“Generation Style” by Eric Meyer—An Event Apart video

Consider, if you will, CSS generated content. We can, and sometimes even do, use it to insert icons before or after pieces of text. Occasionally we even use it add a bit of extra information. And once upon a time, we pressed it into service as a hack to get containers to wrap around their floated children. That’s all fine—but what good is generated content, really? What can we do with it? What are its limitations? And how far can we push content generation in a new landscape full of flexible boxes, grids, and more? In this hour-long talk recorded live at An Event Apart DC 2019, Eric Meyer turns a spotlight on generated content and shows how it can be a generator of creativity as well as a powerful, practical tool for everyday use.

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