Articles by Smashing Magazine from December 2012

The most valuable part of a computer is also its most fragile: Data are the wealth of a digital lifestyle, a currency of which many notes are irreplaceable. At least, thats how I felt staring at a Con...

   The most valuable part of a computer is also its most fragile: Data are the wealth of a digital lifestyle, a currency of which many notes are irreplaceable. At least, thats...

Many of us care deeply about developing our craft. But staying up to date can be a true challenge, because the quantity of fresh information were regularly exposed to can be a lot to take in. 2012 has...

   Many of us care deeply about developing our craft. But staying up to date can be a true challenge, because the quantity of fresh information were regularly exposed to can b...

This article is a collective reply of the active members of the SEO community to the article “The Inconvenient Truth About SEO” in which Paul Boag discusses the value of search engine opti...

   This article is a collective reply of the active members of the SEO community to the article “The Inconvenient Truth About SEO” in which Paul Boag discusses the...

   People are increasingly using their smartphones as a replacement for desktop computers, even for activities such as shopping and purchasing. And as more people move away fr...

People are increasingly using their smartphones as a replacement for desktop computers, even for activities such as shopping and purchasing. And as more people move away from the desktop and onto mobi...

   Vertical rhythm is clearly an important part of Web design, yet on the subject of baseline, our community seems divided and there is no consensus as to how it fits in &mdas...

Vertical rhythm is clearly an important part of Web design, yet on the subject of baseline, our community seems divided and there is no consensus as to how it fits in if at all with our growing and ...

   JavaScript has been called everything from great to awful to the assembly language of the Web, but we all use it. Love JavaScript or hate it: everyone admits there are seri...

Today, we have a beautiful Christmas icon freebie for you created by the talented, hard-working folks at RocketTheme. The icon set contains ten icons available as 256256px PNGs that have been lovingly...

   Today, we have a beautiful Christmas icon freebie for you created by the talented, hard-working folks at RocketTheme. The icon set contains ten icons available as 256×...

JavaScript has been called everything from great to awful to the assembly language of the Web, but we all use it. Love JavaScript or hate it: everyone admits there are serious flaws and not many other...

   JavaScript has been called everything from great to awful to the assembly language of the Web, but we all use it. Love JavaScript or hate it: everyone admits there are seri...

Yes, our brand new Smashing Mobile Book has finally arrived, and it has almost reached your doorstep! If you’ve already pre-ordered the book weeks ago, then it’s really only a matter of da...

   Yes, our brand new Smashing Mobile Book has finally arrived, and it has almost reached your doorstep! If you’ve already pre-ordered the book weeks ago, then it’...

Do you own a website? Do you want to be number one on Google? Whatever you do, dont spend money on aggressive search engine optimization (SEO). I know that sounds like an extreme position to take. How...

   The shortcode ability of WordPress is extremely underrated. It enables the end user to create intricate elements with a few keystrokes while also modularizing editing tasks...

The shortcode ability of WordPress is extremely underrated. It enables the end user to create intricate elements with a few keystrokes while also modularizing editing tasks. In a new theme we’re...

   Do you own a website? Do you want to be number one on Google? Whatever you do, don’t spend money on search engine optimization (SEO). I know that sounds like an extre...

   Do you own a website? Do you want to be number one on Google? Whatever you do, don’t spend money on search engine optimization (SEO). I know that sounds like an extre...

   Do you own a website? Do you want to be number one on Google? Whatever you do, don’t spend money on aggressive search engine optimization (SEO). I know that sounds li...

If you’ve had half an eye on the tech press over the last few weeks, you’ll be aware of the update to iOS, or at least of its replacement of Google maps with the new iOS Maps app.Stories o...

   In computer science, the term “adaptive system” refers to a process in which an interactive system adapts its behavior to individual users based on information ...

In computer science, the term adaptive system refers to a process in which an interactive system adapts its behavior to individual users based on information acquired about its user(s), the context of...

Yesterday we published the article “Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away” in which Alastair Johnston discussed the evolution of Helvetica, the reasons for its popularity as well as his though...

   Yesterday we published the article “Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away” in which Alastair Johnston discussed the evolution of Helvetica, the reasons for its popu...

In September 2012 we ran the very first Smashing Conference friendly, valuable and inspiring community event in a beautiful medieval building in our home town Freiburg, Germany. The conference was a...

   In September 2012 we ran the very first Smashing Conference friendly, valuable and inspiring community event that will help us all become better at what we do in a beauti...

Update: Hours after the publication of this article Indra Kupferschmid published an article in which she corrected some of the facts presented in the original article and provided an opposite view on ...

   The other day someone sent me a link to a website with the preposterous title of The 100 Best Typefaces of All Time .Topping the chart was Helvetica, and that stirred ...

   “First, lets set a few things straight: becoming a top WordPress [developer professional] is hard work — very hard work. Its going to take a lot of time, energy...

First, lets set a few things straight: becoming a top WordPress [developer professional] is hard work very hard work. Its going to take a lot of time, energy and determination. If youre looking for a...

   Using templates in the browser is becoming more and more widespread. Moving application logic from the server to the client, and the increasing usage of MVC-like patterns (...

Using templates in the browser is becoming more and more widespread. Moving application logic from the server to the client, and the increasing usage of MVC-like patterns (modelviewcontroller) inspire...

   The key statement of Fittss Law is that the time required to move a pointing device to a target is a function of the distance to the target and its size. In laymans terms: ...

The key statement of Fittss Law is that the time required to move a pointing device to a target is a function of the distance to the target and its size. In laymans terms: the closer and larger a targ...

   Since the release of iPhone 4 and the iPad 3 (known as “The new iPad”), Apple has doubled the resolution of the displays, which are now 640 x 960 pixels (iPhone...

Since the release of iPhone 4 and the iPad 3 (known as “The new iPad”), Apple has doubled the resolution of the displays, which are now 640 x 960 pixels (iPhone 4 and 4s), 1536 x 2048 pixe...

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...

   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 sour...

In this tutorial, we introduce the Magento layout by creating a simple module that will add some custom HTML content to the bottom of every customer-facing page, in a non-intrusive manner. In other wo...