Author Rachel Andrew

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Rachel Andrew is not only editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine, but also a web developer, writer and speaker. She is the author of a number of books, including The New CSS Layout. She is one of the people behind the content management system, Perch, and writes about business and technology on her own site at rachelandrew.co.uk.

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Pattern Library First: An Approach For Managing CSS

July 9, 2018 — CSS can be hard to manage across a project, especially when you need to include media queries for various breakpoints and fallbacks for older browsers. In this article, we will take a look at using Fractal to manage components which use CSS Grid. Read More…

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CSS Grid Level 2: Here Comes Subgrid

July 3, 2018 — CSS Grid Level 2 is already in the process of being specified, and the main feature of this level of the spec is to bring us subgrid. In this article, Rachel Andrew explains the new features. Read More…

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Getting Started With CSS Layout

May 25, 2018 — Whether you’re fairly new to CSS or an experienced developer from elsewhere in the stack who wants to make sure your understanding of layout today is up to date, this guide covers everything you need to know about CSS Layout today. Read More…

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Google I/O Developer Roundup: What’s New?

May 11, 2018 — Smashing Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Rachel Andrew, attended the Google I/O 2018 event in Mountain View. We made sure you don’t miss out: Here’s a roundup of the announcements and launches that were presented at the event. Read More…

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Contributing To MDN Web Docs

May 9, 2018 — MDN has been documenting the web platform for over 12 years and is a go-to resource for many. Its strength is the fact that it is a community resource, and anyone can contribute and help to improve it. Rachel Andrew explains how. Read More…

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A Guide To The State Of Print Stylesheets In 2018

May 1, 2018 — We have covered print stylesheets in the past here on Smashing Magazine. In this article, Rachel Andrew takes a look at the state of printing from the browser today. Read More…

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Working Together: How Designers And Developers Can Communicate To Create Better Projects

April 24, 2018 — Creating a team who can work well together across different disciplines can be hard. Rachel Andrew solicits some suggestions from the speakers at our upcoming SmashingConf in Toronto. Read More…

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Best Practices With CSS Grid Layout

April 16, 2018 — In some ways, we are all still so new to CSS Grid Layout. A lot of folks keep asking about best practices that are available out there. Rachel Andrew ran a survey and shares the results as well as her thoughts in this article. Read More…

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Understanding Logical Properties And Values

March 29, 2018 — CSS Logical Properties and Values aren’t quite ready to be used yet, however learning about them can help you to understand CSS Layout, and the interaction with Writing Modes. Read More…

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Styling Empty Cells With Generated Content And CSS Grid Layout

February 22, 2018 — Ever wondered how achieve styling of empty grid cells without adding redundant empty elements? Well, CSS Generated Content can help you do just that. Read More…