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> 5. Learn that design is meant to move, and pick up animation! If you do, please don't force users to endure slow animations or slow "micro interactions", make it do what it does fast, especially if you're building applications people use professionally. > Side note. I've worked in dozens of front-ends over a long career. CSS is the only constant. Same here, and I'd add that JavaScript (not TypeScript, not React, not X) has also been a constant for me.

Oh man how do I find someone like this. As a backend/infra dev I respect, fear and loath (in the reverse order) css. If you can find your complement(s) there is nothing like it!

Good points. Interested to find out more what you mean with this: > 5. Learn that design is meant to move, and pick up animation! I mainly work with 'Enterprise' or B2B users. My experience those users don't care about animations. They just want the fastest way from A -> B and don't get in their way. What's your experience and with what type of users? I get frustrated with animated interfaces on the web. It usually means my laptop fan spins up because the designer wanted to show off how cool all those CSS animation thingies are. UI animations seen on mobile apps are better, e.g. subtle animations used in Apple's music app improve usability. I usually try to stick to using it for making signifiers clearer, to show state changes or for feedback. This is a good book: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/designing-interface-animati...

> 2. Learn how to use your terminal. In what world does the order of learning go CSS > Terminal for the "designer who codes"? In no way should that be on the list for the author's target audience.

How to learn CSS really well? any good resources you recommend? I found it very easy to get started but very very challenging to get good.

There isn't any correct way to structure CSS. Even if you are the best you will still have people telling you are wrong or they don't want their styling structured how you suggest.

Or even simpler—change your career to programmer, and bring your thoughtful aesthetic sensibilities to the fore where needed and _permitted_ by your developer colleagues.