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Looking to bag two birds (in the gender neutral sense) with one stone, this month we caught up with the chaps from Contentful, a company known for its CMS technology that unifies content in a single hub, structures it for use across digital channels and integrates it with other tools through open APIs.
CSS Shadows Generator
Looking for a tool that’ll automatically generate CSS code for really
smooth, layered box-shadows? Well, you’re going to love SmoothShadow. Inspired by an article written by Tobias Ahlin Bjerrome, this nifty tool was created to help anyone generate the code they need on the spot.
SmoothShadow Figma plugin by Philipp Brumm (Large preview)
Once you’ve given it a try, it will be difficult to not use it. The little tool allows you to visually design a layered smooth box-shadow, but also tweak alpha, offset and blur with individual easing curves. And it gets even better: The creator of the tool, Philipp Brumm, has also released SmoothShadow as a Figma plugin, so you can optimize your workflow just like you’ve always wanted to.
Catch up on what’s been cookin’ at Smashing and explore some of the most popular community resources featured in our newsletter over the past few weeks. Spoiler: there are also new workshops, front-end & UX audits and truly smashing podcast episodes.
With the new year sinking in and everyone’s resolutions still being put to the test, we are slowly returning back to our day-to-day projects. And as we do so, we focus on the new targets for 2021: improving accessibility, conversion, engagement, retention, and of course
web performance. We all have different personal goals for this year, but one thing unites us all: improving the web for everyone.