Articles by Smashing Magazine from June 2011

   No matter how brilliant a website's design, no matter how elegant its navigation, sooner or later visitors will decide whether to take action because of something they read...

No matter how brilliant a websites design, no matter how elegant its navigation, sooner or later visitors will decide whether to take action because of something they read. In the end, the effectivene...

   Let's assume you have built a nice little Ruby on Rails application on your local development machine. Now it's time for the application to go live. But where should you ho...

Lets assume you have built a nice little Ruby on Rails application on your local development machine. Now its time for the application to go live. But where should you host this application? You know ...

   The input form is an essential element of almost any website or application these days. Input is a core method of interaction, and in many cases it represents the hard conv...

The input form is an essential element of almost any website or application these days. Input is a core method of interaction, and in many cases it represents the hard conversion point between success...

   In case you’ve been looking for a nice e-commerce theme for your website or any ongoing projects, today we’ve got something for you. We’re releasing yet a...

In case you’ve been looking for a nice e-commerce theme for your website or any ongoing projects, today we’ve got something for you. We’re releasing yet another freebie a Prestashop...

   We all have our favorite client stories, embarrassing design flaws and never-ending user requests which are all just a part of what we, as designers and developers, encount...

   Over the past several years, there has been a big divide between designers: those who work in print distribution and those in digital distribution. The irony is that, despi...

Over the past several years, there has been a big divide between designers: those who work in print distribution and those in digital distribution. The irony is that, despite the disputes, name-callin...

   Since Rails 3 was released, developers have been writing Rails engines in a new clean style that can be packaged as RubyGems. A Rails engine is a prepackaged application th...

Since Rails 3 was released, developers have been writing Rails engines in a new clean style that can be packaged as RubyGems. A Rails engine is a prepackaged application that is able to be run or moun...

   Almost every Web designer can attest that much of their work is repetitive. We find ourselves completing the same tasks, even if slightly modified, over and over for every ...

Almost every Web designer can attest that much of their work is repetitive. We find ourselves completing the same tasks, even if slightly modified, over and over for every Web project. Following a det...

   So, you want to develop Ruby on Rails applications? While loads of (introductory) tutorials are available for developing Ruby on Rails applications, there seems to be s...

So, you want to develop Ruby on Rails applications? While loads of (introductory) tutorials are available for developing Ruby on Rails applications, there seems to be some uncertainty about setting up...

   Working with code that was created by some other person or organization is routine for developers, but it can be one of the most demanding activities, particularly if you'r...

Working with code that was created by some other person or organization is routine for developers, but it can be one of the most demanding activities, particularly if youre still learning. From using ...

   Today, we're excited to present you with a free icon set, called Style Guides. Perfect for websites with an editorial flair, Style Guides features 14 high-quality icons ran...

Today, were excited to present you with a free icon set, called Style Guides. Perfect for websites with an editorial flair, Style Guides features 14 high-quality icons ranging from 3232 to 512512 pixe...

   Productivity is a crucial asset of professional Web designers and developers. We regularly look for new resources, tools and services to make the search of these ever-growi...

Productivity is a crucial asset of professional Web designers and developers. We regularly look for new resources, tools and services to make the search of these ever-growing techniques easier. Once w...

   With the wide variety of CSS3 and JavaScript techniques available today, it’s easier than ever to create unique interactive websites that delight visitors and provide...

   With the wide variety of CSS3 and JavaScript techniques available today, it’s easier than ever to create unique interactive websites that delight visitors and provide...

With the wide variety of CSS3 and JavaScript techniques available today, it’s easier than ever to create unique interactive websites that delight visitors and provide a more engaging user experi...

   The WordPress eco-system has changed so much in the past few years that keeping up with all of it has become a challenge! It’s been so encouraging not only to see Wor...

   In this post we are glad to present to you yet another freebie: the Website ROI Calculator, a free Google Spreadsheet created by Anders Hoff specifically for Smashing Magaz...

In this post we are glad to present to you yet another freebie: the Website ROI Calculator, a free Google Spreadsheet created by Anders Hoff specifically for Smashing Magazine and our readers. Of cour...

   The Web is full of creative and practical resources that we can use to improve our projects. Photography, fonts, music and code are perfect examples. Finding stock objects ...

The Web is full of creative and practical resources that we can use to improve our projects. Photography, fonts, music and code are perfect examples. Finding stock objects and existing implementations...

   This article was written by Katrn Eyrsdttir, our talented and hard-working trainee from Island. As a designer with background in product design, Katrn is presenting her und...

This article was written by Katrn Eyrsdttir, our talented and hard-working trainee from Iceland. As a designer with background in product design, Katrn is presenting her understanding of what has infl...

   Front-end development is a tricky beast. It’s not difficult to learn, but it’s quite difficult to master. There are just too many things that need to be conside...

Front-end development is a tricky beast. It’s not difficult to learn, but it’s quite difficult to master. There are just too many things that need to be considered; too many tweaks that mi...

   As a veteran designer, developer and project manager for more websites than I can count, I've identified a common problem with many Web projects: failure to plan. The same ...

As a veteran designer, developer and project manager for more websites than I can count, Ive identified a common problem with many Web projects: failure to plan. The same issues come up repeatedly in ...

   The default “category” and “tag” taxonomies in WordPress offer a lot of flexibility to those with imagination and in my development experience I hav...

   In this post we are glad to present to you yet another freebie: a responsive WordPress theme Yoko which was designed by talented designers Ellen and Manuel from Elmastudio ...

In this post we are glad to present to you yet another freebie: a responsive WordPress theme Yoko which was designed by talented designers Ellen and Manuel from Elmastudio and released for the Web des...

   The thing that makes navigation difficult to work with in Web design is that it can be so versatile. Navigation can be simple or complex: a few main pages or a multi-level ...

The thing that makes navigation difficult to work with in Web design is that it can be so versatile. Navigation can be simple or complex: a few main pages or a multi-level architecture; one set of con...

   Content strategy is a beast with many heads, names and trajectories. To approach it is to be sucked in full force. Even so, as crucial as content strategy is, conveying its...

Content strategy is a beast with many heads, names and trajectories. To approach it is to be sucked in full force. Even so, as crucial as content strategy is, conveying its gravity to a big audience, ...

   WordPress is amazing. With its growing popularity and continual development, it is becoming the tool of choice for many designers and developers. WordPress projects, though...

WordPress is amazing. With its growing popularity and continual development, it is becoming the tool of choice for many designers and developers. WordPress projects, though, are pushing well beyond th...

   We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sour...

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a mat...