Articles by Smashing Magazine from April 2016

After spring has started marvelously, this week brought us some snow again. But today, the sun is shining, its getting warmer, and nature is flourishing. Inspired by the fresh green of spring, Id like...

  After spring has started marvelously, this week brought us some snow again. But today, the sun is shining, it’s getting warmer, and nature is flourishing. Inspired by the fresh green...

If you are a web developer who cares about quality, most probably you have heard of Selenium and the advantages of using such a tool for test automation. (Check out my article on how to run your own c...

Our daily routine can be quite challenging at times. The more roadblocks we experience in fulfilling the demands of our workplace, the more we look forward to a seamless holiday experience to break ou...

  If you are a web developer who cares about quality, most probably you have heard of Selenium and the advantages of using such a tool for test automation. Now, if you are a mobile developer...

  Our daily routine can be quite challenging at times. The more roadblocks we experience in fulfilling the demands of our workplace, the more we look forward to a seamless holiday experience...

For a few years now, a mild debate has simmered over “delightful” interaction design. For some, features that instill delight, as long as they dont interfere with the fundamental capabilit...

The power of SVGs lies in their flexibility to adapt to any size while remaining crisp and sharp. This makes them perfect for responsive web design and, since users can zoom in without sacrificing qua...

  For a few years now, a mild debate has simmered over "delightful" interaction design. For some, features that instill delight, as long as they dont interfere with the fundamental capabilit...

  The power of SVGs lies in their flexibility to adapt to any size while remaining crisp and sharp. This makes them perfect for responsive web design and, since users can zoom in without sac...

  This upcoming September, SmashingConf Freiburg will be taking place on Smashing Magazine's 10th birthday and, well, we definitely wouldn't want to celebrate it all alone.Freiburg is the sm...

For a great project, we need a well-functioning team, solid style guides, smooth workflows and well-organized kick-off meetings. Last week, I found a couple of resources that help you achieve just tha...

In the last decade, plugins such as Flash and Silverlight have enabled a rich consumption of video in browsers, powering popular services such as YouTube and Netflix. However, this approach has shifte...

  For a great project, we need a well-functioning team, solid style guides, smooth workflows and well-organized kick-off meetings. Last week, I found a couple of resources that help you achi...

  In the last decade, plugins such as Flash and Silverlight have enabled a rich consumption of video in browsers, powering popular services such as YouTube and Netflix. However, this approac...

Years ago, a kid was trying to fashion a bow by cutting a twig with a knife. Upon seeing this struggle, his grandfather handed him a saw, saying, Always use the right tool for the job! As the kid in t...

  Years ago, a kid was trying to fashion a bow by cutting a twig with a knife. Upon seeing this struggle, his grandfather handed him a saw, saying, Always use the right tool for the job! As ...

My first experience in the design world came through an internship at a small motion graphics studio called Motion Theory. I was fresh out of school and had never worked with so many talented people b...

  My first experience in the design world came through an internship at a small motion graphics studio called Motion Theory. I was fresh out of school and had never worked with so many talen...

More and more of our experience online is personalized. Search engines, news outlets and social media sites have become quite smart at giving us what we want. Perhaps Ali, one of the hundreds of peopl...

Have you heard of Docker but thought that its only for system administrators and other Linux geeks? Or have you looked into it and felt a bit intimidated by the jargon? Or are you silently suffering w...

  More and more of our experience online is personalized. Search engines, news outlets and social media sites have become quite smart at giving us what we want. Perhaps Ali, one of the hundr...

  Have you heard of Docker but thought that its only for system administrators and other Linux geeks? Or have you looked into it and felt a bit intimidated by the jargon? Or are you silently...

In part 1 of this tutorial, we started building our iOS app from scratch. We started out by setting up a blank React Native project. Then we pulled data from the Unsplash.it API.Because downloading da...

What would a page look like if it had no designer? This odd question occurred to me in the 1980s, while overseeing the transition from lead-based typesetting to phototypesetting of an Indian newspaper...

  In part 1 of this tutorial we started building our iOS app from scratch. We started out by setting up a blank React Native project. Then we pulled data from the Unsplash.it API. Because do...

  In part 1 of this tutorial we started building our iOS app from scratch. We started out by setting up a blank React Native project. Then we pulled data from the Unsplash.it API. Because do...

  What would a page look like if it had no designer? This odd question occurred to me in the 1980s, while overseeing the transition from lead-based typesetting to computer-based phototypeset...

JavaScript is a wonderful language. Its rich, its dynamic, and its so tightly coupled to the web nowadays. The concept of writing everything in JavaScript doesnt sound so crazy anymore. First, we star...

  JavaScript is a wonderful language. Its rich, its dynamic, and its so tightly coupled to the web nowadays. The concept of writing everything in JavaScript doesnt sound so crazy anymore. Fi...

I write about it often, but its a topic that makes me love my job, its the reason why communities work and why great people are great. Im talking about honesty and ethics in everything we do, in how w...

  I write about it often, but its a topic that makes me love my job, its the reason why communities work and why great people are great. Im talking about honesty and ethics in everything we ...

The modern logo has to work harder than ever before. In the past, a company logo was perhaps intended simply for a shop sign and printed in local newspaper adverts. Today’s logos have to work wi...

I once worked with a digital agency that didnt know how to hold a kickoff meeting. And they didnt even know that they didnt know. Weeks into every project, theyd simply find themselves frustrated over...

  The modern logo has to work harder than ever before. In the past, a company logo was perhaps intended simply for a shop sign and printed in local newspaper adverts. Today's logos have to w...

  I once worked with a digital agency that didnt know how to hold a kickoff meeting. And they didnt even know that they didnt know. Weeks into every project, theyd simply find themselves fru...

There are over 2 million iOS apps and almost as many Android apps in the growing app economy. However, for every Flappy Bird app that gets lucky and goes viral, there are thousands of apps that take t...

Anyone who has created a WordPress plugin understands the need to create configurable fields to modify how the plugin works. There are countless uses for configurable options in a plugin, and nearly a...

  There are over two million iOS apps and almost as many Android apps in the growing app economy. However, for every Flappy Bird app that gets lucky and goes viral, there are thousands of ap...

  Anyone who has created a WordPress plugin understands the need to create configurable fields to modify how the plugin works. There are countless uses for configurable options in a plugin, ...

CodePen has become the playground for developers. The sandbox where you can build whatever your imagination fancies. Practical things, experimental concepts its a treasure chest, bound to fuel your i...

The idea of building mobile apps with JavaScript is not new. Weve seen frameworks like Ionic and PhoneGap take on the challenge, and to some extent succeed in gaining a fair amount of developer and co...

  CodePen has become the playground for developers. The sandbox where you can build whatever your imagination fancies. Practical things, experimental concepts its a treasure chest, bound to...

  The idea of building mobile apps with JavaScript is not new. Weve seen frameworks like Ionic and PhoneGap take on the challenge, and to some extent succeed in gaining a fair amount of deve...

Editor’s Note: Some people simply have the magic touch for digging up design goodness. Today, we are proud to present the brilliant gems that Veerle Pieters has dug out, letting us explore a fre...

  Editor's Note: Some people simply have the magic touch for digging up design goodness. Today, we are proud to present the brilliant gems that Veerle Pieters has dug out, letting us explore...

What has been your biggest web development challenge recently? Was it a development issue, a communication issue or an education issue in your team? Facing so many things that don’t work as expe...

  What has been your biggest web development challenge recently? Was it a development issue, a communication issue or an education issue in your team?Facing so many things that don't work as...

Like many others, I was initially skeptical of Facebook and Instagram’s React. Initial demos of React’s JavaScript language extension, JSX, made many developers uneasy. For years we had wo...

  Like many others, I was initially skeptical of Facebook and Instagram's React. Initial demos of React's JavaScript language extension, JSX, made many developers uneasy. For years we had wo...

Real-time technology delivers information to your users as it happens. But how does it help improve your product and align with your customers’ expectations?Only a few years ago words like WebSo...

  Real-time technology delivers information to your users as it happens. But how does it help improve your product and align with your customers' expectations?Only a few years ago words like...

Ive never been a fan of color theory. I think its because Ive always been a bit hopeless at it. Id love to be able to sit there, color wheel in hand, and pick out complementary, split-complementary an...

  Ive never been a fan of color theory. I think its because Ive always been a bit hopeless at it. Id love to be able to sit there, color wheel in hand, and pick out complementary, split-comp...

One of the most popular tools for screen design and illustration in the last couple of years has undoubtedly been Sketch, which became an important part of many designers responsive web design and mob...

  One of the most popular tools for screen design and illustration in the last couple of years has undoubtedly been Sketch, which became an important part of many designers responsive web de...

Although its April 1st, and people go all crazy making up jokes and spreading hoaxes, Im sending out this edition to you without any April fools. Instead, I want to challenge you to put more effort, m...

  Although its April 1st, and people go all crazy making up jokes and spreading hoaxes, Im sending out this edition to you without any April fools. Instead, I want to challenge you to put mo...

Since eight years, we start into the new month with a collection of desktop wallpapers the best way to fuel some fresh inspiration, as we find. And its not any different this time around. Designers a...

  Since eight years, we start into the new month with a collection of desktop wallpapers — the best way to fuel some fresh inspiration, as we find. And its not any different this time ...