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In this episode Wes and Scott talk about the cool parts of CSS! From filters to variables, here are some cool (and amazing) things you can do with CSS in 2019.
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Show Notes 2:28 - Clip path
6:35 - Filters
16:24 - Background mix blend mode
21:47 - Border images
25:46 - Multiple background images
27:47 - Multiple background gradients
28:25 - Radial gradients
29:06 - Multiple box-shadows
34:30 - HEX + Alpha
40:41 - Viewport units
42:17 - Calc
44:32 - CSS variables
47:44 - Text decoration
Links Can I use
Clippy - CSS clip generator
CSS Filters
Tweet: Using mix-blend-mode:multiply
CSS blend mode generator
Lea Verou
Codepen - Scott’s digital text animations
Steve Schoger
Mother-effing HSL
Diana Adrianne
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Wes: Digital Calipers
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