Cognitive load refers to how much working memory or short-term memory someone is using at a time. Minimizing the cognitive load it takes to use your site makes it more accessible for people with cognitive disabilities. Limit what you're asking users to remember to use your site.

Minding the gaps: A new way to draw separators in CSS Drawing separator lines between various sections of a webpage is a common design technique, which can help to structure the content and make it more readable, as well as more aesthetically pleasing.…

On the Microsoft Edge team, we're introducing a new way to draw separators between items of a grid, flexbox, or multicolumn layout. We think it overcomes a lot of the limitations of existing techniques, and we would love to hear your feedback to help us shape the final design.

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The State of UX in 2025 From design tools, to our design process, to the user behaviors that will change the way we design — a list of what to expect for User Experience (UX) Design in the next year.

The GREAT DESIGN HANDOFF: “We’re handing our designs to Figma while it trains its AI. We're optimizing our flows for clicks, not clarity. We stopped building tools and started building engagement traps. We're trading empathy for algorithms.”

trends.uxdesign.cc #ux

CSS Wrapped 2024 Join the Chrome DevRel team and a skateboarding Chrome Dino on a journey through the latest CSS launched for Chrome and the web platform in 2024.

CSS Wrapped 2024 is here!

Just like last year, we – the Chrome DevRel team – have published CSS Wrapped, our end of year overview of all the new #CSS and Web UI features that landed in Chrome and The Web Platform in 2024.

👉 chrome.dev/css-wrapped-... is the place to be!

What do the State of CSS and HTML surveys tell us?  |  Blog  |  web.dev A look at the survey results from the State of HTML and State of CSS surveys.

The results of the State of CSS and State of HTML surveys are now live. I took an initial look at what the responses tell us.

Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful Labels or sample text inside a form field makes it difficult for people to remember what information belongs in that field once they start data entry.

Reminder: don’t use placeholders instead of labels. They disappear when users start typing, placing unnecessary strain on memory, causing confusion, and making it hard to identify or fix errors. This is even worse for people with accessibility needs.

Santa already brought me that back in the early 80s 😄

What I’d really like Santa to bring me is an original Letraset burnisher. Mine was “borrowed” at Uni, and I haven’t seen it since. It’s proving very hard to track one down.

This may sound harsh, but it reminded me of one the sports car variants possible in the Crayola Designer Kit for Vehicles (circa 1982).

Also getting Pink Panther and old art deco stretched car poster vibes.

Hello!

A List Apart contributors list on Bluesky I’ve started a Bluesky list featuring some of the brilliant writers, designers, coders, editors, and others who’ve contributed to A List Apart “for people who make websites.”

The gang’s (almost) all here:

zeldman.com/2024/11/24/a...

(Thanks for putting this list together @zeldman.bsky.social)

Web Components Demystified online course | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer A comprehensive, premium course about building dynamic, fast, resilient apps with standard web components.

I put a Black Friday sale up on Web Components Demystified. Get 50% off course access with the code THANKS. Deal is good through the Nov 30th. scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...