Articles by Smashing Magazine from November 2019

Every time I have checked my email over the last two weeks, it has been full of Black Friday deals. We will get a short respite before the New Year offers start to roll in. I like a bargain as much as...

In the first part of this series, we learned the key concepts to build an application that is as CMS-agnostic as possible. In this second and final part, we will proceed to abstract a WordPress applic...

So far as I can tell, it is uncommon to come across educational content in the field of software development which provides an appropriate mixture of theoretical and practical information. If I was to...

The web is full of services that host rich content such as videos, images, music and podcasts, maps and graphs, and all manner of different delights. Chances are, when you add your content to a site, ...

Lets do a quick exercise. Say youve been working professionally as a developer for more than five years. Youve gained hands-on experience through dozens of projects and kept your skillset sharp by lea...

This article is the second part in a series, with part one located here, which provided basic and (hopefully) intuitive insight into Node.js, ES6+ JavaScript, Callback Functions, Arrow Functions, APIs...

Consumers are motivated by need and desire. And sometimes, just sometimes, theyre motivated by FOMO. Thats right: we can now add the Fear Of Missing Out to the list of drivers that get consumers onto ...

I have been an iOS developer for over a decade now and have rarely seen articles that consolidate all possible ways to perform animations in iOS. This article aims to be a primer on iOS animations wit...

Weve called them an ‘opening and closing panel’ so far, but they are also described as expansion panels, or more simply, expanding panels.To clarify exactly what were talking about, head o...

In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, were talking about Design Tokens. What are they, what problem do they solve, and how can they be used within an existing Design System? Drew McLellan talks to ...

Making code that is agnostic of the CMS or framework has several benefits. For instance, through its new content editor Gutenberg, WordPress enables to code components which can be used for other CMSs...

On behalf of the Smashing team, welcome to another monthly update to keep you all in the loop about all things smashing. Join us as we share the latest news and highlight the things we have enjoyed re...

Creating an HTML email can feel like stepping back a few years as a web developer. All of our new layout functionality is unavailable to us &mdasj; email clients render the same layout in completely d...

Interruptions, administrative tasks, and too many meetings are among the common complaints voiced by todays professionals. When was the last time someone complained about a canceled meeting? In other ...

The formal notion of the Agile software development method is about as old as I am (the Agile Manifesto was published in February 2001). I point this out not to make you feel old, but instead to demon...

We love running our event in New York, and given that it sold out a long way in advance we think that you do too. If you didn’t manage to get a ticket, this post should give you a feel for what ...

As a web designer, you do your best to remove friction from the decision-making process. You place only one CTA above the fold. You keep interactive elements to a minimum. You make the menu only as la...

Its easy to get caught up in the latest trends in web design. Web technology is constantly improving, and today developers have a formidable range of features at their disposal. This makes for a forwa...

The web is full of interfaces that leave people out. Of course, its not designers’ malicious intent or developers’ lack of empathy that bring us there. Its just really difficult to foresee...

Accessibility can sometimes become an unfortunate afterthought as we race to meet deadlines and search for tips and tricks to meet client demands. We can cause problems for keyboard or screenreader us...

The combination of WordPress versatility for managing data (since its database model supports the creation of different content models, easily extensible through meta attributes) and Gutenbergs rich u...

Any platform that allows for collaborative play between people will be required to have one very particular characteristic: the ability for players to (somehow) talk to each other. That is exactly why...

In this episode of the Smashing Podcast we take a look a freelancing. What does it mean to be a freelance designer or developer? How do you structure your day? What are the ups and downs? Drew McLella...

The new Smashing Podcast is the perfect way to take a little bit of Smashing along with you on your morning commute, when working out at the gym, or just washing the dishes. We’ll be bringing yo...

(This is a sponsored post.) If youve ever attempted to build a CSV importer before, you know how frustrating it is to dedicate valuable engineering time to this feature, only to watch your customers s...

With the single exception of my 94-year-old mother, I dont know a single person over the age of 65 who doesnt have a smartphone, computer, or tablet, and usually all three.Im well past sixty, and have...

Building “magazine-style layouts” by using CSS Grid has become something of a pastime of CSS fans, keen to play with the capabilities of new Grid Layout. Its something Ive done myself as w...

When building a website or PWA, no one ever thinks, I really hope my visitors run away in fear! Yet, one wrong move could make a visit to your website seem like a nightmarish walk through a haunted ho...

The fascinating world of aviation, classic movies, sweet childhood memories these are just some of the things that inspired artists and designers from across the globe to participate in our wallpaper...