Sass Toolkits, Live Q&A | Miriam Suzanne

I did a live Q&A at SitePoint talking about:

Customizing Susy for your projects
Other ways to do layouts (and why you might not even need a toolkit)
How to select a toolkit, or build your very own!

To be clear: now that we have border-box sizing, grid math can be much simpler. Complex math is only required if you are using margin-based gutters. Move your gutters into padding, and the math is simple. That’s why I don’t use Susy (or any grid system) much any more. percentage(1/5) works great in Sass - and flexbox takes care of the rest.

You can read a summary of the conversation as well — but it leaves out some good bits. ;)

16 ‘interview’ episodes

2019

Design Systems & CSS @ Views on Vue

Jul 2

We start by talking about design systems and design tooling – how they differ, and the problems they solve.

Has CSS finally come of age? @ Creative Bloq

Apr 23

Steve Jenkins interviews me about the state of CSS, and what’s coming next for the language – from Intrinsic Design to Dynamic CSS.

Dynamic CSS Interview @ Thunder Nerds

Mar 26

Thunder Nerds interview me before her talk at VueConf US 2019.

2018

Fonts & more @ Views on Vue

Dec 4, 2018

The panel and the guest talk about grid systems, fonts, and more!

Ethics, ES6 in Practice, and Dynamic CSS @ TalkScript

Sep 6, 2018

On Episode 18, the TalkScript team continues the live-ish at JSConfUS podcast series with guests Myles Borins, Tim Doherty, and Miriam Suzanne. Listen in!

Essential Knowledge: The Book @ t-h-e-b-o-o-k.com

Jul 16, 2018

100 Colorado Creatives 4.0 @ Westword

Feb 19, 2018

2017

18 designers predict UI/UX trends for 2018 @ Figma Design

Dec 15, 2017

America Heard: Transitions

Jan 19, 2017

2016

*Beyond Pixels Profile @ Net Magazine

Dec 1, 2016

Miriam Suzanne creates experimental experiences with her band and her fellow developers.

An Interview with Miriam Suzanne @ CSS Tricks

Oct 15, 2016

Chris Coyier interviews Miriam when she joins the CSS Tricks team as a Staff Writer. We talk about gettting started in the industry, name confusion, fouding OddBird, building Susy, and more.

Versioning Show, Episode 8 @ SitePoint

Oct 13, 2016

In this episode of the Versioning Show, Tim and David are joined by Miriam Suzanne, best known for Susy, a responsive layout toolkit for Sass. They discuss going from being a lurker to finding your voice, the importance of writing about what you’re learning, stumbling into fame, approaching new projects, and unit testing in Sass.

Sass Toolkits, Live Q&A @ SitePoint

Aug 18, 2016

2015

Ideas, Process, Obsolescence, and the Iterative @ Media Archeology Blog

Nov 15, 2015

This interview serves as a follow up to my performance of The Obsolete Book in a Post-Obsolete World as Represented by a Post-Obsolete Book About Dance at the Media Archeology Lab.

Interview – On Riding SideSaddle* @ Michigan Quarterly Review

Jun 16, 2015

An interview with the insightful Ryo Yamaguchi at Michigan Quarterly Review.

2012

Collaboration & Queer Art @ Boulder Writers’ Workshop

Oct 1, 2012

interview with Richard Wall of the Boulder Writers’ Workshop