Styling with Strings
summary
Shows concrete tricks: use flexbox for a stretch-and-reorder layout, use currentColor so one color property recolors borders, icons and backgrounds, and use em/rem units for scalable component sizing. Demonstrates a fake app where changing root values instantly updates many components, live-editing persists via Chrome workspace mapping, and a quick script swaps colors from uploaded images. Claims are practical and proven with working demos rather than vague design rhetoric.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:30Quick introductions
- 1:00CSS
- 2:41What I like
- 7:35Color
- 10:32CurrentColor
- 15:10Size
- 18:42Testing
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