Laura Kalbag

Design

The best image format for every use case: A complete guide to using JPG, PNG, and more

Each image file type was created for a good reason, but it may not be the right reason for you. Because images can have different purposes, you’ll need to know your ultimate purpose in using an image before selecting the right type.

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The 5 best CSS frameworks (and why you should maybe go without)

What are the benefits of common CSS frameworks? We give you some reasons why you might want to consider designing in pure CSS.

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6 CSS tips for mastering positioning and fonts

Creating a great design with CSS comes with a learning curve. However, a lot of what you’ll make focuses on knowing two design areas: positioning and fonts.

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Intro to Design Tokens

Design tokens are tiny reusable building blocks. You can use them to keep colors, spacing and other styles consistent across your design, and combine them to create design systems.

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Design Tokens with Penpot

Design tokens are the smallest repeatable elements of your design that can be reused consistently across your Penpot projects and teams.

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What is CSS? A beginner’s guide

While learning CSS takes time, understanding how it works should be easy. In this guide, we’ll explain the basics of CSS to help you start your journey.

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What are design tokens? A complete guide

Design tokens create a single source of truth for design decisions, making your design system more maintainable, scalable, and consistent.

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Accessible Design Checklist

Improve your design’s accessibility with this quick reference checklist and Penpot plugin.

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Design systems best practices with Penpot

If you want to create a design system using Penpot, I’ve got some tips, tricks, and best practices for you.

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How to create interactive image hover effects with CSS

Learn how to create effective hover effects in different ways and how they help designers provide a better user experience

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How to use CSS and media query breakpoints to create responsive layouts

Responsive layouts “respond” to the size and resolution of the device they are presented on, and underpinning these layouts are CSS media query breakpoints.

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Tutorial: Creating Penpot color palettes and libraries

Learn how to use color and save reusable colors for your design system with Penpot’s color palette and shared libraries.

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Tutorial: How to use components and shared libraries

Learn about components and how to use your team’s shared components for your design system in Penpot.

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Tutorial: Create and share components in Penpot

Learn about creating components and libraries of shared components in Penpot for your team’s design system.

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Tutorial: How to use icons from a shared icon library in Penpot

I recently shared a css.gg icons library template in the Penpot Libraries & Templates collection. Here’s how you can use icons from this (and other) shared libraries in Penpot.

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Tutorial: How to navigate a Penpot file

You’ve been sent a Penpot file or downloaded a template from the Community. This tutorial will help you find your way around.