Emails from sender «Ahmad Shadeed».

Source: Readwise Reader export, ingested 2026-10-29. Entries: 12. Summaries are truncated from frontmatter summary; absent ⇒ omitted.

  • Fit height to background pattern size with calc-size — 2026-10-15

    I published a new article on an interesting use case for calc-size() and round() in CSS. I mentioned it briefly in a previous newsletter, an…

  • Detecting overlap in CSS, $30 off The Layout Maestro (ends Wednesday) — 2026-09-28

    I added an element called “Measure” that spans between the decorative element and the section’s left edge. If the space between them is less…

  • Better Icon and Label Alignment — 2026-09-16

    Have you ever wondered how to solve the case where you have an icon and a label next to it? By default, the icon is vertically centered.

  • New on the blog: flex-wrap balance ⚖️ — 2026-08-27

    Finally, I explored how to build a masonry layout with flex-line-count.

  • The lh unit, Wrap balancing, Text scale — 2026-08-11

    In this newsletter issue, I will share a recent article I published, along with some articles that I think are worth sharing.

  • FIFA Layout, Select height, grid lanes — 2026-07-20

    When I see an interesting layout, I can’t stop myself from opening the DevTools and seeing how it’s built. Most of the time, I find the layo…

  • Fixing a background pattern with round() — 2026-06-23

    If you don’t have the time at all, just write a short list of what CSS features you want to be added/fixed/etc.

  • Fluid Typography, Grid decoration, Grid Lanes, and a favor! — 2026-06-11

    By using container query units for the typography, the font size will always be consistent and in a size that is aligned with its container…

  • ✨ New on the blog: Better fluid sizing with round() — 2026-05-17

    If you ever set up fluid typography with clamp() and then noticed the computed font sizes coming out like 17. 43px, this one is for you.

  • New on the blog: Media Queries Range Syntax — 2026-05-04

    If you ever spent time debugging a layout only to find out that two breakpoints with the same value were hiding both elements at once, this…

  • ⏳ Last chance: The Layout Maestro launch price ends tomorrow — 2026-03-31

    A quick reminder. The launch price for The Layout Maestro ends tomorrow, April 1st at 6:00 PM UTC.

  • Issue #08: New CSS Features, Section Layout, Field Sizing — 2025-11-03

    In this article, I took a typical section layout and rebuilt it with modern CSS. You will find interesting usage for container queries (size…