Ffrendi

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Creator(s)

Nina Lyons

Organisation(s)

Technological University Dublin

Discipline(s)

Arts and Humanities, Information and Communication Technologies

Topic(s)

Accessibility and Inclusion

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Description

Ffrendi is an online, browser-based tool that makes it easier to learn and generate CSS visually. The name comes from the idea to provide a friendly frontend for learning and applying CSS.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

Key Features
— Visual Object Creation
Add text, shapes, and other elements directly
onto the canvas.
— Live Styling Controls
•Fonts and typesetting (choose font families, adjust size, spacing, alignment).
•Filters like transparency, blur, &blend modes.
•Tools for size, rotation, X/Y coordinates.
— See the Code
See the code generate as you code.

Who is it for?
— Students & beginners learning CSS who want a more intuitive entry point.
— Educators who want to demonstrate CSS properties in real time.

Why use it?
— Removes the initial barrier of memorising syntax.
— Encourages experimentation — you can see the results of CSS changes instantly.
— Connects design skills with coding practice, making CSS less intimidating and more creative.

In short, Ffrendi is a sandbox for CSS, where you can play, learn, and then take your code straight into your project.

Creative Commons Zero (CC0)

This work has been dedicated to the public domain under a CC0 license, allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and adaptation without attribution.

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Lyons, N. (10/07/2023). Ffrendi. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/ffrendi/ License: Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

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