Must-Watch CSS

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
8. Let's Talk About Our CSS: Michelle Bu, TXJS 18:11
9. CSS for Software Engineers for CSS Developers: Harry Roberts, SmashingConf Freiburg 51:14
10. Photoshop Is Dead!: Editing Images in CSS: Una Kravets, CSSConf EU 28:42
11. Enhancing Responsiveness With Flexbox: Zoe M. Gillenwater, CSSConf EU 37:13
12. Move Slow and Fix Things: Daniel Eden, dotCSS 15:06

2014

1. What Is a CSS Framework Anyway?: Harry Roberts, Industry Conf 48:48
2. CSS Is a Mess: Jonathan Snook, Beyond Tellerand 53:49
3. 10 Commandments for Efficient CSS Architecture: Kushagra Gour, CSSConf Asia 35:55
4. Slaying the Dragon: How to Refactor CSS for Maintainability: Alicia Liu, Front-Trends 33:21
5. CSS in Your Pocket - Mobile CSS Tips from the Trenches: Angelina Fabbro, CSSConf US 34:19
6. Styling and Animating Scalable Vector Graphics with CSS: Sara Soueidan, CSSConf EU 29:16
7. Play Nice With CSS Tools and Methodologies: Brad Westfall, HTML5DevConf 42:47
8. Build Scalable, Automated CSS: Christian Lilley, CSSConf Asia 48:47
9. CSS and the Critical Path: Patrick Hamann, CSSConf EU 33:42
10. All the Right Moves: How to Put Your UI in Motion: Val Head, Multi-Mania 45:49
11. Present and Future of CSS Layout: Tab Atkins, CSS Day 49:31
12. Thinking Beyond "Scalable CSS": Nicolas Gallagher, dotCSS 28:46
13. Web Components & the Future of CSS: Philip Walton, SFHTML5 40:02
14. CSS Performance Tooling: Addy Osmani, CSSConf EU 46:27
15. 3.14 Things I Didn’t Know About CSS: Mathias Bynens, CSS Day 45:35
16. Effortless Style: Heydon Pickering, CSS Day 49:51

2013

1. When Bootstrap Attacks: Pamela Fox, CSSConf US 28:48
2. CSS in the 4th Dimension: Lea Verou, JSConf Asia 44:49
3. Automated CSS Testing: Jakob Mattsson, JSConf Asia 42:07
4. CSSConf EU Keynote: Nicole Sullivan, CSSConf EU 20:57
5. CSS Application Architecture: Nicolas Gallagher, SmashingConf Freiburg 38:36
6. Realigning & Refactoring UI: Jina Bolton, SassConf 48:08
7. Normalizing Designs for Better Quality CSS: Harry Roberts, CSSConf EU 43:40
8. Automating the Removal of Unused CSS: Addy Osmani, Velocity Europe Conference 5:57
9. The Humble Border-Radius: Lea Verou, Future of Web Design 37:07
10. Sass and OOCSS Sitting in a Tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G: Nicole Sullivan, TXJS 27:50
11. Architecting Scalable CSS: Harry Roberts, Beyond Tellerand 41:57
12. More CSS Secrets: Another 10 Things You May Not Know about CSS: Lea Verou, W3Conf 60:39

2012

1. Open Source Tools and Libraries for Designers: Julie Ann Horvath, HTML5DevConf 29:39
2. GitHub's CSS Performance: Jon Rohan, CSS Dev Conf 40:50

2010

1. Handcrafted CSS: Dan Cederholm, Build Conference 44:29
2. The Top 5 Mistakes of Massive CSS: Nicole Sullivan, Build Conference 37:53