Caroline Horn
@curiouschaos.com
Designing in browser, aka designer-engineer dedicated to design systems and mostly nerding out on CSS and documentation. Now @ Ramp, formerly @ Elastic
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She found the line to the heater
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
She found the line to the heater
Design systems are so much more than tokens! (and components)
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Design systems are so much more than tokens! (and components)
My toxic trait is thinking that every compliment and congratulation is disingenuous or condescending
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My toxic trait is thinking that every compliment and congratulation is disingenuous or condescending
Reposted by Caroline Horn
I'm having my very own @nerdy.dev moment by beating CSS at its own game....
Yes, you can use container queries with auto height elements!
I gotta write this down...
Yes, you can use container queries with auto height elements!
I gotta write this down...
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm having my very own @nerdy.dev moment by beating CSS at its own game....
Yes, you can use container queries with auto height elements!
I gotta write this down...
Yes, you can use container queries with auto height elements!
I gotta write this down...
Seriously though, its not as big of a story as NYC, but Virginia flipped 15! seats yesterday including the Governor, Lt Gov, and AG. We went from barely holding a 51 majority in the state house to 63! Take note!
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Seriously though, its not as big of a story as NYC, but Virginia flipped 15! seats yesterday including the Governor, Lt Gov, and AG. We went from barely holding a 51 majority in the state house to 63! Take note!
Way to turn out VA!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Way to turn out VA!!
Everyone sees the problem with this, right? .... Right!?
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Everyone sees the problem with this, right? .... Right!?
Them: What's the standard for this?
Me: This
Them: I don't like the standard, can we change it?
Me: For what?
Them: For this custom thing
Me: We dont have a standard for that custom thing
Them: Then what should be standard for this custom thing?
Me: Its custom, go talk to who made it!
#designsystems
Me: This
Them: I don't like the standard, can we change it?
Me: For what?
Them: For this custom thing
Me: We dont have a standard for that custom thing
Them: Then what should be standard for this custom thing?
Me: Its custom, go talk to who made it!
#designsystems
September 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Them: What's the standard for this?
Me: This
Them: I don't like the standard, can we change it?
Me: For what?
Them: For this custom thing
Me: We dont have a standard for that custom thing
Them: Then what should be standard for this custom thing?
Me: Its custom, go talk to who made it!
#designsystems
Me: This
Them: I don't like the standard, can we change it?
Me: For what?
Them: For this custom thing
Me: We dont have a standard for that custom thing
Them: Then what should be standard for this custom thing?
Me: Its custom, go talk to who made it!
#designsystems
Im calling it.
It's officially cider season! 🍎
It's officially cider season! 🍎
a group of people toasting with mason jars of apple cider .
Alt: a group of people toasting with mason jars of apple cider .
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Im calling it.
It's officially cider season! 🍎
It's officially cider season! 🍎
Reposted by Caroline Horn
Here here! If there's anything 25 years of coding CSS has taught me is that the road to the present is filled with ways to write CSS that no longer exist and have died off. Regular ol' CSS is a constant that will always work, and will always be the most valuable skill. Hell, it's never been better.
September 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here here! If there's anything 25 years of coding CSS has taught me is that the road to the present is filled with ways to write CSS that no longer exist and have died off. Regular ol' CSS is a constant that will always work, and will always be the most valuable skill. Hell, it's never been better.
I know tailwind already gets so much flak, but here's some more...
It's failing our young developers. They're not actually learning CSS.
CSS is transferable. Tailwind is not.
This is my hill.
It's failing our young developers. They're not actually learning CSS.
CSS is transferable. Tailwind is not.
This is my hill.
September 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I know tailwind already gets so much flak, but here's some more...
It's failing our young developers. They're not actually learning CSS.
CSS is transferable. Tailwind is not.
This is my hill.
It's failing our young developers. They're not actually learning CSS.
CSS is transferable. Tailwind is not.
This is my hill.
How do folks handle education around the topic of truncation? I find this is the fallback for designers who want "prettier" layouts and engineers implementing "responsive" design.
How do you show them how terrible the UX of it is? Or force them to think through how users access the full content?
How do you show them how terrible the UX of it is? Or force them to think through how users access the full content?
September 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
How do folks handle education around the topic of truncation? I find this is the fallback for designers who want "prettier" layouts and engineers implementing "responsive" design.
How do you show them how terrible the UX of it is? Or force them to think through how users access the full content?
How do you show them how terrible the UX of it is? Or force them to think through how users access the full content?
Reposted by Caroline Horn
Hi 👋 Finally joined Bluesky! I know some of the design systems folks are here. Would love to connect and swap ideas. #designsystems
August 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hi 👋 Finally joined Bluesky! I know some of the design systems folks are here. Would love to connect and swap ideas. #designsystems
My pull requests these days
August 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My pull requests these days
I'm struggling not to squish!
August 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I'm struggling not to squish!
Reposted by Caroline Horn
Contribution in design systems is mostly people applying a go faster stripe to their own car and then asking Honda to include it as standard.
August 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Contribution in design systems is mostly people applying a go faster stripe to their own car and then asking Honda to include it as standard.
I'm hiring, again! I'm looking for a strong (senior+) design-engineer (full 50/50 split) to join our design system team. Come bring the craft back to UI design!
Senior Design-Engineer | Design Systems
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August 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'm hiring, again! I'm looking for a strong (senior+) design-engineer (full 50/50 split) to join our design system team. Come bring the craft back to UI design!
Reposted by Caroline Horn
CSS mixins & functions are coming! And the best way to prepare is by re-visiting CSS variables.
Don’t let the Guaranteed Invalid value & Invalid at Computed Value Time behavior trip you up. Watch my CSS Day talk, or book a workshop to go in depth with modern #CSS!
www.oddbird.net/talks/mixins/
Don’t let the Guaranteed Invalid value & Invalid at Computed Value Time behavior trip you up. Watch my CSS Day talk, or book a workshop to go in depth with modern #CSS!
www.oddbird.net/talks/mixins/
CSS Functions & Mixins
Is sass dead yet?
www.oddbird.net
July 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
CSS mixins & functions are coming! And the best way to prepare is by re-visiting CSS variables.
Don’t let the Guaranteed Invalid value & Invalid at Computed Value Time behavior trip you up. Watch my CSS Day talk, or book a workshop to go in depth with modern #CSS!
www.oddbird.net/talks/mixins/
Don’t let the Guaranteed Invalid value & Invalid at Computed Value Time behavior trip you up. Watch my CSS Day talk, or book a workshop to go in depth with modern #CSS!
www.oddbird.net/talks/mixins/
I didn't *mean* to take this pretty of a picture of a beetle. But look at this pretty picture of a beetle!
July 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I didn't *mean* to take this pretty of a picture of a beetle. But look at this pretty picture of a beetle!
I'm realizing just how important it is for design systems to be in the same meetings with product leadership. Our goals need to align with company goals. Otherwise, we may be fighting against each other unintentionally.
July 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm realizing just how important it is for design systems to be in the same meetings with product leadership. Our goals need to align with company goals. Otherwise, we may be fighting against each other unintentionally.
No, AI will not make me a faster coder. It, too, has no clue what our linter rules are!
July 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
No, AI will not make me a faster coder. It, too, has no clue what our linter rules are!
Reposted by Caroline Horn
#Disabled folks, particular people who use assistive technology for web browsing, how do you feel #accessibility has been improving or not over the last few years?
This is for a talk I want to write about the actual impact of accessibility regulations and compliance. Boosts and thoughts welcome!
This is for a talk I want to write about the actual impact of accessibility regulations and compliance. Boosts and thoughts welcome!
July 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#Disabled folks, particular people who use assistive technology for web browsing, how do you feel #accessibility has been improving or not over the last few years?
This is for a talk I want to write about the actual impact of accessibility regulations and compliance. Boosts and thoughts welcome!
This is for a talk I want to write about the actual impact of accessibility regulations and compliance. Boosts and thoughts welcome!
You'd get lost all the time. But then you'd actually learn the area, so next time, you'd remember and wouldn't need directions.
I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time
June 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You'd get lost all the time. But then you'd actually learn the area, so next time, you'd remember and wouldn't need directions.