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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 25/09/2026

What companies still employ human beings in customer service roles? I ordered equipment on Sweetwater and they still have a human call to let me know when it's on the way. Love that. Let humans do the talking. Let robots do the hilariously bad auto-transcriptions. Best of both worlds.

An automated iOS voicemail transcript: "Hi Ryan, it's she was 2 letters down. I got your super late. drama on the way. That snare should be hitting gross plus the rest of your gear. It looks like next week and if there's anything else I can be about fun in the meantime, please give me a shout. Hope you're well and hope you have a great weekend coming up."

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 19/07/2026

An exploration of displaying multiple stacked sticky elements on a page. I feel fairly good about this approach, but you know I yearn for a CSS-only version codepen.io/hexagoncircl... I'd also argue that we probably don't need stacked stickies, but here we are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 23/05/2026

I apply view transitions to dialog lightbox images on the Mystery Circles site mysterycircles.com/music/we-col... The code for the component can be found in this CodePen: codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 12/05/2026

Converted handwriting into a CSS-animated SVG for a personal tribute project. See it on CodePen: codepen.io/editor/hexag...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 27/03/2026

I've been doing some experimentation with a dynamic floating label that changes to reflect the current visible section using intersection observer. Here's a minimal demo: codepen.io/editor/hexag...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 14/11/2025

It's an acquired taste, Zach. Like pineapple on pizza. Wait a minute... http:zza? I need to workshop this a bit more, I'll be back.

Screenshot of a browser chrome. The url bar contains a hyperlink starting with http://. The text within the browser viewport says, "This one shows http:// because eww, gross."

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 23/10/2025

For this week's halloween masks @codepen.io challenge, I present to you: Unmasked! codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 13/10/2025

Container queries and CSS make it simple to smoothly transition an element to the other side of its parent container without knowing exact dimensions or distance. Read more in my latest post: ryanmulligan.dev/blog/transit...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 04/10/2025

Has anyone come across this issue with CSS text-wrap: balance in Safari 18.6? On initial page load, an SVG element placed inline with text renders on the next line. Resizing the browser window or focusing links aligns it proper. Here's a CodePen with the issue: codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 24/04/2025

This is the content I live for 🍿

A screenshot from the Game Boy Pokemon game, character holding a ball with a text prompt that says "Wild 11ty idea appeared!"

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 15/04/2025

Toss a handful of conic gradients into the CSS, let them dance codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 15/03/2025

After midnight mini-interactions

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 12/02/2025

Sort direction toggle interaction with CSS transitions and linear() easing function 👀

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 09/02/2025

Yeah, I noticed an empty scrollbar gutter on mac when I have scrollbars always on. Not sure if there's a way to hide it 😩

Screenshot of CodePen UI with code on the left and preview pane on the right. The preview pane showcases an open modal with a translucent blue backdrop and a dog photo inside. On the right side of the modal, there is an empty light gray scrollbar gutter

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 08/02/2025

Experimenting with a little web component that uses View Transition API when moving images to and from a lightbox element codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 25/01/2025

Manipulating SVG polyline points with the @gsap-greensock.bsky.social Observer plugin to generate some wobbly sine wave vibes. Vertical scroll velocity controls the amplitude and drift. Scroll for it! codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 28/12/2024

Some CSS animation fun to wrap up my final Friday "creative time" session of 2024. A jump and a flip and a wobble: codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 26/12/2024

🎄 o xmas tree: codepen.io/hexagoncircl...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 03/12/2024

Finally had a free moment over the holiday break to mess around with some creative code ideas. I hacked on this little Web Component that outputs a shimmering pixel effect when its parent element is hovered. Read the post and check out the demo: ryanmulligan.dev/blog/pixel-c...

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Ryan Mulligan @ryanmulligan.dev · 10/11/2024

And nice to see you! Here's payment as requested

A puppy sits proudly facing the camera. He has fluffy, wavy golden fur with a white strip going down his front. White fur surrounds his button nose. It looks like he's smiling for the photo, his mouth open slightly, tongue showing.

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