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Focus outlines (and their styling) have frequently been a point of contention between aesthetics and usability. On the one hand, focus outlines are incredibly important for navigation, particularly by users navigating via keyboard or other …

Following last year, I created a CSS wishlist for 2024.Before I get into the details, I have to say that creating a wishlist almost feels wrong because there are more features in CSS today than …

In this chapter, we’re going to learn about ARIA live regions — the accessible notifications system that enables us to make dynamic web content more accessible to screen reader users. Without live regions, some rich …

I wrote Responsible JavaScript for A Book Apart. I hope you’ll consider buying it, and if you do, I hope you like it.

You can’t really appreciate utility-first CSS until you have a decent understanding of CSS itself, so this article will principally be about that. However, paradoxically, the more you learn about CSS, the less you may …

This blog post explores the role of quality documentation, looking at different documentation types, effective strategies, and great documentation tools to start your documentation journey.

Now is Better by Stefan Sagmeister, soft-cover book and slipcase (Phaidon Press, 2023). The book continues Sagmeister’s life-long interest how design can best speak to people and improve their lives. Initially conceived in 2020 as …

Donny Osmond’s Pharaoh turn in new tour Seventies heart-throb, Donny Osmond, who played Joseph over 2,000 times in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, returns to the show this Christmas at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Tickets …

Content warning: Turning the Screw contains themes of paedophilia, victim blaming and abuse of power in the arts. It is recommended for audiences age 16+ After closing its doors in August 2023, King’s Head Theatre …

Ever the force of nature, iconic musical Rent returns to rekindle the flame for a new generation. In the chance that a musical theatre newcomer has happened across Man in Chair, taking this chance to …

Trigger Warning: This review contains references to an actor who doesn't really seem to understand what trigger warnings are for. Paul Hilton has catapulted himself across the river and straight from one Ibsen play into …

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma's Macbeth is being staged in an industrial warehouse in Canada Water, south east London, which means there is space around the auditorium to start setting the scene. As you step …

HadestownLyric TheatreThere are musicals that touch your soul and for me that’s Hadestown. I first saw the show in 2018, where I went in completely blind and came out gob smacked and awed. Tonight after …

I am spending Christmas and New Year in Miami, so as a change of venue, here are some pictures that I took on a walk around Little Haiti in Miami. I finish with a frozen …

The teaching profession is one of the most important vocations in terms of its impact on future generations. Yet at the same time, teachers are undervalued and in each decade, they have to tackle particular …