Articles by Smashing Magazine from May 2013

   Whether you offer free or premium themes, testing should be a major part of your development process. By planning in advance, you can foster a development environment that deters so...

Whether you offer free or premium themes, testing should be a major part of your development process. By planning in advance, you can foster a development environment that deters some bugs by design a...

   Responsive web design has been around for some years now, and it was a hot topic in 2012. Many well-known people such as Brad Frost and Luke Wroblewski have a lot of experience with...

Responsive Web design has been around for some years now, and it was a hot topic in 2012. Many well-known people such as Brad Frost and Luke Wroblewski have a lot of experience with it and have helped...

With all of the different smartphones, tablets and other devices that sport various operating systems and versions thereof, a Web developers job testing (sometimes virtually) on multiple devices to r...

   With all of the different smartphones, tablets and other devices that sport various operating systems and versions thereof, a Web developer’s job — testing (sometimes v...

   Once again, it’s time to join in on a Smashing Magazine photography contest. You might remember or took part in our popular Coffee Mug Contest in 2011, which drew over 470 en...

   I recently travelled 2517 miles to try to solve 50 problems in 50 days using design — a journey that would challenge me to fundamentally rethink my understanding of the user-e...

I recently travelled 2517 miles to try to solve 50 problems in 50 days using design a journey that would challenge me to fundamentally rethink my understanding of the user-experience design process.I...

   As a mobile UI or UX designer, you probably remember the launch of Apple’s first iPhone as if it was yesterday. Among other things, it introduced a completely touchscreen-cen...

As a mobile UI or UX designer, you probably remember the launch of Apples first iPhone as if it was yesterday. Among other things, it introduced a completely touchscreen-centered interaction to a indi...

   When the mockups for the new Financial Times application hit our desks in mid-2012, we knew we had a real challenge on our hands. Many of us on the team (including me) swore that pa...

   When the mockups for the new Financial Times application hit our desks in mid-2012, we knew we had a real challenge on our hands. Many of us on the team (including me) swore that pa...

Update (10.10.2013): Good news: according to recent tests, Flexbox layout isn’t slow any longer. Author’s comments about the performance of Flexbox refer to the original (legacy) flexbox t...

   Flexible box layout (or flexbox) is a new box model optimized for UI layout. As one of the first CSS modules designed for actual layout (floats were really meant mostly for things s...

   Flexible box layout (or flexbox) is a new box model optimized for UI layout. As one of the first CSS modules designed for actual layout (floats were really meant mostly for things s...

Flexbox (or flexible box layout) is a new box model optimized for UI layout. As one of the first CSS modules designed for actual layout (floats were really meant mostly for things such as wrapping tex...

   Everyone is talking about mobile. Some e-commerce websites are venturing into it. Mobile commerce (also known as “m-commerce”) has immense potential, exhibiting a 86% gr...

   Everyone is talking about mobile. Some e-commerce websites are venturing into it. Mobile commerce (also known as “m-commerce”) has immense potential, exhibiting a 86% gr...

Everyone is talking about mobile. Some e-commerce websites are venturing into it. Mobile commerce (also known as “m-commerce”) has immense potential, exhibiting a 86% growth rate and hitti...

Good typography has always been a defining aspect of effective Web design, and this holds true especially for websites in which the emphasis is on presenting a large amount of content specifically, a...

   Good typography has always been a defining aspect of effective Web design, and this holds true especially for websites in which the emphasis is on presenting a large amount of conte...

   Good typography has always been a defining aspect of effective Web design, and this holds true especially for websites in which the emphasis is on presenting a large amount of conte...

   Now powering over 17% of the Web, WordPress is increasingly becoming the content management system (CMS) of choice for the average user. But what about websites built with an outdat...

Now powering over 17% of the Web, WordPress is increasingly becoming the content management system (CMS) of choice for the average user. But what about websites built with an outdated CMS or without a...

  Now and again, I hit the swimming pool. Its a good way to exercise, but also to relax after a long day in front of my PC. I can do quite a few laps in my front crawl, but only because I do...

Now and again, I hit the swimming pool. Its a good way to exercise, but also to relax after a long day in front of my PC. I can do quite a few laps in my front crawl, but only because I dont use my le...

  Storytelling takes many forms. In the past, stories were told orally, with people telling and retelling myths, fables and even histories. As writing technology became more prevalent, we be...

Storytelling takes many forms. In the past, stories were told orally, with people telling and retelling myths, fables and even histories. As writing technology became more prevalent, we began to recor...

  The <picture> element is a new addition to HTML5 thats being championed by the W3Cs Responsive Images Community Group (RICG). It is intended to provide a declarative, markup-based so...

  The <picture> element is a new addition to HTML5 thats being championed by the W3Cs Responsive Images Community Group (RICG). It is intended to provide a declarative, markup-based so...

The <picture> element is a new addition to HTML5 thats being championed by the W3Cs Responsive Images Community Group (RICG). It is intended to provide a declarative, markup-based solution to en...

  WordPress is built by volunteers. People from all over the world collaborate to create the core software, write the documentation, provide support, translate WordPress, organize events and...

WordPress is built by volunteers. People from all over the world collaborate to create the core software, write the documentation, provide support, translate WordPress, organize events and generally k...

  Android is huge: 480 million people currently use Android devices, and 1 million new devices are activated daily. This means that every three weeks, the number of people who activate new A...

Android is huge: 480 million people currently use Android devices, and 1 million new devices are activated daily. This means that every three weeks, the number of people who activate new Android devic...

  Editorial work at Smashing Magazine is a difficult, challenging process. It requires patience, focus and thoroughness. Our readers have high expectations, and our authors expect sophistica...

Nearly half a year ago, we introduced our eBook subscription model, also known as the Smashing Library. We knew we were onto something good, realizing that the Smashing Library was the next step in of...

  Nearly half a year ago, we introduced our eBook subscription model, also known as the Smashing Library. We knew we were onto something good, realizing that the Smashing Library was the nex...

  This article is about design consultancy. It’s about wrangling that client who uses empty sentences like, We want a snappy, simple experience,  or, It should be on brand and sho...

This article is about design consultancy. It’s about wrangling that client who uses empty sentences like, We want a snappy, simple experience, or, It should be on brand and should really pop. It...

Responsive design is about more than just layout; its about designing for the Web, which means, mostly, for people with browsers. And thats just about everything we know about the people who visit our...

  Responsive design is about more than just layout; its about designing for the Web, which means, mostly, for people with browsers. And thats just about everything we know about the people w...

Welcome to another interview in the series called How I Work. These interviews revolve around how leading thinkers and creators in the Web world design, code and create. The goal is not to get into th...

  Welcome to another interview in the series called How I Work.  These interviews revolve around how leading thinkers and creators in the Web world design, code and create. The goal is ...

  Infinite scrolling promises a better experience for users. However, the good is often accompanied by the bad and the ugly. Once we understand the strengths and weaknesses of infinite scrol...

Infinite scroll promises a better experience for users. However, the good is often accompanied by the bad and the ugly. Once we understand the strengths and weaknesses of infinite scrolling, we can be...

  Ill come right out and say it. I think the grid is the unsung hero of a good design. It gives structure and lets the design fall perfectly into place on the canvas. With a grid, adapting a...

Ill come right out and say it. I think the grid is the unsung hero of a good design. It gives structure and lets the design fall perfectly into place on the canvas. With a grid, adapting and building ...

  A lightbox is one of those tools that work great on the desktop but often fail on small mobile devices. These days, finding a plugin that is responsive and that displays content right away...

A lightbox is one of those tools that work great on the desktop but often fail on small mobile devices. These days, finding a plugin that is responsive and that displays content right away is hard. Fo...

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 sources of inspirati...