Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More In Part 1 of this brief two-part series, we developed an application that turns images into audio descriptions using vision-language and text-to-speech models. We combined an image-to-text that analyses and understands images, generating description, with a text-to-speech model to create an […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Want to create more randomized effects in your JavaScript code? TheMath.random()method alone, with its limitations, won’t cut it for generating unique random numbers. Amejimaobari Ollornwi explains how to generate a series of unique random numbers using theSetobject, how to use these […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Finding the right typeface for a logo is a challenge and can be a very time-consuming process that requires both creativity and a practical approach. Levi Honing provides the essential background and tools to enhance your typography journey and apply this […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Although JavaScript regexes used to be underpowered compared to other modern flavors, numerous improvements in recent years mean that’s no longer true. Steven Levithan evaluates the history and present state of regular expressions in JavaScript with tips to make your regexes […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Discover effective pricing strategies for digital projects. Learn how to balance fixed pricing, time and materials, and value-based approaches while managing client expectations and scope creep. Pricing projects can be one of the most challenging aspects of running a digital agency […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Ever felt pressure to speed up your design process? Here’s how to address unrealistic expectations and foster a shared understanding with stakeholders, ensuring everyone is aligned on the path to a successful delivery. Part of Smart Interface Design Patterns by yours […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More In this two-part series, Andrii Zhdan outlines common challenges faced at the start of a design career and offers advice to smooth your journey based on insights from his experience hiring designers. In Part 2, Andrii speaks about how you can […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More For teams working remotely across the globe or together in an office, as well as for any group of collaborating users, a scheduler can be a valuable tool indeed. In this post, you’ll find some of the best commercial web scheduler […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Have you ever wondered what happened after CSS3? It’s common knowledge that we never saw CSS4 come after it, yet we have a plethora of new features that have no similar way of defining when they were introduced. The W3C CSS-Next […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More In this two-part series, Andrii Zhdan outlines common challenges faced at the start of a design career and offers advice to smooth your journey based on insights from his experience hiring designers. Learn why mastering design tools is crucial, how to […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Handling translations for multilingual websites is famously difficult and, yet, crucial for many companies and organizations that serve a global audience. Thankfully, modern tooling abstracts away a great deal of the work, allowing for seamless translations that dynamically update the rendered […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers might be for you. Designed by the community for the community, they come in versions with and without a calendar for August 2024. Enjoy! Everybody loves […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Many UX professionals often find themselves working alone, and usually face more projects impacting user experience than they can handle. In this article, Paul Boag explains how UX teams can be transformed into a significant driver of customer-centric innovation within organizations. […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Joas Pambou built an app that integrates vision language models (VLMs) and text-to-speech (TTS) AI technologies to describe images audibly with speech. This audio description tool can be a big help for people with sight challenges to understand what’s in an […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More WCAG provides guidance for making interactive elements more accessible by specifying minimum size requirements. In fact, the requirements are documented in two Success Criteria: 2.5.5 and 2.5.8. Despite this, WCAG can be difficult to achieve due to a number of misconceptions […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More In today’s turbulent landscape of design, Penpot stands out with its commitment to open-source, free unlimited access, and its unique, robust features. An example could be its new components system that takes another leap forward in aligning design with code. Let’s […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More This in-depth guide takes you through the three crucial phases of conversational search, revealing how users express their needs, explore results, and refine their queries. Learn how AI agents can overcome communication barriers, personalize the search experience, and adapt to evolving […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Today, UX design contributes to the problem of encouraging and facilitating excessive consumption through persuasive e-commerce practices and designing for companies with linear and exploitative business models. Anna Rátkai explores practical steps we can take to reduce material consumption and the […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More Visualize the user experience with user journey maps. Here are some helpful templates, real-world applications, and insights on the importance of mapping both successful and unsuccessful touchpoints. Part of Smart Interface Design Patterns by yours truly. User journey maps are a […]
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 […]