Whether you like them or not, dialogue boxes effectively highlight content like alerts, messages, or newsletter signups without redirecting users to another page. Previously, creating dialogues required a blend of divisions, ARIA, and JavaScript. However, the HTML dialog element has made them more accessible and customizable.
How can you elevate dialogue box design beyond the typical framework and template look? How can you style them to align with a brand’s visual identity and narrative? Here’s how I achieve this in CSS using ::backdrop, backdrop-filter, and animations.
I’ve previously mentioned that Emmy-award-winning game composer Mike Worth hired me for a highly graphical design. Mike loves ’90s animation and wanted to incorporate its retro style without creating a pastiche. Achieving this retro feel also required maintaining accessibility, performance, responsiveness, and semantics.
