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I love mentoring new designers and helping them learn the craft, especially if it involves getting designers to be more technical or our partners to get more creative.

Apr 4, 2017 · thoughtbot

Positioning Elements on the Web

Choosing how to position an element in CSS is sometimes really a choice about what side effects are most acceptable.

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