, no AI slop, just high quality, pragmatic education" 100% this.

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It’s so common to see “mobile” views on larger viewports. Ahmad explains the problem well here, with some nice solutions, but I’ve gotta say you don’t experience this often (or at all) with configurable, composable layouts. ishadeed.com/article/too-...