Articles by Smashing Magazine from December 2017

Websites are looking more and more like mobile apps. Users are also increasingly expecting a more app-like experience. From push notifications to offline mode, native web apps are getting there.Once w...

Websites are looking more and more like mobile apps. Users are also increasingly expecting a more app-like experience. From push notifications to offline mode, native web apps are getting there.Once w...

Websites are looking more and more like mobile apps. Users are also increasingly expecting a more app-like experience. From push notifications to offline mode, native web apps are getting there.Once w...

A few weeks ago, Vitaly Friedman (co-founder of this little magazine) and I had the pleasure to join Mozillas Developer Roadshow, traveling through four countries in Southeast Asia in just two weeks. ...

A few weeks ago, Vitaly Friedman (co-founder of this little magazine) and I had the pleasure to join Mozillas Developer Roadshow, traveling through four countries in Southeast Asia in just two weeks. ...

The mobile app industry is arguably one of the most competitive industries in the world. With around 2.8 million apps available for download in the Google Play store and 2.2 million in Apples App Stor...

The mobile app industry is arguably one of the most competitive industries in the world. With around 2.8 million apps available for download in the Google Play store and 2.2 million in Apples App Stor...

Productivity tips always make for a popular topic for an article, as everyone is looking for the silver bullet, that one weird trick that turns you into a productivity machine. However, the tips that ...

The world is a stressful place. Thats probably why if you search for articles about dealing with stress youll find lots of great advice. But the problem is that most of it is pretty generic. Eat good ...

The web has changed the way we work. Startups rethought what offices look like, and with a laptop in your bag, you can get work done from anywhere anyways no matter if its your desk at home or the co...

With a couple of days left until New Year’s Eve, it’s just about time to set aside 60 minutes to clean up, sort out and back up your digital footprint, to ensure a good smooth start to 201...

The web has changed the way we work. Startups rethought what offices look like, and with a laptop in your bag, you can get work done from anywhere anyways no matter if its your desk at home or the co...

Designers of all types constantly face issues with the structure of their designs. One of the easiest ways to control the structure of a layout and to achieve a consistent and organized design is to a...

Making improvements to your mobile apps design isnt necessarily the easiest of tasks. After all, how much can really be accomplished within such a limited space? You recognize that mobile users attent...

Most potential users will want to try out the software or service before committing any time and money. Some products work great by just giving users a free trial, while other apps are best experience...

With a couple of days left until New Year’s Eve, it’s just about time to set aside 60 minutes to clean up, sort out and back up your digital footprint, to ensure a good smooth start to 201...

These riddles can be quite addictive and annoying, can’t they? With seven mischievous riddles published over the last few years, we’ve learned a few lessons along the way. At this point, y...

These riddles can be quite addictive and annoying, can’t they? With seven mischievous riddles published over the last few years, we’ve learned a few lessons along the way. At this point, y...

Today I read an eye-opening article about the current young generation and their financial future. Its hard to grasp words like Millenials, and theres much talk about specific issues they face, but, f...

WordPress is a popular content management system for building websites because it is easy to get started with and a ton of themes and plugins are available to extend its feature set. The main reason W...

WordPress is a popular content management system for building websites because it is easy to get started with and a ton of themes and plugins are available to extend its feature set. The main reason W...

Every day, billions of people around the world use the web to work, to find information, and to be entertained. When they come to your site, they trust you to provide them with a good experience. They...

There is a popular image in the world of software which many young and inexperienced entrepreneurs are becoming infatuated with. Its the idea that when you come up with an awesome idea, the highest pe...

(This is a sponsored article.) An underline is a horizontal line immediately below a portion of text. In our everyday experience, we underline to emphasize key sections of text, sometimes drawing an u...

Oh yes, the infamous mystery riddles are back! To celebrate the relaunch of this little website, we've prepared something special yet again a Smashing Emoji Mystery Riddle. And this time, instead of s...

Oh yes, the infamous mystery riddles are back! To celebrate the relaunch of this little website, we've prepared something special yet again a Smashing Emoji Mystery Riddle. And this time, instead of s...

There are a few concepts in CSS layout that can really enhance your CSS game once you understand them. This article is about the Block Formatting Context (BFC). You may never have heard of this term, ...

There are a few concepts in CSS layout that can really enhance your CSS game once you understand them. This article is about the Block Formatting Context (BFC). You may never have heard of this term, ...

If, like me, you spend most of your days working on content-driven websites, you can feel left out of the cool kid's party. Best practice like Agile, continual iteration, and user feedback dont sit qu...

If, like me, you spend most of your days working on content-driven websites, you can feel left out of the cool kid's party. Best practice like Agile, continual iteration, and user feedback dont sit qu...

What do the makers of the most successful products in the world, whether digital or physical, have in common? I bet they put design and user experience at the center of everything they do. These compa...

What do the makers of the most successful products in the world, whether digital or physical, have in common? I bet they put design and user experience at the center of everything they do. These compa...

Prototypes are my framework for learning new tools, platforms and techniques. A prototype works as hard proof that an idea will or wont work. It is central to my entire creative process and is the med...

The world is a stressful place. Thats probably why if you search for articles about dealing with stress youll find lots of great advice. But the problem is that most of it is pretty generic. Eat good ...

Prototypes are my framework for learning new tools, platforms and techniques. A prototype works as hard proof that an idea will or wont work. It is central to my entire creative process and is the med...

Designing at your desk with Photoshop or HTML and CSS is easy, but getting your bosses and clients to give your work their stamp of approval is often quite a feat. In this webinar, Dan will share some...

(This is a sponsored post.) Were fortunate enough to be working at an incredibly exciting time in our industry. Yes, the challenges are considerable, but the opportunities are equally transformation...

As software designers or developers, you have the important task of ensuring that a program works the way it is supposed to while being efficient, user-friendly, and unique. After all the creativity t...

(This is a sponsored article.) As users spend 89% of their mobile time inside apps — and 56% of all traffic is now mobile — creating a mobile app has become a top priority for many busines...

You may have heard quite a bit of talk about a CSS feature called “Grid” this year. If you are someone who cringes when you hear the words “CSS” and “grid” in the s...

To Use Or Not To UseRead a related article Does your workflow feel slow and broken, too? Meet Smashing TV, a series of 'show-me-how-you-work'-sessions and webinars with smart cookies like you. Part of...

(This is a sponsored article.) If you manage a WordPress website, you've probably faced a common problem. How do you get insight into all of your content at a glance? WordPress' admin area does not sh...

(This is a sponsored article.) If you manage a WordPress website, you've probably faced a common problem. How do you get insight into all of your content at a glance? WordPress' admin area does not sh...

To get you in the right mood for December and the upcoming holiday season, artists and designers from across the globe once again got their creative ideas bubbling and created festive and inspiring de...

Since the early days of the web, designers have been trying to lay out web pages using grid systems. Likewise, almost every CSS framework attempts to implement some kind of grid system, using floats a...