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Must-Watch CSS Awesome

This is a collection of well-received talks about CSS covering topics such as CSS Grid, flexbox, custom variables, performance, frameworks, Sass, tooling, and more.

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2025

  1. 25 New & Rad Feature of CSS: Adam Argyle, CascadiaJS 30:03

2024

  1. The "Other" C in CSS: Sara Soueidan, CSS Day 2024 55:55

2022

  1. CSS Variable Secrets: Lea Verou, CSS Day 59:06
  2. Oh Snap!: Adam Argyle, CSS Day 49:46

2020

  1. 10 Modern Layouts in 1 Line of CSS: Una Kravets, (YouTube Channel) 21:38

2019

  1. CSS Algorithms: Lara Schenck, Strange Loop Conference 36:18
  2. Build a Classic Layout FAST in CSS Grid: Miriam Suzanne, (Mozilla Developer YouTube Channel) 8:29
  3. CSS Animation - Beyond Transitions: Steven Roberts, CSSConf Budapest 28:01
  4. Using Devtools to Understand Modern CSS Layouts: Chen Hui Jing, CSSConf EU 32:39
  5. Hello Subgrid!: Rachel Andrew, CSSConf EU 32:56

2018

  1. Resilient CSS: How to Write CSS That Works in Every Browser, Even the Old Ones: Jen Simmons (Layout Land playlist) 55:04
  2. Creative Text Effects with CSS: Mandy Michael, Talk.CSS 40:46
  3. Learn CSS Grid: Wes Bos, Laracon 44:59

2017

  1. CSS Grid Layout: Rachel Andrew, Frontend NE 59:14
  2. The Power of CSS: Una Kravets, Front-Trends 30:57
  3. CSS and the First Meaningful Paint: Patrick Hamann, CSSConf EU 37:56
  4. CSS Grid in Production: Benjamin De Cock, dotCSS 16:05

2016

  1. CSS in 2016 and Beyond: Christian Vuerings, SFHTML5 17:15
  2. Laying out the Future with Grid and Flexbox: Rachel Andrew, View Source Conference 25:45
  3. Reactive Animations with CSS Variables: David Khourshid, JSConf Iceland 31:02
  4. Practical Blend Modes in CSS: Una Kravets, SmashingConf Freiburg 47:04
  5. Real Art Direction on the Web: Jen Simmons, View Source Conference 31:41
  6. You Might Not Need a CSS Framework: Belen Albeza, View Source Conference 22:46
  7. The Dark Side of Polyfilling CSS: Philip Walton, dotCSS 22:57

2015

  1. mdo-ular CSS: Mark Otto, jQuery UK 30:06
  2. PostCSS: The Future After Sass and LESS: Andrey Sitnik, CSSConf US 29:09
  3. Your Very Own Component Library: Alex Sexton, JSConf AR 20:03
  4. Let's Move: Benjamin De Cock, CSSConf AU 24:52
  5. Motion Design with CSS: Val Head, OpenVis Conf 29:39
  6. Cascading Shit Show: Jacob Thornton, Code Genius 42:07
  7. Inline Styles Are About to Kill CSS: Colin Megill, CSSConf US 36:11