Hi, I'm Will.

Latest Blog Posts

1. Making Orbit Animations with CSS Custom Properties

   September 16, 2024
2. Anchor Links and How to Make Them Awesome

   May 20, 2024
3. Playing with Infinity in CSS

   February 15, 2024
4. Acronym Frustration

   February 5, 2024

Popular Blog Posts

1. Star Wars Scene Transition Effects in CSS

   June 1, 2022
2. Diving into the ::before and ::after Pseudo-Elements

   February 22, 2021
3. What Can You Put in a CSS Variable?

   December 6, 2020
4. The Surprising Things That CSS Can Animate

   June 8, 2020

Favorite Projects

1. WordPress Export to Markdown

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   Node.js utility that converts WordPress content into Markdown files for static site generators.

2. Hello Houdini

   • article
   • demo
   • code

   Introduction to the Houdini project, the CSS paint API, and the things they allow you to do with CSS.

3. Silky Smooth CSS Animation

   • video
   • slides
   • demo
   • code

   Talk I gave at CSSConf 2016 about how browsers render animations and how to optimize them.

4. Align 4

   • article
   • demo
   • code

   Board game played against an AI. Uses multi-threaded JavaScript and a minmax algorithm.

Favorite Bits

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  Code on TV — My code appeared on-screen in a Verizon commercial (at the 0:45 mark). It’s code I wrote for my Align 4 game.

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  Amplify EOI — I designed a badge logo for an initiative at work. We ended up printing it on t-shirts for everyone in the technology department.