Articles by Smashing Magazine from December 2019

I move to a new state every two to three years, so its important for me to live light. Every time I prepare to move, I go through the Do I really need to keep this? exercise. Although Ive been doing t...

In this article, Im going to introduce a CSS Specification that has just become a W3C Recommendation. The CSS Containment Specification defines a single property, contain, and it can help you to expla...

Scrum is the most popular project management methodology in the world with over 72% of teams using Scrum or a scrum-hybrid. Chances are good that if you work in web development you are using Scrum in ...

Over the past decade, there has been a seismic shift towards conversational interfaces. As people reach peak screen and even begin to scale back their device usage with digital wellbeing features bein...

With the year slowly coming to an end, now is probably a great time to slow down and be mindful. Look back, reflect, breathe. Its been a long year for all of us, so why not make yourself a good cuppa ...

Many UX designers are somewhat afraid of data, believing it requires deep knowledge of statistics and math. Although that may be true for advanced data science, it is not true for the basic research d...

Its increasingly common to see websites built using the JAMstack— that is, websites that can be served as static HTML files built from JavaScript, Markup, and APIs. Companies love the JAMstack b...

In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, were talking about variable fonts. What are they, how do they differ from regular fonts, and how can they help in the design and performance of our websites? D...

Drawing can instantly lower barriers and make communication with a client much easier. Having a face-to-face meeting with your client can cause anxiety for those of us that push pixels for a living, b...

Tuesday, December 3, was the official release date for Inclusive Components, and the reception has been overwhelmingly positive. The book is already an essential resource for accessibility experts and...

This is going to seem like an odd thing to suggest, considering how much work is required to build a progressive web app instead of a responsive website. But, for many of you, your portfolio site shou...

In the run-up to Christmas, there is a tradition across the web design and development community to produce advent calendars, typically with a new article or resource for each day of December. Last ye...

Were opening up our Smashing TV webinars to everyone, and today you can follow along as Rachel Andrew builds a layout using CSS Grid and Flexbox.In the session, Rachel will be building a component of ...

(This is a sponsored article.) When a traffic spike hits, you want your website to be able to ride the wave instead of drown beneath it.But how do you do that without constantly overspending on server...

In the flood of online content, companies live or die by their brand image. A brand image has to express the companys message and connect with users, who should instantly recognize it across different...

A sales funnel is a set of invisible steps you lay before visitors that takes them from the point of entry to the desired action. There are three stages in a sales funnel:Top of the funnel (TOF), Midd...

In this tutorial series, we will build a web-based multiplayer virtual reality game, where players will need to collaborate to solve a puzzle. In the first part of this series, we designed the orbs fe...

This article is about creating limits and rules to follow throughout the entire design process. There is an unlimited number of ways in which you can combine elements in a user interface — and s...

Front-end accessibility is still somewhat mysterious these days. How do we build accessible buttons and dropdowns? What about keyboard-friendly tooltips, tabs and notifications? Or inclusive accordion...

Cookie consent prompts, push notifications, app install prompts, video autoplays and annoying pop-ups. Every time we enter a new site, it feels like a fight against all the annoying marketing messages...

In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, Drew McLellan talks to Heydon Pickering about his new book, Inclusive Components. Heydon is known for his work and writing on Accessibility, so what is Inclusi...

One of the major requirements working for a team or an open-source project is using a version control system (VCS). Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system for tracking source...

As the year is coming to a close, many of us feel rushed, trying to meet deadlines, finishing off projects, and preparing for the holidays. Do you remember what December felt like when you were little...