Articles by Smashing Magazine from March 2016

What makes a great conference? It fuels your ideas and polishes up your skills. It fosters your professional growth and takes your work to the next level. Luckily, a lot of conferences provide videos ...

If youve ever had to move your iPad from one hand to the other just to tap a button you couldnt reach, then you may have already guessed why we began this study in our UX lab.Our Mail.Ru Groups UX lab...

  What makes a great conference? It fuels your ideas and polishes up your skills. It fosters your professional growth and takes your work to the next level. Luckily, a lot of conferences pro...

  If youve ever had to move your iPad from one hand to the other just to tap a button you couldnt reach, then you may have already guessed why we began this study in our UX lab.Our Mail.Ru G...

Many WordPress superpowers come from its flexible data architecture that allows developers to widely customize their installations with custom post types, taxonomies and fields. However, when it comes...

  Many WordPress superpowers come from its flexible data architecture that allows developers to widely customize their installations with custom post types, taxonomies and fields. However, w...

In the last few years, the way we design infographics has changed significantly. Infographics have evolved from static graphics to rich, interactive experiences with animation and video elements, all ...

When I was young and learning to program, I was fascinated by the possibility of creating things that could live inside my monitor. I had the same feeling when I started to play with procedural conten...

  In the last few years, the way we design infographics has changed significantly. Infographics have evolved from static graphics to rich, interactive experiences with animation and video el...

  When I was young and learning to program, I was fascinated by the possibility of creating things that could live inside my monitor. I had the same feeling when I started to play with proce...

What a week! Some people were debating over our npm workflows and security attacks (and sadly not just virtual social engineering ones but real ones in Brussels), we’ve also seen some great new ...

For interaction designers, its becoming common to encounter privacy concerns as part of the design process. Rich online experiences often require the personalization of services, involving the use of ...

  What a week! Some people were debating over our npm workflows and security attacks (and sadly not just virtual social engineering ones but real ones in Brussels), we've also seen some grea...

  For interaction designers, its becoming common to encounter privacy concerns as part of the design process. Rich online experiences often require the personalization of services, involving...

Have you ever wanted to use a particular CSS feature but didnt because it wasnt fully supported in all browsers? Or, worse, it was supported in all browsers, but the support was buggy, inconsistent or...

  Have you ever wanted to use a particular CSS feature but didnt because it wasnt fully supported in all browsers? Or, worse, it was supported in all browsers, but the support was buggy, inc...

Drawing a cartoon is no trivial pursuit. It turns us into a director, writer, narrator. Through a cartoon or comic, you tell a story that takes place in a certain time, a certain environment, with cer...

  Drawing a cartoon is no trivial pursuit. It turns us into a director, writer, narrator. Through a cartoon or comic, you tell a story that takes place in a certain time, a certain environme...

Editors Note: Today we are pleased to feature the new and free font families Yrsa and Rasa by David Bezina and Anna Giedry and their story behind the design process.Yrsa and Rasa are open-source type ...

If youve dreamed of the day when you could design more than one thing at once in Photoshop, the wait is over. You can now have multiple designs right next to each other. Design mobile layouts alongsid...

  Editors Note: Today we are pleased to feature the new and free font families Yrsa and Rasa by David Bezina and Anna Giedry and their story behind the design process.Yrsa and Rasa are two o...

  Editors Note: Today we are pleased to feature the new and free font families Yrsa and Rasa by David Bezina and Anna Giedry and their story behind the design process.Yrsa and Rasa are two o...

  If youve dreamed of the day when you could design more than one thing at once in Photoshop, the wait is over. You can now have multiple designs right next to each other. Design mobile layo...

You know how it works: you spend hours trying to find a workaround for a problem that you have encountered, just to realize that it doesn’t quite work in, you know, that browser. Finding little ...

When Google announced the launch of its new mobile ranking system, dubbed Mobilegeddon by the press, everybody agreed that the impact would be devastating on those businesses that didn’t have a ...

  You know how it works: you spend hours trying to find a workaround for a problem that you have encountered, just to realize that it doesn't quite work in, you know, that browser. Finding l...

  When Google announced the launch of its new mobile ranking system, dubbed Mobilegeddon by the press, everybody agreed that the impact would be devastating on those businesses that didn't h...

Easter is only a week away, and it’s time to add a few icons to your projects. Or perhaps just freshen up your good ‘ol Easter cards for your family, friends, colleagues, and perhaps even ...

  Easter is only a week away, and it's time to add a few icons to your projects. Or perhaps just freshen up your good 'ol Easter cards for your family, friends, colleagues, and perhaps even ...

Every week I learn so many new things about front-end development. By building various kinds of projects, by talking to other developers, by reading new articles. Of course, it can be overwhelming, bu...

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Millions, probably billions of people drink coffee every day: a shot of espresso, an indulgent caff latte, the straight-up Americano, a fashionab...

  Every week I learn so many new things about front-end development. By building various kinds of projects, by talking to other developers, by reading new articles. Of course, it can be over...

  Creative folks like yourself know how important our daily dose of hot and steaming coffee is. Many of us even choose to work from a coffee house because the cozy atmosphere, the smell of f...

An increasingly large number of publicly available APIs provide powerful services to expand the functionality of our applications. WordPress is an incredibly dynamic and flexible CMS that powers every...

  An increasingly large number of publicly available APIs provide powerful services to expand the functionality of our applications. WordPress is an incredibly dynamic and flexible CMS that ...

As UX professionals, we play a key role in raising the bar for customer experiences. A simple attention to detail is often what signals to the customer that were thinking about them. In the digital sp...

  As UX professionals, we play a key role in raising the bar for customer experiences. A simple attention to detail is often what signals to the customer that were thinking about them. In th...

You cant underestimate the importance of consistent, high-quality web design across devices of all shapes and sizes. Responsive web design is the way forward but its often linked to performance issue...

  You cant underestimate the importance of consistent, high-quality web design across devices of all shapes and sizes. Responsive web design is the way forward but its often linked to perfo...

Editors Note: Some people seem to have a magic touch when it comes to digging up design goodness. Veerle Pieters is one of them. As she explores print and web design, photography, art and type, she un...

  Editors Note: Some people seem to have a magic touch when it comes to digging up design goodness. Veerle Pieters is one of them. As she explores print and web design, photography, art and ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. In attempts to fight back against the growing adoption of ad-blockers, many publishers and ad-dependent websites adopt all kinds of techniques from introdu...

Another week comes to an end, with new browser announcements, releases and cool new tools that you might want to check out. I make it short: Have fun reading this weeks reading list and enjoy your wee...

  Desperate times call for desperate measures. In attempts to fight back against the growing adoption of ad-blockers, many publishers and ad-dependent websites adopt all kinds of techniques ...

  Another week comes to an end, with new browser announcements, releases and cool new tools that you might want to check out. I make it short: Have fun reading this weeks reading list and en...

Location-based services are growing in popularity every day, and beacon-based services are tipped to be the advertising goldmine of 2016. You may already be using location data and beacons to enhance ...

  Location-based services are growing in popularity every day, and beacon-based services are tipped to be the advertising goldmine of 2016. You may already be using location data and beacons...

The idea that designers are bound to be servants of other people’s and companies’ products is extremely pervasive. Sure, you may build your own design agency but, in the end, that agency i...

  The idea that designers are bound to be servants of other people's and companies' products is extremely pervasive. Sure, you may build your own design agency but, in the end, that agency i...

Its the small details that make a project shine. Solid typography, well-crafted with attention and care is one of them. A harmonious visual rhythm, typographic subtleties like soft caps, margin outden...

If youve ever worked in an agile environment, chances are youve had your share of retrospectives meetings where people write what made them glad, mad or sad onto different-colored notes, post them on...

  Its the small details that make a project shine. Solid typography, well-crafted with attention and care is one of them. A harmonious visual rhythm, typographic subtleties like soft caps, m...

  If youve ever worked in an agile environment, chances are youve had your share of retrospectives — meetings where people write what made them glad, mad or sad onto different-colored ...

When your design looks beautiful and polished, how do you know if it performs well? While it is easy to predict the appeal of a clean and simple UI, design that converts is always a shot in the dark f...

  When your design looks beautiful and polished, how do you know if it performs well? While it is easy to predict the appeal of a clean and simple UI, design that converts is always a shot i...

  When your design looks beautiful and polished, how do you know if it performs well? While it is easy to predict the appeal of a clean and simple UI, design that converts is always a shot i...

Working on very different projects, in different teams and with different people can sometimes be a challenge. But one thing that works out remarkably well is doing retrospectives with your team.In re...

  Working on very different projects, in different teams and with different people can sometimes be a challenge. But one thing that works out remarkably well is doing retrospectives with you...

Our objects are becoming increasingly connected. My watch is connected to my phone, which is connected to the speaker in my living room, which I can also connect (or not) to the speaker in my bedroom....

  Our objects are becoming increasingly connected. My watch is connected to my phone, which is connected to the speaker in my living room, which I can also connect (or not) to the speaker in...

The most inspirational things are often right in front of us. It might be the typography on a book cover, the colors of your favorite music album, the opening titles in that movie you saw yesterday. T...

Web applications are everywhere. There is no official definition, but weve made the distinction: web applications are highly interactive, dynamic and performant, while websites are informational and l...

  The most inspirational things are often right in front of us. It might be the typography on a book cover, the colors of your favorite music album, the opening titles in that movie you saw ...

  Web applications are everywhere. There is no official definition, but weve made the distinction: web applications are highly interactive, dynamic and performant, while websites are informa...

What is the best UX pattern to display products on an e-commerce website: pagination, a Load more button or infinite scrolling? At Baymard Institute, weve conducted several year-long large-scale usabi...

  What is the best UX pattern to display products on an e-commerce website: pagination, a Load more button or infinite scrolling? At Baymard Institute, weve conducted several year-long large...

Inspiration lies everywhere: in a conversation, a walk through a foreign city, or, in other peoples works. To fuel your ideas, we celebrate the beginning of each month with what we found to minbe the ...

  Inspiration lies everywhere: in a conversation, a walk through a foreign city, or, in other peoples works. To fuel your ideas, we celebrate the beginning of each month with what we found t...