- Viewpoint
Awareness
Turning accessibility awareness into action with HTML.
- News
Going Offline is online… for free
I wrote a book about service workers. It’s called Going Offline. It was first published by A Book Apart in 2018. Now, it’s available to read for free online.
Jeremy Keith
- News
Imperial College London website redesign
Clearleft worked with Imperial College London to transform the university’s website, aligning an ambitious new strategy with a bold new brand.
Richard Rutter
- Case study
Imperial College London
This is the story of how we worked with Imperial to transform its website, aligning an ambitious new strategy with its bold new brand.
- Case study
Ingenia
This is the story of how we helped the Royal Academy of Engineering redesign the website for their magazine, [Ingenia](https://www.ingenia.org.uk/).
- Viewpoint
Applying the four principles of accessibility
Here’s how I interpret the top-level guidance in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Jeremy Keith
- Tiny Lesson
A modern approach to browser support
Recently we realised we didn't have a written browser support policy. We decided to rectify that. We wanted a policy that would focus on outcomes for the user: rather than fixating on specific browsers, we needed to consider capabilities. It turns out there’s an initiative for that.
Richard Rutter
- Case study
This is Engineering
This is the story of how we worked with the Royal Academy of Engineering to improve their This is Engineering campaign website.
- Viewpoint
Making the Patterns Day website
The joy of getting hands-on with HTML and CSS.
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
Coding prototypes
Write what you need to test a hypothesis. Then throw that code away.
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
The intersectionality of web performance
Business, sustainability, and inclusivity.
Jeremy Keith
- Case study
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
This is the story of how we designed and built a beautiful, maintainable website for discerning readers of non-fiction.
- Viewpoint
Avoiding groupthink: fine-tuning CSS specifications
Every now and then Clearlefties are asked to help out the CSS Working Group. Invariably it’s also a chance to learn, not just about upcoming CSS, but also new methods of collaboration and group decision making.
Richard Rutter
- Viewpoint
Engineering a better design test
How can we adapt our tools for better testing?
Benjamin Parry
- Case study
Malvern Panalytical
This is the story of how we laid the foundations for an ambitious digital transformation by streamlining a fragmented assortment of elements and patterns across a range of digital properties.
- Viewpoint
Accessible interactions
Abstracting common interaction patterns as a starting point for accessible components.
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
Web standards, dictionaries, and design systems
There’s a pattern here.
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
The top four web performance challenges
Counting down the charts—what will be in the number one spot?
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
Robustness and least power
A tale of two principles.
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
- News
The history of design systems at Clearleft
From pattern portfolios to Fractal.
Jeremy Keith
- Viewpoint
Inside CSS
A privileged peek inside the workings of the CSS Working Group, an essential part of how the World Wide Web continues to be defined.
Richard Rutter
- Tiny Lesson
How to use variable fonts in the real world
Using variable fonts in the real production context is tricky. Learn how we achieved it for the new Ampersand website.
Richard Rutter
- Viewpoint
Making a healthcare app in an age of austerity
The story of how we created a healthcare app, at no cost to the NHS, by using the power of web technologies, some design nous, a little critical thinking, and a good dose of enthusiasm.
Richard Rutter
- Case study
Code For America
This is the story of how we used design systems to create digital brand consistency and deliver a detailed front-end style guide.
- Tiny Lesson
Accessibility in modal dialogs
In addition to standard dialog ARIA-roles, focus management is crucial if you wish to build a more accessible modal dialog.
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When loading fast means learning fast
When designing for performance means killing some darlings, making hard decisions and realising that it’s not about the design, it’s about the user.
Jon Aizlewood
- Viewpoint
On Responsive Design
A final year student studying Interactive Design at Nottingham Trent University recently asked us some questions about Responsive Web Design. This is our response.