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Nils Binder
@ichimnetz.com
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Frontend Designer @ https://9elements.com • Co organizer @css.cafe • Also, I'm an origami enthusiast spending hours folding paper • He/Him.
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Nils Binder @ichimnetz.com · Nov 4
Hello 🦋-friends!

I am Nils, based in the Ruhr-Area in Germany.
I occasionally write about CSS over here: 9elements.com/blog/author/...

And since I can now use my website as a handle, it is probably time to update it as well. But if you're curious, you find it here: ichimnetz.com
Blog Posts by Nils Binder - 9elements
Combining finest craftsmanship with elegant design to ship innovative digital experiences.
9elements.com
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miriam.codes
There's a new #CSS Working Group poll to get feedback on different names for the infamous 'Pinterest' layout.

- Since it uses many of the grid-* properties, `grid` will be in the name somewhere
- We don't use metaphors in CSS names, so `masonry` is not listed here

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Ex-Masonry Display Type Keyword Poll
See https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/12022 for context. This poll intentionally leaves out `masonry` as an option, see https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/12022#issuecomment-34172962...
docs.google.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ichimnetz.com
Has anyone else seen this in iOS 26? Sticky and fixed elements shift slightly out of view when scrolling down, then snap back when scrolling up. I made a demo to test it: cdpn.io/pen/debug/Qw... Curious if others can reproduce.
September 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
ichimnetz.com
Visiting Seattle… I was NOT prepared for this. 🤣🤣
Breakfast was delicious though!
#tailwind
Green awning of a café with the name “TAILWIND café | bar” printed in pink and white.
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
ichimnetz.com
My colleague @dhoelzgen.dev asked me to build a website for the (re)founded Elixir Ruhr Meetup. Had lots of fun experimenting with scroll-driven animations, border images…

And if you’re brave enough, you can brew up some magic 🧙‍♂️✨

elixir-ruhr.dev
Elixir Ruhr Meetup
Join Elixir enthusiasts from the Ruhr Area for inspiring talks, lively discussions, and great company!
elixir-ruhr.dev
August 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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benschwarz.bsky.social
“I don’t like CSS” is coded speech for “I never learned CSS”
July 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
ichimnetz.com
Had a wonderful day at @frontendnorth.bsky.social. Thanks a lot for having me.

If you're interested in the slides to my talk, you can find them here:
ichimnetz.com/slides/unwra...

#FrontEndNorth
ichimnetz.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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frontendnorth.bsky.social
Some photos for you from this morning (and not from my potato phone)! 🌅 Huge thanks to our first 4 speakers for your fantastic talks @bell.bz @olu.online @ichimnetz.com @amyrogers.design

#FrontEndNorth
Andy Bell at the lectern wearing a CSS Programmer t-shirt Olu Niyi-Awosusi centre stage Nils Binder, Front End North sign behind Amy Rogers on stage
July 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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frontendnorth.bsky.social
Boring! Breaking free of a fixed container and the tools which constrain our creativity with @ichimnetz.com

#FrontEndNorth
ChatGPT, Figma, Tailwind logos surround SpongeBob SquarePants conjuring a “boring!” rainbow between their hands
July 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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frontendnorth.bsky.social
3 tickets off a major milestone for us volunteer organisers! Tell your lovely developer and designer friends, we'd love to see you at Front End North 🙌

£75 - 8 talks - video game social - Sheffield - tomorrow!

frontendnorth.com
Jaws meme: We're going to need a bigger boat
July 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
ichimnetz.com
Looks like I’ve found the one and only Station™ 😄
Just landed in Manchester—next stop: Sheffield!
Getting ready for @frontendnorth.bsky.social 🚆✨
Entrance to a modern transportation hub labeled “Welcome to The Station,” featuring icons for train, bus, and tram services above glass automatic doors.
July 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
ichimnetz.com
There was a time when anyone could be an artist 👨‍🎨 — if they loved the work enough.
Then came the professionals.
Then came the camera.

Today, it’s not paint that’s being replaced. It’s code.

9elements.com/blog/when-sk...
When Skill Became Obsolete: Art, Code, and the End of the Amateur - 9elements
Combining finest craftsmanship with elegant design to ship innovative digital experiences.
9elements.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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css.cafe
Wow – what a meetup!
Huge thanks to everyone who joined our in-person gathering right after #CSSDay.
Special shoutout to @miocene.io, Johannes, and Vilde for the fantastic talks.
We had such a great time and hope to see you all again next year! 🙌
A breakfast buffet featuring rows of pastries and sliced cakes. The front trays display banana bread and blueberry loaf slices on floral-patterned plates. Behind them, wooden boards hold neatly arranged croissants and pain au chocolat. Nils, Nesim, and Jan (from left to right) stand smiling in front of a CSS Café banner. All three are wearing light pink shirts with a small owl graphic. The setting is a covered courtyard with checkered floor tiles and glass walls. A few other people are visible in the background. Julia stands at the front of a cozy, wood-beamed room giving a talk to an attentive audience. Behind her, a presentation slide reads: ‘But can you even do anything useful?’ Johannes and Vilde are presenting in front of an audience at an indoor event. A large screen behind them displays the slide title “Ongoing Events.” The room is filled with seated attendees, viewed from the back, and has modern ceiling lights and wooden beams.
June 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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utilitybend.com
Closing off by following a presentation @css.cafe meetup. CSS in the News Room. So happy I still got to see a part of this! So creative. #csscafe #CSSDay . Very inspirational
A bunch of people in the café. In the front there are 2 speakers. On the tv there is a visual with text sjukt sjuke and some code next to it.
June 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
ichimnetz.com
Getting a shoutout from @ishadeed.com for our min-max calculator at #cssday?
Made. Our. Day. 🥰

min-max-calculator.9elements.com?16,24,320,1200
Ahmad Shadeed speaking on stage at CSS Day in a large hall with high ceilings and classical architecture. A large slide behind him explains min-max-value interpolation in CSS using the clamp() function. The audience is seated and attentively watching the talk. Captions are displayed on a screen in the lower-right corner of the stage.
June 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
ichimnetz.com
Getting ready for CSS Day, part 2! I’ll have some stickers and a few owl shirts with me — if you’re around and want one, come say hi.
Two folded T-shirts lie side by side on a white surface — one teal, one light pink. Both shirts feature an embroidered version of the "lobotomized owl," a quirky character by accessibility advocate Heydon Pickering, with red star-shaped eyes and a stitched mouth. Scattered around are various colorful stickers: two bright pink ones with the text “CSS Café,” two white ones styled like CSS code that read “.sticker { position: fixed; }”, and several playful character stickers, including blue creatures, raindrops, and a spiky-haired pink face. There’s also a small roll of stickers in the corner. The scene conveys a fun, creative atmosphere with a strong web developer and accessibility culture vibe.
June 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
ichimnetz.com
So excited to be speaking at Front End North this July!
I’ll be talking about “Unwrapping Web Design”

Would love to see you there!
📍 10th July, Sheffield
🎟️ Still some tickets left – and they’re just £75!

#frontendnorth
Promotional banner for the Front End North conference. On the left, the event logo and text read: “Unwrapping Web Design – Nils Binder. 🎟️ Tickets: Just £75! 🗓️ 10th July, Sheffield.” On the right is a smiling portrait of Nils Binder in front of a green background.
June 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
ichimnetz.com
Live goal achieved: I (well, mostly my slides) appeared in one of @miriam.codes’s talks—just minutes after I gave that exact talk myself. 🤯
Miriam Suzanne speaking on stage at Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Her slide shows a large photo of Nils Binder giving a talk on the same stage, creating a visual echo between the two presentations.
June 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Reposted by Nils Binder
css.cafe
In town for @cssday.nl on June 5–6?

Join the Pre-CSS Day Afternoon Event on June 4 at 16:00 — hosted by CMD Amsterdam 🇳🇱

Talks by @ichimnetz.com & @miriam.codes, plus student CSS showcases ✨

🎟 Free RSVP: gath.io/KwVtysIkOWcU...
Pre-CSS Day afternoon event · Gathio
<b>About the presentation:</b><br> On Wednesday June 4 we organize the one and only unofficial pre-CSS Day Afternoon Event. This event is open to everyone. To all visitors and speakers of CSS Day who ...
gath.io
May 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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bram.us
If you're going to #CSSDay next week (or not), there is also a free-to-attend afternoon event at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

With @miriam.codes and @ichimnetz.com speaking, the event is looking great.

More info + registration: gath.io/KwVtysIkOWcU...
Pre-CSS Day afternoon event · Gathio
<b>About the presentation:</b><br> On Wednesday June 4 we organize the one and only unofficial pre-CSS Day Afternoon Event. This event is open to everyone. To all visitors and speakers of CSS Day who ...
gath.io
May 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
ichimnetz.com
This looks really promising!

Recently, I was late to the game in realizing that text inside <details> gets shown when found.
Now, this takes it even further by giving you even more control over what can be found and made visible!
February 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
ichimnetz.com
I built a little tool to check color contrast across an entire palette. 🎨
• Supports both WCAG 2.0 and APCA 

• See how all colors compare at a glance
• Import/Export CSS or JSON variables

• Make sure your palette works for everyone

Try it:
palette-tester.9elements.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
ichimnetz.com
@matuzo.at last year my husband started working in Nürnberg / Bavaria. Somehow that made me think about you a lot…
Bottle of „Bayreuther hell“ beer. Bayreuther written in Lopster font.
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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css.cafe
This is going to happen tomorrow 😍 👇

www.meetup.com/css-cafe/eve...
Rachel Andrew - A solution for the visual and source order disconnect, Thu, Feb 6, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup
+++ A solution for the visual and source order disconnect +++ by Rachel Andrew +++ Using grid layout to position items can sometimes result in a disconnected tab order, cr
www.meetup.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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molily.de
For the past three years, @9elements.com has worked collaboratively with UK agency Kore (www.kore.uk.com), helping the World Health Organization (WHO) to visualize global public health data on WHO’s data hub: data.who.int

Read our blog post:
9elements.com/blog/visuali...

#DataViz #PublicHealth
Visualizing global health data on data.who.int - 9elements
Combining finest craftsmanship with elegant design to ship innovative digital experiences.
9elements.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM