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Tailwind Weekly #192: Colorblind-Friendly Design, Dynamic Layouts, and a Vinyl Music Player Showcase 🎵 🎨!
Vivian Guillen
May 03, 2025
Hello folks!
No major news to report this week, folks, but we have some cool articles using Tailwind CSS as the main tool, I’m sure you’ll like them 😃 .
Let's dive in!
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📚 Learning
Ever struggled with color blindness? This excellent article dives into the challenges of designing when you can’t easily tell colors apart, and shows how Tailwind’s approach, using human-readable color class names like bg-red-500 instead of cryptic codes, makes a real, practical difference. Instead of guessing what “alert-danger” looks like or relying on IDE extensions, you get a predictable, accessible palette that’s easy to read and work with, no memorization required. It’s a super relatable piece if you’ve ever felt at a disadvantage because of color, and honestly, it’s a nice reminder that thoughtful design choices can make tech more inclusive for everyone.
This piece breaks down the different types of docs, like quickstarts, tutorials, how-to guides, explanations, API references, examples, and templates, and shows you how each serves a different kind of user and need. You'll get super practical advice on things like removing friction from onboarding, structuring content so people actually find what they need, and even writing styles that work best for each section. It’s not just theory; you get real-world tips, actionable checklists, and tons of examples from popular dev tools, all focused on making your documentation clear, approachable, and genuinely helpful.
If you’ve ever wanted your layouts to automatically adjust based on how many items are inside a container, without writing a bunch of JavaScript, this article is for you. It walks through the clever use of CSS quantity queries (using the new :has selector and friends) to style elements based on their count, like changing backgrounds or grid columns depending on the number of children.
💅 Showcase
This is an exceptional example of what can be achieved with Tailwind CSS with enough time and dedication. This old-school music player is made entirely with HTML, CSS, and some JS. No fancy canvas, no complex library, just markup 😄 .
🎁 Resource
If you ever find yourself toggling between docs and your codebase trying to remember Tailwind classes or figure out the perfect utility combo, Fullwind CSS is a great resource. It’s basically a Tailwind search and playground all in one, you can search, preview, and customize Tailwind utilities on the fly, then just copy and drop them right into your project. The instant preview is especially handy, and I love that you can experiment with different class combinations without having to reload or context-switch. If you want to speed up your workflow and spend less time guessing or referencing docs, you’ll want to give this a try.
👌 Cool Stuff
Tailscan – Instantly build, debug, and refine Tailwind CSS sites visually with real-time updates, all within your browser.
Filter – A fast, modern image editor built with React and TypeScript. Edit, filter, and export images on any device.
Openchangelog — Customize yo r changelog with light/dark themes, custom domains, GitHub sync, RSS, search, and password protection.
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