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Flexbox vs CSS Grid: How Do They Compare?

Flexbox vs CSS Grid: How Do They Compare?

September 16, 2025 in Design | 1 comment

Flexbox and Grid are the two layout systems that define modern CSS. At first glance, they seem similar. Both handle rows and columns, manage alignment and spacing, and replace the old float-and-table workarounds. The real difference is in how they approach layout challenges and the kind of problems...

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What Is HSL And Why Designers Should Master It

What Is HSL And Why Designers Should Master It

August 23, 2025 in Design | 0 comments

Color is one of the most powerful tools in a designer’s toolkit, but working with traditional systems like hex and RGB can sometimes feel limiting. These formats work, but they don’t reflect how we actually see or think about color. Need a lighter shade or want to match saturation across...

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What Is Flexbox (And Why You Should Use It)

What Is Flexbox (And Why You Should Use It)

August 20, 2025 in Design | 0 comments

You can build clean sections all day, but aligning elements across every screen size can start to feel more like trial and error than intentional design. Flexbox fixes that. It gives you real control over how elements sit, stretch, shrink, and wrap inside a container, without constant adjusting of...

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Understanding Relative Colors In Web Design

Understanding Relative Colors In Web Design

August 16, 2025 in Design | 1 comment

In web design, even the simplest decisions can multiply. What starts as a single design choice quickly expands into dozens of visual variations for interactions, backgrounds, borders, and more. Your build can become cluttered with mismatched values and manual tweaks without a consistent...

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Understanding CSS Units (And How To Use Them)

Understanding CSS Units (And How To Use Them)

July 26, 2025 in Design | 0 comments

You’ve probably seen various CSS units in web code before, but understanding how they work lets you use them more intentionally. In this post, you’ll learn what CSS units really are, how they affect your layouts, and how using them inside Divi 5 helps you design more responsively. Divi 5 brings...

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Understanding CSS Variables (And How To Use Them)

Understanding CSS Variables (And How To Use Them)

July 13, 2025 in Design | 3 comments

CSS variables are like reusable design ingredients. You define them once, as your brand colors, font sizes, or spacing, and then use them wherever needed. They save you from typing the same hex codes and pixel values across different sections. Their biggest benefit is how easy they are to update....

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What Is calc() In CSS (And How To Use It)

What Is calc() In CSS (And How To Use It)

July 6, 2025 in Design | 0 comments

Some CSS functions are powerful but rarely used, not because they’re difficult, but because easier alternatives are available. Calc() is one of them. It’s super useful but often overshadowed by clamp(). Calc() solves some layout problems that clamp() can’t touch. It’s great for...

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Optimal Typography For Web Design In 2025

Optimal Typography For Web Design In 2025

July 4, 2025 in Design | 3 comments

Typography can make or break your website before visitors even read your content. When someone lands on your page, poor font choices instantly raise red flags to your visitors before they even start reading the words themselves. Most designers hate dealing with website fonts. Their builder makes...

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