Rails Designer Notes
Where Rails developers come to learn and build beautiful Rails apps. Rails UI consultancy, SaaS expertise & development and Rails UI component library.
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- 13 from 25 Apr 2024 to 29 Oct 2026
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2026 10
- Tangled and other "forges"
- No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector
- CSS sibling-index
- Add (opt-in) Herb support for Rails icons
- Distort HTML with SVG's feDisplacementMap Liquid text, heat shimmer and glitch effects with two SVG primitives and zero JavaScript. A closer look at feDisplacementMap. Published on 22 October 2026
- Prune unused icons
- On Bluesky
- A reusable tooltip built with a custom element Wrap any element in a <tool-tip> custom element and get a positioned, accessible tooltip with almost no JavaScript. No framework required. Published on 15 October 2026
- Build an accessible paused-GIF using an Custom Element Animated GIFs can trigger vestibular issues and hijack attention. Here's how a tiny web component pauses them by default and stays fully accessible. Published on 8 October 2026
- More than click and submit: use any event with Stimulus Stimulus lets you fire actions on any DOM event, not just the seven defaults. Learn how to use native element events, global events, and custom dispatched events to build more expressive interfaces. Published on 1 October 2026
2025 2
- Building optimistic UI in Rails (and learn custom elements) Learn how custom elements work in Rails by building an optimistic form. From simple counters to instant UI updates, understand when to use custom elements over Stimulus controllers. Published on 4 December 2025
- 10 Modern CSS Features You Want to Use CSS is evolving quickly and there many really cool new features that can help you craft beautiful web pages. Published on 29 May 2025