Zell Liew is a front-end developer, writer, and creator known for deep, practical explorations of CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, and modern web tooling. His work blends thoughtful technical guidance with personal reflections on life, work, and growth, and is frequently featured on CSS-Tricks and Splendid Labz.
353 articles from this blog
Part 2 of a Susy CSS framework tutorial, covering margin/padding mixins and responsive design techniques.
A tutorial on using the Susy grid framework plugin for Compass and Sass to create custom responsive layouts.
A developer shares essential tools for working with colors, including Color Snapper and Alfred 2, to improve design and coding workflows.
Argues that over-reliance on color pickers and palette galleries hinders learning and effective design communication.
A beginner's guide to WordPress covering five essential tasks: installing themes, customizing site identity, uploading media, creating content, and setting up navigation.
A developer shares personal strategies for maintaining motivation and overcoming learning plateaus during the difficult stages of learning to code and design.
Introduces CSS preprocessors like SASS to organize and edit CSS code more efficiently, reducing pain points in web development.
Explains the importance of Vertical Rhythm in web design and provides a step-by-step guide to implementing it for a more professional website layout.
A tutorial on styling blog content, covering text, fonts, links, images, lists, and blockquotes for a clean website design.
A tutorial on styling a website header with CSS, covering linking stylesheets, using CSS resets, and applying layout techniques.
A guide to nine essential CSS properties, including display, width, height, and more, for web developers.
A tutorial on creating a clean website's HTML structure, covering element targeting with IDs and classes.
An introduction to website structure, focusing on HTML block elements and layout principles for web development beginners.
