Dean Leigh
@deanleigh.bsky.social
Web designer specialising in CMS Templates, Design Systems, Component Libraries since 1996
🏠https://deanleigh.co.uk/
🔗http://colchesterdigital.org.uk
🏆Umbraco MVP
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· Nov 4
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Tomorrow's the last day!
After 7 years of selling courses, I'm finally doing a Black Friday sale.
I'd held off for from doing sales in general for all this time, but had some smart people get me on board with it, so I figured if I'm going to do it, I'll go big:
40% off + Flexbox Simplified for free.
I'd held off for from doing sales in general for all this time, but had some smart people get me on board with it, so I figured if I'm going to do it, I'll go big:
40% off + Flexbox Simplified for free.
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tomorrow's the last day!
Hi all,
really proud to announce UmBootstrap v17.0.0-RC3 is now available for testing:
> dotnet new install Umbraco.Community.Templates.UmBootstrap::17.0.0-rc4
really proud to announce UmBootstrap v17.0.0-RC3 is now available for testing:
> dotnet new install Umbraco.Community.Templates.UmBootstrap::17.0.0-rc4
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hi all,
really proud to announce UmBootstrap v17.0.0-RC3 is now available for testing:
> dotnet new install Umbraco.Community.Templates.UmBootstrap::17.0.0-rc4
really proud to announce UmBootstrap v17.0.0-RC3 is now available for testing:
> dotnet new install Umbraco.Community.Templates.UmBootstrap::17.0.0-rc4
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Last minute announcement - thanks @deanleigh.bsky.social for the suggestion. Tomorrow is the launch of Umbraco 17 so why not have an #umbracoTees day!
Tomorrow, wear your Umbraco swag - post a photo on socials with the hashtag #umbracoTees - tag me so I can find it
isitumbracoteesday.today
Tomorrow, wear your Umbraco swag - post a photo on socials with the hashtag #umbracoTees - tag me so I can find it
isitumbracoteesday.today
#UmbracoTees Countdown Timer
Find out when the next #umbracoTees day is
isitumbracoteesday.today
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last minute announcement - thanks @deanleigh.bsky.social for the suggestion. Tomorrow is the launch of Umbraco 17 so why not have an #umbracoTees day!
Tomorrow, wear your Umbraco swag - post a photo on socials with the hashtag #umbracoTees - tag me so I can find it
isitumbracoteesday.today
Tomorrow, wear your Umbraco swag - post a photo on socials with the hashtag #umbracoTees - tag me so I can find it
isitumbracoteesday.today
Reposted by Dean Leigh
👀
AI slop is filling the internet. I want more humans writing on their own websites.
So I made Astro Editor — a free macOS app for writing markdown & MDX in Astro content collections.
Basically iA Writer for @astro.build 🎉
astroeditor.danny.is
#BuiltWithAstro #astrojs
So I made Astro Editor — a free macOS app for writing markdown & MDX in Astro content collections.
Basically iA Writer for @astro.build 🎉
astroeditor.danny.is
#BuiltWithAstro #astrojs
Astro Editor — Schema-Aware Markdown Editor for Astro Content Collections
Transform your Astro content workflow with schema-aware frontmatter forms. Reads your Zod schemas and creates intelligent editing interfaces for distraction-free writing.
astroeditor.danny.is
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
👀
Reposted by Dean Leigh
A first look at the Web Install API brucelawson.co.uk/2025/a-first... I took this Microsoft-stewarded API for a test-drive. Thrills and spills, guaranteed!
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» A first look at the Web Install API
brucelawson.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A first look at the Web Install API brucelawson.co.uk/2025/a-first... I took this Microsoft-stewarded API for a test-drive. Thrills and spills, guaranteed!
Me next year - "like band members starting their own solo projects". I knew we shouldn't have attempted that third album!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Four pivotal ages in your brain's development revealed in new scientific study
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Me next year - "like band members starting their own solo projects". I knew we shouldn't have attempted that third album!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@kevinpowell.co is amazing - if you want to learn or improve he has the gift of explaining complex things in an accessible way. This is a real bargain.
My first Black Friday sale is here! 🎉
40% off CSS Demystified & Beyond CSS.
This is already the biggest sale I've ever done, plus I'm throwing Flexbox Simplified in for free with either purchase.
Sale runs through Dec 1st.
👉 cssdemystified.com?utm_source=b...
👉 www.beyondcss.dev?utm_source=b...
40% off CSS Demystified & Beyond CSS.
This is already the biggest sale I've ever done, plus I'm throwing Flexbox Simplified in for free with either purchase.
Sale runs through Dec 1st.
👉 cssdemystified.com?utm_source=b...
👉 www.beyondcss.dev?utm_source=b...
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
@kevinpowell.co is amazing - if you want to learn or improve he has the gift of explaining complex things in an accessible way. This is a real bargain.
My first conference was mkgeeknight.co.uk - I've been back once. I really should go again, I hear it's just as lovely an atmosphere.
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My first conference was mkgeeknight.co.uk - I've been back once. I really should go again, I hear it's just as lovely an atmosphere.
Such a massive influence on my listening throughout my teenage year. 💔 #jimmycliff
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Such a massive influence on my listening throughout my teenage year. 💔 #jimmycliff
Reposted by Dean Leigh
Nowadays, we can do better:
```
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px
rgb(from currentcolor r g b/ .65)
```
Cross-browser since September 2024.
#tinyCSStip #CSS
```
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px
rgb(from currentcolor r g b/ .65)
```
Cross-browser since September 2024.
#tinyCSStip #CSS
#tinyCSStip
Want the shadow of an element or some other visual to be a semitransparent version of the `currentColor`?
Use `color-mix()`!
Cross-browser, btw. 😼
Want the shadow of an element or some other visual to be a semitransparent version of the `currentColor`?
Use `color-mix()`!
Cross-browser, btw. 😼
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nowadays, we can do better:
```
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px
rgb(from currentcolor r g b/ .65)
```
Cross-browser since September 2024.
#tinyCSStip #CSS
```
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px
rgb(from currentcolor r g b/ .65)
```
Cross-browser since September 2024.
#tinyCSStip #CSS
I am taking part in #Decembeard which involves the very difficult task of growing a beard.
OK it’s not running a marathon, but it is to raise money for a good cause, @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
OK it’s not running a marathon, but it is to raise money for a good cause, @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
Dean Leigh - Decembeard 2025
Help Dean Leigh raise money to support Bowel Cancer UK
www.justgiving.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I am taking part in #Decembeard which involves the very difficult task of growing a beard.
OK it’s not running a marathon, but it is to raise money for a good cause, @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
OK it’s not running a marathon, but it is to raise money for a good cause, @bowelcanceruk.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
I think I listened to this everyday for an entire year when I was 18 years old
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I think I listened to this everyday for an entire year when I was 18 years old
Reposted by Dean Leigh
I would never usually recommend buying my book — or any books — from Amazon, but I’ve just noticed that they’re currently (in the UK at least) selling it for £12 (RRP £30), so if you’ve been holding off, or you want to grab it for a gift, I wouldn’t hold it against you!
amzn.to/47MOtNP
amzn.to/47MOtNP
Universal Principles of Typography: 100 Key Concepts for Choosing and Using Type (Rockport Universal)
We communicate with text every single day, but The art and science of typography combines subtle tweaks to line lengths with harmonious combinations of weights and styles; considered typeface pairi...
amzn.to
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I would never usually recommend buying my book — or any books — from Amazon, but I’ve just noticed that they’re currently (in the UK at least) selling it for £12 (RRP £30), so if you’ve been holding off, or you want to grab it for a gift, I wouldn’t hold it against you!
amzn.to/47MOtNP
amzn.to/47MOtNP
Cursed are the ones who revisit their old code...
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Cursed are the ones who revisit their old code...
First time I've had to prove this outside the fridge even though it's not that cold today.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
First time I've had to prove this outside the fridge even though it's not that cold today.
After a brief break, I'm back on my bread baking business
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
After a brief break, I'm back on my bread baking business
I know were still in Movember but I need an early start to get a decent santa beard!
Please help me raise some money for @bowelcanceruk #Decembeard no matter how small it all helps.
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
Please help me raise some money for @bowelcanceruk #Decembeard no matter how small it all helps.
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I know were still in Movember but I need an early start to get a decent santa beard!
Please help me raise some money for @bowelcanceruk #Decembeard no matter how small it all helps.
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
Please help me raise some money for @bowelcanceruk #Decembeard no matter how small it all helps.
www.justgiving.com/page/dean-le...
Reposted by Dean Leigh
Adam is killing it! 🤩
a new #CSS enters the ring
try it
codepen.io/argyleink/pe...
source
github.com/argyleink/cs...
try it
codepen.io/argyleink/pe...
source
github.com/argyleink/cs...
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Adam is killing it! 🤩
Reposted by Dean Leigh
I just tested this on Windows with Microsoft Sans Serif and you’re right that it doesn’t include ss02 — but further, applying that font setting requires information in the font file. I don’t believe there is a faux ss02 😅 (an optional cc to @pixelambacht.bsky.social and a shout to wakamaifondue.com)
Wakamai Fondue
The tool that answers the question “what can my font do?”
wakamaifondue.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I just tested this on Windows with Microsoft Sans Serif and you’re right that it doesn’t include ss02 — but further, applying that font setting requires information in the font file. I don’t believe there is a faux ss02 😅 (an optional cc to @pixelambacht.bsky.social and a shout to wakamaifondue.com)
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👀 Navigation API will be available in all browsers soon 🎉
Completely redefines the APIs used to build client-side routers / SPAs
🫤 History API: popState, link click.preventDefault() ...
✅ Navigation API: clean, centralized way to intercept navigation events 👌
Completely redefines the APIs used to build client-side routers / SPAs
🫤 History API: popState, link click.preventDefault() ...
✅ Navigation API: clean, centralized way to intercept navigation events 👌
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
👀 Navigation API will be available in all browsers soon 🎉
Completely redefines the APIs used to build client-side routers / SPAs
🫤 History API: popState, link click.preventDefault() ...
✅ Navigation API: clean, centralized way to intercept navigation events 👌
Completely redefines the APIs used to build client-side routers / SPAs
🫤 History API: popState, link click.preventDefault() ...
✅ Navigation API: clean, centralized way to intercept navigation events 👌