Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More SVGs, they scale, yes, but how else can you make them adapt even better to several screen sizes? Web design pioneerAndy Clarkeexplains how he builds what he calls “adaptive SVGs” using<symbol>,<use>, and CSS Media Queries. I’ve written quite a lot recently […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Ready to move beyond static mockups? Here is a practical, step-by-step guide to Intent Prototyping — a disciplined method that uses AI to turn your design intent (UI sketches, conceptual models, and user flows) directly into a live prototype, making it […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More How about some new wallpapers to get your desktop ready for fall and the upcoming Halloween season? We’ve got you covered! Following our monthly tradition, the wallpapers in this post were created with love by the community for the community and […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More What if your best AI prompts didn’t disappear into your unorganized chat history, but came back tomorrow as a reliable assistant? In this article, you’ll learn how to turn one-off “aha” prompts into reusable assistants that are tailored to your audience, […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Yegor Gilyov examines the problem of over-reliance on static high-fidelity mockups, which often leave the conceptual model and user flows dangerously underdeveloped. He then explores whether AI-powered prototyping is the answer, questioning whether the path forward is the popular “vibe coding” […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Creating motion can be tricky. Too much and it’s distracting. Too little and a design feels flat. Ambient animations are the middle ground — subtle, slow-moving details that add atmosphere without stealing the show. In this article, web design pioneer Andy […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More When AI “hallucinates,” it’s more than just a glitch — it’s a collapse of trust. As generative AI becomes part of more digital products, trust has become the invisible user interface. But trust isn’t mystical. It can be understood, measured, and […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More As responsible digital professionals, we are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of our work and need to find effective and pragmatic ways to reduce it. James Chudley shares a new decarbonising approach that will help you to minimise the […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More From competitive SEO research and monitoring prices to training AI and parsing local geographic data, real-time search results power smarter apps. Tools like SerpApi make it easy to pull, customize, and integrate this data directly into your app or website. SerpApi […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More For too long, personas have been something that many of us just created, despite the considerable work that goes into them, only to find they have limited usefulness. Paul Boag shows how to breathe new life into this stale UX asset […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More Join us at Medium Day on September 19th for a behind the scenes look at recent feature updates. As any practicing designer knows, shipping feature updates isn’t always straightforward. Our team is excited to share this peek into the processes and philosophies behind our design decisions, followed by a […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More Join us at Medium Day on September 19th for a behind the scenes look at recent feature updates. As any practicing designer knows, shipping feature updates isn’t always straightforward. Our team is excited to share this peek into the processes and philosophies behind our design decisions, followed by […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Elastic and bounce effects have long been among the most desirable but time-consuming techniques in motion design. Expressive Animator streamlines the process, making it possible to produce lively animations in seconds, bypassing the tedious work of manual keyframe editing. In the […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More I once worked with a fleet operations team that monitored dozens of vehicles in multiple cities. Their dashboard showed fuel consumption, live GPS locations, and real-time driver updates. Yet the team struggled to see what needed urgent attention. The problem was […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More You can always get a fantastic overview of things in Stephenie Eckles’ article, “Getting Started With CSS Cascade Layers”. But let’s talk about the experience of integrating cascade layers into real-world code, the good, the bad, and the spaghetti. I could […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Having covered the developmental history and legacy of TV in Part 1, let’s now delve into more practical matters. As a quick reminder, the “10-foot experience” and its reliance on the six core buttons of any remote form the basis of […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More September is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for some new wallpapers! For more than 14 years already, our monthly wallpapers series has been the perfect occasion for artists and designers to challenge their creative skills and take […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More In “A Week In The Life Of An AI-Augmented Designer”, we followed Kate’s weeklong journey of her first AI-augmented design sprint. She had three realizations through the process: AI isn’t a co-pilot (yet); it’s more like a smart, eager intern.One with […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Television sets have been the staple of our living rooms for decades. We watch, we interact, and we control, but how often do we design for them? TV design flew under my “radar” for years, until one day I found myself […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are a great way to make apps built for the web feel native, but in moving away from a browser environment, we can introduce usability issues. Declan covers how we can modify our app depending on what […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More If you are new to using AI in design or curious about integrating AI into your UX process without losing your human touch, this article offers a grounded, day-by-day look at introducing AI into your design workflow. Artificial Intelligence isn’t new, […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More AI has introduced huge efficiencies for web designers and is frequently being touted as the key to unlocking sustainable design and development. But do these gains outweigh the environmental cost of using energy-hungry AI tools? Artificial intelligence is increasingly automating large […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More AI tools are improving fast, but it’s still not clear how they fit into a real product design workflow. Nikita Samutin walks through four core stages — from analytics and ideation to prototyping and visual design — to show where AI […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Rodolpho Henrique guides you through the essential aspects of color in digital design and user experience, from the practical steps of creating effective and scalable color palettes to critical accessibility considerations. Color plays a pivotal role in crafting compelling user experiences […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Your past shapes who you are as a designer, no matter where your career began or how unexpected your career path may have been. Stephanie Campbell shows how those lessons can sharpen your instincts, strengthen collaboration, and help you become a […]