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@mandymichael.bsky.social
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Lead Software Engineer, Frontend Dev, Speaker, Eng Manager (she/her) | GDE Web Tech, Microsoft Regional Director (MVP program) | instagram.com/adognamedjello

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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I was scrolling through linkedin (I don’t know why) and mos of the posts were very clearly AI generated. If that wasn’t bad enough most of the comments were aswell. This is so dumb. It’s just AI talking to AI about AI? I don’t want to know what AI thinks about itself. This is absurd. I hate it.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I’ve started writing down some of my thoughts about Frontend & AI. I’m not an expert, but where I’ve landed for now is that Design Systems are no longer optional. They are critical, and having dedicated people focused on them is more important than ever. mandy.dev/posts/design...
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Design Systems Are No Longer Optional
Frontend notes, type experiments, and web things by Mandy Michael
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Some holiday text effects. There are definitely better ways to do these now but use it for inspiration codepen.io/collection/X...
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I’ve been seeing a lot of AI talks and articles lately - I have no idea what’s going on but it has got me wondering about Performance and accessibility and I only have more questions. “People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?” medium.com/@mandy.micha...
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People deserved a better web. Will AI be the one who gets it?
Like many people in the web industry I’ve been keeping an eye on the “state of AI” and what it means for my job, and my day to day life. To…
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Today I learned about “slopsquatting”. What a word. @webdirections.org #code2025 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slopsqu...
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
@elly.lol immediately after the talk I realised the answer to your question! You can use size adjust in font face to adjust roboto. There is no reason you can let size adjust multiple fallback options to match your first choice font
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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Either A.I. is an essential part of the job, in which case it's reasonable for candidates to use it and reasonable for employers to assess the skill of candidates at using it, or it's not.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Whenever I see someone give a talk about CSS I always get reminded how awesome it is! It’s always getting better and solving problems in simple ways! So underrated for what it does!! (Great talk by @5t3ph.bsky.social about Modern CSS at @webdirections.org )
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Caught a great talk by @ghuntley.com at Code Leaders @webdirections.org He talked about the future belongs to people who can understand and work with AI. If you're not picking up these tools, you're gonna get left behind.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
In Melbourne for @webdirections.org Code and Code Leaders! 👋✨
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Jeremy Keith @adactio.com · 07/05/2025
Why is the new pope being elected at a Figma event? 🔗 adactio.com/notes/21894
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Nice to see features supporting the use of CSS Grid being implemented into Figma. #config2025 Hope to see more people using CSS Grid in the future as a result!
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Visiting SF for Config! Looking forward to all the sessions! #Config2025
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Can someone move Buy Nothing groups off Facebook so I don’t have to use it anymore please!?
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I was scrolling through TikTok and came across a fashion video - long story short TIL that people don’t know what wingdings looks like and that there are multiple versions. Then I wondered if that’s normal and I’m the weird one?
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This is one of my favourite talks about Accessibility! Definitely worth a watch!
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Lachlan Hunt @lachy.id.au · 28/11/2024
I created a starter pack for speakers at @webdirections.bsky.social Tis year go.bsky.app/M4kMv3g
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
@mariafarrell.bsky.social’s talk at @webdirections.bsky.social is so relatable and interesting. ❤️
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Scott Jehl @scottjehl.com · 28/11/2024
Listening to Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social present Let’s Rewild The Internet at Web Directions #webdirections @webdirections.bsky.social
Maria on stage in front of an audience. The screen behind her says Let’s Rewild The Internet
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Really excited to see @mariafarrell.bsky.social talk “We Need to Rewild the Internet” at @webdirections.bsky.social !
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Joan León @nucliweb.net · 27/11/2024
A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web, by @mandymichael.bsky.social github.com/mandymichael... #WebPerf #Performance #Fonts
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GitHub - mandymichael/font-performance-resources: A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web
A collection of handy resources for understanding font performance on the web - mandymichael/font-performance-resources
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Great talk by Miriam at @webdirections.bsky.social on container queries! Learnt a lot I’m excited to play with them some more!
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I always enjoy coming to @webdirections.bsky.social , the talks are great but i love catching up and seeing friends from all over Australia and the world and talking about fun web stuff. ❤️
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I appreciate the matching shirt, shoes and slides that @philna.sh is rocking at @webdirections.bsky.social
Phil Nash on stage at Web Directions in matching purple shoes shirt and slides!
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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 26/11/2024
🌠 So let’s say you want to use a modern CSS feature like container queries. According to caniuse, the feature is at 93% support. Is that good enough? How do we evaluate this number? I dig into this question in my brand-new just-published blog post, “A Framework for Evaluating Browser Support”. 🎉
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A Framework for Evaluating Browser Support • Josh W. Comeau
Lots of exciting new features have been landing in CSS recently, and it can be tough trying to figure out if they’re safe to use or not. We might know that a feature is available for 92% of users, but...
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Max Böck @mxb.dev · 24/11/2024
Do yourself a favor and check out @numb.comfortab.ly 's public block lists. Mute or block grifters and nazis before they even hit your feed. 💕
A selection of public block lists, such as  "crypto dweebs" or "right wing propaganda"
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Bramus @bram.us · 20/11/2024
As of Chrome 131 you have more options to style `<details>` and `<summary>`. You can now use of the `display` property on these elements, and also use a `::details-content` pseudo-element to style the part that expands and collapses. developer.chrome.com/blog/styling...
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Recovering from my sickness eating delicious Dutch and Belgium food. I think I was born in the wrong part of the world.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
So many fantastic talks at @perfnow.bsky.social so thankful I was able to attend I learnt heaps and had quite a few surprise reunions with friends I haven’t seen in years ❤️
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Immediately after I finished my talk at performance.now I got sick 😅 with a cold and a headache! Typical! Sad I couldn’t hang out for too long.
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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 20/10/2024
Here’s another starter pack. This one is for all the people who love #CSS, #CSS, #CSS! 😁🤘✨ (LMK if you know more CSS folks I should add! 💚) go.bsky.app/A6biNib
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Sarah Drasner @sarahedo.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
I lot of folks joining so I made a starter pack. It’s non-exhaustive, I like too many people here. This should help get people going though: go.bsky.app/QHsSenT
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Henri Helvetica 🧑🏾‍🚀🇭🇹 @henrihelvetica.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
"Put users 1st. Stand for the truth. Fight bulls*t with data" This is how yesterday ended at #PerfNow. Thank you @slightlyoff.bsky.social Photo of
Photo of a person standing on stage next to a podium during a presentation. On the screen reads: "JavaScript, JavaScript club" NA capitalize Serif font.
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Scott Jehl @scottjehl.com · 14/11/2024
Thanks for the shoutout on this issue, @ericwbailey.website. #perfnow folks you can find that issue here and +1 it or comment to keep the discussion going! github.com/GoogleChrome... Also, some further reading from me at the time: www.filamentgroup.com/lab/a11y-rea...
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We need more inclusive web performance metrics | Filament Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Read this page on the Filament Group website
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Super excited to see @ericwbailey.website talk about accessibility and performance at @perfnow.bsky.social
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Scott Jehl @scottjehl.com · 14/11/2024
Harry Roberts @csswizardry.com on stage at @perfnow.bsky.social #perfnow
A photo from the back of the crowded venue. Harry is on stage with a slide that reads: site-speed that sticks
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
The vibes at @laracon.au make me want to learn Laravel just so I can hang out with all the nice cool people.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
@laracon.au has such a wonderful community it’s such a wonderful conference with fantastic speakers! Having a blast. Thanks everyone for being so supportive 💖
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Oh my way to Brisbane for Laracon AU to talk about using HTML for improving performance and accessibility! The month of performance begins!
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Super handy thanks 😄
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 28/06/2024
Not sure if I’m in a bubble or if more people are in fact moving away from SPAs!
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 15/04/2024
First day back at work after being on maternity leave for 12months
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
Not an April Fools Joke - I added a Webring to my blogs, now you can navigate between variablefonts.dev, texteffects.dev and textlab.dev via the joy of my Webring. I'm immensely happy with this addition. Taking suggestions for a better name! 😄
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 01/04/2024
The video for creating Flickering Glowing Text Effects with CSS & HTML is now available on my YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiX_...
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Watch me make a Flickering Glowing Neon Text Effect with CSS and HTML
An animated flickering glowing light text effect with CSS and text shadows using monospaced fonts and the ch unit.Post: https://texteffects.dev/posts/flicker...
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 30/03/2024
New post on variablefonts.dev featuring Honk by EK Type Foundry the variable color font available on Google Fonts, it's perfect for Batman text (and more). *Warning one of these demos is a bit of an assault on the eyes. variablefonts.dev/posts/honk-v...
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Honk Variable Font
A fun, bold Variable Color font with a 8 built in colour palettes, its variable axes provide so many options for text effects it's practically endless.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 27/03/2024
New post on TextEffects.dev for creating a "Flickering Neon Glowing Text Effect". Video tutorial will come later in the week. Post: texteffects.dev/posts/flicke... Codepen: codepen.io/mandymichael...
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Flickering Glowing Text Effect with CSS
An animated flickering glowing light text effect with CSS and text shadows
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 20/03/2024
Latest Text Effect Tutorial - Creating icy, frozen, text effect with CSS and HTML (with a little bonus animation). texteffects.dev/posts/ice-te... Youtube Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO3-... Codepen: codepen.io/mandymichael... The Playground (no code) texteffects.dev/icetext
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Ice Text Effect with CSS
Create a CSS only Ice Text Effect using CSS Gradients and text shadows to create text that looks like its frozen.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 16/03/2024
New Website: TextEffects.dev First post featured: Creating Gold Text with CSS Post: texteffects.dev/posts/gold-t... Just the Effect: texteffects.dev/goldtext Video Tutorial: youtu.be/ZbiBmpPZ8zU?... (Can't change the youtube channel url for 14 days so i'm stuck for now 😅)
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Gold Text Effect with CSS
Create a CSS only Gold Text Effect using CSS Gradients and text shadows.
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Mandy @mandymichael.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
A little post about using data-attributes and the CSS Content property for things like Text Effects and why it's problematic for accessibility. Plus, what you can do to make it accessible. textlab.dev/posts/data-a...
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The problem with data-attributes for text effects
Data-attributes are a simple and easy way to create layers for text effects on the web, but they are problematic for accessibility.
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