Understanding CSS Basics for Designers — Roadmap Step & Resources
Enough CSS (flexbox, box model) to have an informed conversation with developers
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 2 days
- Roadmap: UI Design
Before this step
Interview questions
- Why does understanding the CSS box model help you design more implementable spacing?
Study resources
- CSS Cascade and Inheritance (Article) — MDN's clear explanation of the cascade, directly useful for designers collaborating with developers.
- CSS Crash Course For Beginners (Video) — Traversy Media's widely-watched CSS crash course, giving designers enough CSS to speak the same language as devs.
Part of
- Design-to-Development Handoff — section
- UI Design roadmap — the full learning path