Articles by Smashing Magazine from October 2015

Whats going on in the industry? What new techniques have emerged recently? What insights, tools, tips and tricks is the web design community talking about? Anselm Hannemann is collecting everything th...

  Whats going on in the industry? What new techniques have emerged recently? What insights, tools, tips and tricks is the web design community talking about? Anselm Hannemann is collecting e...

Many of us struggle silently with mental health problems and many more are affected by them, either directly or indirectly. Its {Geek} Mental Help Week and we would like to help raise awareness with a...

  Many of us struggle silently with mental health problems and many more are affected by them, either directly or indirectly. Its {Geek} Mental Help Week and we would like to help raise awar...

Youve probably heard about ECMAScript 6 (or ES6) already. Its the next version of JavaScript, and it has some great new features. The features have varying degrees of complexity and are useful in both...

  Youve probably heard about ECMAScript 6 (or ES6) already. Its the next version of JavaScript, and it has some great new features. The features have varying degrees of complexity and are us...

  So, do you like challenges? Now, this one is going to smash you alright. Meet SmashingConf San Francisco 2016, packed with smart front-end and UX techniques CSS/JavaScript architecture, S...

Many of us struggle silently with mental health problems and many more are affected by them, either directly or indirectly. Its {Geek} Mental Help Week and we would like to help raise awareness with a...

  Many of us struggle silently with mental health problems and many more are affected by them, either directly or indirectly. Its {Geek} Mental Help Week and we would like to help raise awar...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But online, a picture can be worth a thousand kilobytes or more! HTTP Archive shows that images make up 64% of a web pages total size on average. Given th...

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s time to add a few scary and fun icons to your projects. Today, we’re happy to release the Halloween Icon Set, a set of 19 icons that are all a...

  They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But online, a picture can be worth a thousand kilobytes or more! HTTP Archive shows that images make up 64% of a web pages total size on avera...

  They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But online, a picture can be worth a thousand kilobytes or more! HTTP Archive shows that images make up 64% of a web pages total size on avera...

  Halloween is just around the corner, and it's time to add a few scary and fun icons to your projects. Today, we're happy to release the Halloween Icon Set, a set of 19 icons that are all a...

Building products or software is not easy. As developers, we are constantly aware of this fact. As managers, we also know this. As product owners, hell yes. But the most important thing is to also tea...

  Whats going on in the industry? What new techniques have emerged recently? What insights, tools, tips and tricks is the web design community talking about? Anselm Hannemann is collecting e...

Transitions can be painful. It is in our nature to resist change, even when the possibility of doing something new and different may be exciting. Changing your workflow can be a real challenge if you ...

  Transitions can be painful. It is in our nature to resist change, even when the possibility of doing something new and different may be exciting. Changing your workflow can be a real chall...

Theres more to spaces than the key you instinctively hit between words with one of your thumbs. Lets find out what other space characters there are, what their heritage is, and how they can be useful ...

  Theres more to spaces than the key you instinctively hit with one of your thumbs between words. Lets find out what other space characters there are, what their heritage is, and how they ca...

We’re all back at square one again. That was the overwhelming lesson we learned while designing our first major Apple Watch app for launch.To be successful in designing for this device, the enti...

  We're all back at square one again. That was the overwhelming lesson we learned while designing our first major Apple Watch app for launch. To be successful in designing for this device, t...

Last week I asked for some comments on how web development got more complex in my opinion and I got great feedback. Its great to see a good discussion as the outcome, and I say thank you for all your ...

  What's happening in the industry? What important techniques have emerged recently? What about new case studies, insights, techniques and tools? Our dear friend Anselm Hannemann is keeping ...

You probably have a great product. Youve done your usability deeds and you have a few core customers who regularly use your product. However, it just doesnt stick out from the competition. It has a hi...

  You probably have a great product. Youve done your usability deeds and you have a few core customers who regularly use your product. However, it just doesnt stick out from the competition....

In WordPress, a navigation menu, a list of categories or pages, and a list of comments all share one common characteristic: They are the visual representation of tree-like data structures. This means ...

  In WordPress, a navigation menu, a list of categories or pages, and a list of comments all share one common characteristic: They are the visual representation of tree-like data structures....

One upcoming technology that represents a big leap forward in making the web a mature application platform is web components. From a high-level perspective, web components will enable better composabi...

  One upcoming technology that represents a big leap forward in making the web a mature application platform is web components. From a high-level perspective, web components will enable bett...

If a user of your product is buying a smartwatch tomorrow and your app is not compatible with it or your notifications cant be triggered from there, you might frustrate them. If you have a website or ...

  If a user of your product is buying a smartwatch tomorrow and your app is not compatible with it or your notifications cant be triggered from there, you might frustrate them. If you have a...

Lately, web development has become very complex. People being full-stack developers often complain to me that they cant care about all these cool things in front-end development. People doing front-en...

  Lately, web development has become very complex. People being full-stack developers often complain to me that they cant care about all these cool things in front-end development. People do...

Youve launched your app and its doing well. You worked hard, kept your initial features lean, and all of your effort has resulted in an app that users like and recommend to friends. So, how do you mai...

  Youve launched your app and its doing well. You worked hard, kept your initial features lean, and all of your effort has resulted in an app that users like and recommend to friends. So, ho...

Most web developers use a build tool of some sort nowadays. Im not refering to continuous integration software like Jenkins CI (a very popular build system), but the lower-level software it uses to ac...

  Most web developers use a build tool of some sort nowadays. Im not refering to continuous integration software like Jenkins CI (a very popular build system), but the lower-level software i...

  We love organizing events that deliver value and leave a long-lasting impression. SmashingConf Oxford is taking place again next year, on March 1516th 2016. The conference will be packed w...

According to Ian Carrington, Googles mobile and social advertising sales director, speaking at Mobile Marketing Live back in 2012, more people in the world have access to a smartphone than a toothbrus...

Everyone loves a great icon set. Today, we’re honored to present to you two sets of office and business icons that can come in handy when designing apps, websites as well as for print.Designed b...

  According to Ian Carrington, Googles mobile and social advertising sales director, speaking at Mobile Marketing Live back in 2012, more people in the world have access to a smartphone than...

  Everyone loves a great icon set. Today, we're honored to present to you two sets of office and business icons that can come in handy when designing apps, websites as well as for print.Desi...

Theres no shortage of performance advice, is there? The elephant in the room is the fact that its challenging to interpret: Everything comes with caveats and disclaimers, and sometimes one piece of ad...

What’s happening in the industry? What important techniques have emerged recently? What about new case studies, insights, techniques and tools? Our dear friend Anselm Hannemann is keeping track ...

  Theres no shortage of performance advice, is there? The elephant in the room is the fact that its challenging to interpret: Everything comes with caveats and disclaimers, and sometimes one...

  What's happening in the industry? What important techniques have emerged recently? What about new case studies, insights, techniques and tools? Our dear friend Anselm Hannemann is keeping ...

We always try our best to cater for fresh inspiration and well, we have found a very effective way to do so: desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. Since seven yea...

  We always try our best to cater for fresh inspiration and well, we have found a very effective way to do so: desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. Sin...