About the author
Frontend Architect & Creator of CSS Vars Framework
Kim has spent twelve years building interfaces for the web, and the last several
writing CSS Vars Framework — a dependency-free, single-stylesheet system built on
custom properties, @layer, and clamp(). No build step,
no runtime, just modern CSS doing what it was always capable of.
I started building websites the year float layouts were still the standard advice. Every framework since has asked for a build step, a compiler, or a JavaScript runtime just to toggle a menu. CSS Vars Framework is my answer: everything the cascade can already do, organized so you never fight it again.
Read before writing. Reuse before inventing. Longhand before shorthand. Every rule in the framework — and every article I publish — comes from a real build, tested against a real layout bug, and shipped as a copy-paste-ready block.
Articles and projects from Kim's notebook
Layered specificity as an architecture pattern, with a working demo you can drop straight into a project.
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Three independent longhand axes so property, duration, and easing classes never fight each other.
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Accessible nav panels, tabs, and modals built entirely on the checkbox-hack pattern.
Read StoryOne thoughtful email a month — no build tools required to read it.