Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Let’s welcome the new month with some fresh desktop wallpapers! Created by artists and designers from across the globe, they come in versions with and without a calendar for July 2024. Enjoy! For many of us, July is the epitome of […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Not all companies can afford to hire a full-time UX writer (or are mature enough to consider it yet). As a result, UX writing is often outsourced to team members who may not have sufficient expertise in working with text, such […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Gaining buy-in for accessibility can be challenging due to common myths and misunderstandings. For many, accessibility remains a big mystery. Here are some practical techniques for winning stakeholder support. Part of Smart Interface Design Patterns by yours truly. Getting support for […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More The biggest mistake you can make in UX design is to launch a website or app and then walk away. Monitoring and improving after launch will benefit users and your metrics. Nothing will bring bigger gains. Whether you’ve launched a redesign […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Balancing the age-old simplicity of words on paper with the myriad creative possibilities of the web is a tension as old as the web itself. Leaning into that overlap can bring new dimensions not just to the things we write but […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More Have you heard of the Screen Orientation API? What about the Device Orientation API, Vibration API, or the Contact Picker API? Juan Diego Rodriguez is interested in these under-the-radar web features and discusses how they can be used to create more usable […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Job openings typically cast a very restrictive frame for candidates, with long lists of expectations and requirements. But what if this narrow focus can overlook the value of “V”-shaped designers who excel by crossing boundaries, connecting dots, and innovating beyond rigid […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More Whether you want to take your user research skills to the next level, get better at UX writing, or stay up-to-date on the latest design trends, a newsletter is the perfect opportunity to get the best of the best resources delivered straight […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More What are these CSS Container Style Queries, and why should you use them? Juan Diego Rodríguez delves deeply into style queries, and not at the syntax level, but at what exactly they are solving and what sort of use cases you would […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More The 2-page login pattern is becoming pervasive. Here are the reasons behind this design choice and alternative solutions to create a more efficient and user-friendly authentication experience. Why do we see login forms split into multiple screens everywhere? Instead of typing […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Kristian Mikhel covers various practical applications of scents in product experience, from immersive entertainment to healing spaces and medical appliances, and how designers can drive innovation across spheres and disciplines. Imagine that you could smell this page. The introduction would emit […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Do perfect Lighthouse scores mean the performance of your website is perfect? As it turns out, Lighthouse is influenced by a number of things that can be manipulated and bent to make sites seem more performant than they really are, as […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More The times for CSS have probably never been more exciting than today. In this quick read, we’ve got some useful CSS tips and techniques for you that you can apply to your work right away. Let’s dive deeper into self-modifying CSS variables, […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More There’s more to achieving good UX than research and design. We need to effectively communicate our ideas to gain buy-in from key stakeholders. How do we share our findings with diverse audiences in a way that will empower them to make […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More The web is still a young platform, and we’re only now beginning to recognize what “success” looks like for large projects. In his recent Smashing book, Success at Scale, Addy Osmani presents practical case studies featuring the web’s most renowned companies […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More Let’s kick off June with some fresh inspiration! Artists and designers from across the globe once again tickled their creativity to celebrate the beginning of the new month with a collection of beautiful and unique wallpaper calendars. There’s an artist in everyone. […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More What does it mean to learn the “basics”, or fundamentals, of front-end web development? Is starting with HTML and CSS still the best entry point to learn how to make websites and apps when we have a seemingly endless supply of […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Imagine finally resolving never-ending discussions about UI decisions for good. Here are some practical examples of decision trees for UI components and how to use them effectively. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns. How do you know what UI […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More Application frameworks have built whole ecosystems on top of them. Let’s take a closer look at serverless platforms such as Netlify’s Platform Primitives and explore how they can increase our productivity with a serverless fullstack experience. In the past, the web ecosystem […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More After years of relying on checkbox hacks to create a “switch” control for forms that toggle between two states, HTML may be gaining a native way to go about it by adding aswitchattribute to checkbox inputs. Development has been years in […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More How can we get better at naming? This post is dedicated to naming conventions, tips, and real-world examples that help you name things in a robust and flexible way. Naming is hard. As designers and developers, we often struggle finding the […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More It’s easy to get lost in a sea of CSS frameworks and libraries, each promising easier styling and smoother layouts. But amidst this abundance, the modern CSS features we have today offer simpler and more flexible approaches without the added dependencies or […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More A design team exercise to try We’ve started a “What if” series on the Medium design team. As a counterbalance to our rigorous day-to-day process, we needed a space to zoom out, experiment, and explore more broadly. We use these sessions to sharpen our craft or tackle an open […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More It’s been a minute since we last shared a batch of design inspiration — so here’s a January edition for you! In no particular order, here are a few things that have been shared around our team over the past several months. 1. 77 Ways to Design the Letter ‘M’ Some good, […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More At Medium, our design team’s tool of choice is Figma. We use it practically every day, but still get a bit of joy whenever we discover a small, lesser-known feature or tip. Below are a few of the tips that have been shared on our team recently. 1. Copy .svg […]