Articles by Smashing Magazine from April 2014

Argh! Weird browser bugs, inconsistent CSS/JavaScript support, performance issues, mobile fragmentation and complicated nuances such as device pixels, viewports, zooming, touch event cascade, pointer/...

Working with people can be hard. But get it right, and youll be able to produce stunning work more smartly and quickly than ever before.With methodologies such as agile and lean influencing how design...

Our users are precious about their time and we must stop wasting it. On each project ask two questions: Am I saving myself time at the expense of the user? and How can I save the user time here? What ...

When our HTML5 game Numolition was nearly done, we decided to throw it all away and rebuild it in Unity. That turned out to be an exciting and valuable experience, and one that I thought would be wort...

Phil Karlton once said, “There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” This article is about the harder of these two: cache invalidation. Its d...

Pattern libraries are a great source of inspiration and education for designers. But common practice doesnt always equal best practice. In this post, well look at why many common tutorial patterns are...

Im going to let you in on a little secret: the best writers, be it your favorite authors or those that write for Smashing Magazine, dont do it alone. Often, they work with an editor (or two), who will...

People of the world, strap yourself in and hold on tight, for you are about to experience truly hair-raising excitement as you get to grips with the intricacies of the hugely interesting CSS timing fu...

Globalization, low-cost technologies and saturated markets are making products and services interchangeable and barely distinguishable. As a result, todays brands must go beyond face value and tap int...

   Globalization, low-cost technologies and saturated markets are making products and services interchangeable and barely distinguishable. As a result, today’s brands must go be...

   You probably know by now that you should speak with customers and test your idea before building a product. What you probably don’t know is that you might be making some of t...

You probably know by now that you should speak with customers and test your idea before building a product. What you probably dont know is that you might be making some of the most common mistakes whe...

   Since a smartphone landed in almost everyone’s pocket, developers have been faced with the question of whether to go with a mobile website or a native app. Native application...

Since a smartphone landed in almost everyones pocket, developers have been faced with the question of whether to go with a mobile website or a native app. Native applications offer the smoothest and m...

   Ruby is a great language. It was designed to foster happiness and productivity in developers, all the while providing tools that are effective and yet focused on simplicity. One of ...

Ruby is a great language. It was designed to foster happiness and productivity in developers, all the while providing tools that are effective and yet focused on simplicity. One of the tools available...

   A lot of mobile-minded talented folks across the globe produce great work, but yet sometimes you still hear many of them complain about their relationships with their clients. They ...

A lot of mobile-minded talented folks across the globe produce great work, but yet sometimes you still hear many of them complain about their relationships with their clients. They often mention feeli...

Having started his career studying under some of the best typographic minds in the world, Khajag Apelian not only is a talented type and graphic designer, unsurprisingly, but also counts Disney as a c...

   Having started his career studying under some of the best typographic minds in the world, Khajag Apelian not only is a talented type and graphic designer, unsurprisingly, but also c...

   Setting up JavaScript-based functionality to work across multiple devices can be tricky. When is the right time to load which script? Do your media queries matches tests, your geolo...

Setting up JavaScript-based functionality to work across multiple devices can be tricky. When is the right time to load which script? Do your media queries matches tests, your geolocation popups tests...

Crafted with great attention to detail, today’s icon set is extremely easy to use and will most probably be the next ultimate resource for any of your design projects. This set of flat icons was...

   Crafted with great attention to detail, today’s icon set is extremely easy to use and will most probably be the next ultimate resource for any of your design projects. This se...

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...

Weve all been there, havent we? You find yourself in a coffee shop abroad, sipping cappuccino and chomping a muffin as you realize that your laptops battery charge is just about to crush your creative...

Weve all been there, havent we? You find yourself in a coffee shop abroad, sipping cappuccino and chomping a muffin as you realize that your laptops battery charge is just about to crush your creative...

   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 in...

   We’ve all been there, haven’t we? You find yourself in a coffee shop abroad, sipping cappuccino and chomping a muffin as you realize that your laptop’s battery ...