Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More I don’t know how it is for other designers, but when I start a new project, there’s always this moment where I just sit there and stare. Nothing. No idea. Empty. People often think that “creativity” is some kind of magic […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More When Ethan Marcotte conceived RWD, web technologies were far less mature than today. As web developers, we started to grasp how to do things with floats after years of stuffing everything inside table cells. There weren’t many possible ways to achieve […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More This article is a sponsored by Storyblok When computers first started talking to each other, the methods were remarkably simple. In the early days of the Internet, systems exchanged files via FTP or communicated via raw TCP/IP sockets. This direct approach […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More As designers, we are always on the lookout for some fresh inspiration, and well, sometimes, the best inspiration lies right in front of us. With that in mind, we embarked on our wallpapers adventure more than thirteen years ago. The idea: […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More I recently wrote for Smashing Magazine about how UX leaders face increasing pressure to deliver more with limited resources. Let me show you how a digital playbook can help meet this challenge by enhancing our work’s visibility while boosting efficiency. While […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Animating from and to display: none; was something we could only achieve with JavaScript to change classes or create other hacks. The reason why we couldn’t do this in CSS is explained in the new CSS Transitions Level 2 specification: “In […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Svelte occupies a curious space within the web development world. It’s been around in one form or another for eight years now, and despite being used by the likes of Apple, Spotify, IKEA, and the New York Times, it still feels […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More This article is a sponsored by Storyblok Open source is the backbone of modern software development. As someone deeply involved in both community-driven and company-driven open source, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing its diverse approaches firsthand. This article dives into […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More There seemed to be a hot minute when the tech industry understood the value of idle tinkering and made a point of providing ‘side project time’ as an explicit working perk. The concept endures — I’m lucky enough to work somewhere […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More It’s not too far-fetched to say AI is a pretty handy tool that we all rely on for everyday tasks. It handles tasks like recognizing faces, understanding or cloning speech, analyzing large data, and creating personalized app experiences, such as music […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Illustration has been used for 10,000 years. One of the first ever recorded drawings was of a hand silhouette found in Spain, that is more than 66,000 years old. Fast forward to the introduction of the internet, around 1997, illustration has […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More As expected from anyone who has ever tried building anything solo, my goal was not to build an app but the app — the one app that’s so good you wonder how you ever survived without it. I had everything in […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More This article is a sponsored by DebugBear I was chatting with DebugBear’s Matt Zeunert and, in the process, he casually mentioned this thing called Tight Mode when describing how browsers fetch and prioritize resources. I wanted to nod along like I […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More The list of attributes available in HTML is long and well-documented. Even if you haven’t memorized them (and there’s totally nothing wrong with an author… er… random person off the street, who has), there are a bunch of places where HTML […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More This article is a sponsored by Cloudways Product launches and sales typically attract large volumes of traffic. Too many concurrent server requests can lead to website crashes if you’re not equipped to deal with them. This can result in a loss […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More In 2024, Artificial Intelligence (AI) hit the limelight with major advancements. The problem with reaching common knowledge and so much public attention so quickly is that the term becomes ambiguous. While we all have an approximation of what it means to […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Component-specific styling, styling parents based on their children, relative colors — the web platform is going through exciting times, and many things that required JavaScript in the past can today be achieved with one simple line of HTML and CSS. As […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Maybe 2025 has already started as you’re reading this, maybe you’re still waiting for the big countdown to begin — either way, it’s never too late or too early for some New Year’s inspiration! Our new collection of desktop wallpapers has […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Many design leaders find themselves in an impossible situation. On one side, senior management have read articles trumpeting the incredible ROI of user experience design. McKinsey tells us that design-led companies achieve 56% higher returns to shareholders. Forrester reports that every […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More What makes an incredible project? Is it the client? The type of project? An exorbitant budget? While those things help to create the environment in which a great project can thrive, what truly makes a project something powerful is you. No, […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More You can safely use scroll-driven animations in Chrome as of December 2024. Firefox supports them, too, though you’ll need to enable a flag. Safari? Not yet, but don’t worry — you can still offer a seamless experience across all browsers with […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More So, I love drawing birds with code. Inspired by my brother’s love for birdwatching, I admire the uniqueness of their feathers, colors, and sounds. But what I notice most is the way their bodies curve and different birds can have dramatically […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Graceful degradation is a design approach that ensures the basics of a website will still function even if specific individual parts of it stop working. The approach removes single points of failure: just because one thing stops working doesn’t mean the […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More A simple trick with Figma variables A Bit of Context How do I change the appearance of my fixed button depending on the chosen payment method? Above is a screenshot of a prototype I worked on for mobile purchase funnel iterations. I work as a product designer at Medium, mostly […]