Every few months I strip a project back to bare HTML and am surprised by how little I actually needed. The constraint is the design.
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Every few months I strip a project back to bare HTML and am surprised by how little I actually needed. The constraint is the design.
In an era of massive JavaScript bundles and complex build processes, there’s a profound relief in writing just structured text. The browser knows what to do with it.
The Constraints
When you only have HTML and minimal CSS, you are forced to focus on typography, spacing, and rhythm. The lack of fancy animations means the content has to speak for itself.