Lecture on Tailwind CSS by Guillaume

Introduction

Guillaume is a front-end developer with 10 years of experience.
He will teach the Tailwind CSS framework to make web application design faster and easier.

Color Handling: Full set of pre-defined colors in Tailwind CSS.
Customization: Powerful customization engine for designing unique styles.
Typography: Managing text sizes, fonts, margins, and padding.
Flexbox and Grids: Creating column and container layouts.
Layouts: Switching styles dynamically in front-end applications.
Borders, Effects, Filters, Animation and Transition: Applying and customizing these to enhance UI design.
Core Concepts: Understanding central principles of Tailwind CSS.
Design System Creation: Building custom buttons, select elements, and implementing dark mode.

Installation: Using npm or Tailwind CLI to set up Tailwind in a Next.js application.
Configuration: Adjusting tailwind.config.js file for custom settings.
Global Styles: Importing necessary Tailwind utilities into global.css.

Tailwind enables responsive design via breakpoint prefixes.
Examples: testing different design breakpoints for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
Responsive breakpoints: stacking modifiers and utility classes for adaptive design.

Implementation: Use class strategy by adding the dark: prefix in tailwind.config.js.
Can dynamically toggle dark mode and store preference in local storage.
Example: toggling dark mode state with a button in Next.js.
Ensure the dark mode class is added at the top level for global changes.

Tailwind's customization system allows you to adjust pre-defined styles or create new ones using the extend key in configuration.
Adding or customizing colors, font families, spacing, etc.
Using the apply directive to reuse existing Tailwind styles.
Example of customizing H1 tags, adding custom colors.

Styling inputs: Use Tailwind's utility classes to style input fields and buttons.
Buttons: Define a base class, use modifier classes for different button styles (primary, secondary, disabled).
Example: Button hover effects, transition durations.

Creating layouts with Flexbox and Grid systems for adaptive UI designs.
Flexbox: Properties for directions and wrapping.
Grid System: Defining column and row structures, auto flow for dynamic arrangements.

Using layouts for managing different webpage sections like headers, footers, and main content.
Container class for centering content and managing responsiveness.
Columns and rows management with ease using inbuilt utility classes.

Transitions and Animations: Adding smooth effects for UI elements using Tailwind classes like transition, duration, translate, rotate.
Filters: Applying image filters directly using Tailwind, e.g., blur, brightness, grayscale.
Utilities: Using utilities for shadows, z-index, outlines, and object positioning.
Examples: Dynamic behavior of elements on hover or focus.

Building a design system by defining utility classes and applying them globally in the project.
Example: Automated styling for titles, subtitles, paragraphs, buttons, and forms.
Ensuring consistency across elements by centralizing styles in Tailwind config or global styles.

Tailwind CSS offers a highly customizable and efficient approach to CSS with pre-defined utility classes and configuration options.
Emphasis on responsive design, dark mode, and reusability to streamline front-end development.
Encouraged to explore more advanced features and leverage custom plugins for extended functionality.

Use of plugins like Tailwind CSS Intellisense for better development experience.
Detailed explanation of installing Tailwind, creating and configuring projects efficiently.