Articles by Smashing Magazine from October 2017

Today started just like any other day. You sat down at your desk, took a sip of coffee and opened up Xcode to start a new project. But wait! The similarities stop there. Today, we will try to build fo...

  Today started just like any other day. You sat down at your desk, took a sip of coffee and opened up Xcode to start a new project. But wait! The similarities stop there. Today, we will try...

When it comes to building and maintaining a website, one has to take a ton of things into consideration. However, in an era when people want to see results fast, while at the same time knowing that th...

  When it comes to building and maintaining a website, one has to take a ton of things into consideration. However, in an era when people want to see results fast, while at the same time kno...

To come up with a proper design, UX designers use a lot of different research techniques, such as contextual inquires, interviews and workshops. They summarize research findings into user stories and ...

  To come up with a proper design, UX designers use a lot of different research techniques, such as contextual inquires, interviews and workshops. They summarize research findings into user ...

Not too long ago, front-end performance was a mere afterthought. Something that was postponed to the end of a project and that didnt go much beyond minification, asset optimization, and maybe a few ad...

Sometimes things evolve faster than you think. Something that started as a simple WordPress blog back in September 2006, has evolved into a little Smashing universe with books, eBooks, conferences, w...

  Not too long ago, front-end performance was a mere afterthought. Something that was postponed to the end of a project and that didnt go much beyond minification, asset optimization, and ma...

  Sometimes things evolve faster than you think. Something that started as a simple WordPress blog back in September 2006, has evolved into a little Smashing universe with books, eBooks, co...

As designers, we like to think we are solution-based. But whereas we wouldnt hesitate to call out a museum made inaccessible by a lack of wheelchair ramps, many of us still remain somewhat oblivious t...

  As designers, we like to think we are solution-based. But whereas we wouldnt hesitate to call out a museum made inaccessible by a lack of wheelchair ramps, many of us still remain somewhat...

With the appearance of voice user interfaces, AI and chatbots, what is the future of graphical user interfaces (GUIs)? Don’t worry: Despite some dark predictions, GUIs will stay around for many ...

  With the appearance of voice user interfaces, AI and chatbots, what is the future of graphical user interfaces (GUIs)? Dont worry: Despite some dark predictions, GUIs will stay around for ...

Five years ago, when, for the first time ever, I was invited to speak at one of the best front-end conferences in Europe, I had quite a mixture of feelings. Obviously, I was incredibly proud and happy...

  Five years ago, when, for the first time ever, I was invited to speak at one of the best front-end conferences in Europe, I had quite a mixture of feelings. Obviously, I was incredibly pro...

When first learning how to use Grid Layout, you might begin by addressing positions on the grid by their line number. This requires that you keep track of where various lines are on the grid.Built on ...

  When first learning how to use Grid Layout, you might begin by addressing positions on the grid by their line number. This requires that you keep track of where various lines are on the gr...

Editors Note: Welcome to this months web development update. Anselm has summarized the most important happenings in the web community that have taken place over the past few weeks in one handy list fo...

  Editors Note: Welcome to this months web development update. Anselm has summarized the most important happenings in the web community that have taken place over the past few weeks in one h...

You know that user feedback is crucial after all, your users will decide whether your app succeeds or not but how do you know whether users are being fair and objective in their feedback?We can tell...

  You know that user feedback is crucial — after all, your users will decide whether your app succeeds or not — but how do you know whether users are being fair and objective in ...

With so many JavaScript frameworks around,single-page application (SPA)websites seem to be all the rage nowadays. However, anSPA architecture has the drawback of having a slower first-page load than a...

  With so many JavaScript frameworks around, single-page application (SPA) websites seem to be all the rage nowadays. However, an SPA architecture has the drawback of having a slower first-p...

Editor’s Note: Weve been closely working with Maya on this article, and were happy to see the final result now being published on 18F. We highly encourage more teams to share the lessons they le...

  Editor's Note: Weve been closely working with Maya on this article, and were happy to see the final result now being published on 18F. We highly encourage more teams to share the lessons t...

CSS Grid is the new layout standard for the web, but we still are just getting started with new layout ideas. Many assume that CSS Grid is just a replacement for table layouts, but that’s simply...

  CSS Grid is becoming the new layout standard for the web, and we are all still experimenting with what we can achieve with it. Some folks assume that CSS Grid is just a replacement for tab...

If youre into wristwatches, like me, and are also a fan of the Sketch app (or just want to get better at it), then this is the tutorial for you. In it, you will learn how to create a very realistic an...

  If youre into wristwatches, like me, and are also a fan of the Sketch app (or just want to get better at it), then this is the tutorial for you. In it, you will learn how to create a very ...

(This is a sponsored post). As web design focuses more and more on good user experience, designers need to create the most usable and attractive websites possible. Carefully applied minimalist princip...

  As web design focuses more and more on good user experience, designers need to create the most usable and attractive websites possible. Carefully applied minimalist principles can help des...

Most days, your goal as a developer is to design, develop and program awesome software. However, part of the job is also finding new clients, and you dont want to be caught off guard by unexpected leg...

  Most days, your goal as a developer is to design, develop and program awesome software. However, part of the job is also finding new clients, and you dont want to be caught off guard by un...

Bright, colorful leaves, rainy days, Halloween. Thats October at least if youre living in the Northern hemisphere. To provide you with some fresh inspiration even when the weather is gray, artists an...

  Bright, colorful leaves, rainy days, Halloween. Thats October at least if youre living in the Northern hemisphere. To provide you with some fresh inspiration even when the weather is gray...