Articles by Smashing Magazine from April 2021

Images have also been a key part of the web. They communicate ideas instantly, but they are also a lot heavier than text to load. This means that its essential to get loading and displaying them right...

The cat is out! For the last year, weve been working with Addy Osmani on a new Smashing Book all around image optimization. And now its here. Meet Image Optimization, our practical modern guide to del...

Easing functions can change the look and feel of an animation by affecting the rate, or speed, of an animation. In this article, were going to take a deep dive into easing functions and see how we can...

Accessibility experts Kate Kalcevich and Mike Gifford introduce readers to "layered accessibility testing, a practice of using a variety of tools and approaches at different stages in the digital prod...

The CSS Working Group Editors Draft for [Selectors Level 4](https://drafts.csswg.org/selectors-4/) includes several pseudo-class selectors that already have proposal candidates in most modern browsers...

Sometimes its the little things in web life that make us look twice. From carousels to documentation to cookie disclaimers, here are some sites taking the mundane and sprinkling in a little magic....

Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) is a new evolution of the Jamstack, allowing you to update static content instantly without needing a full rebuild of your site. The hybrid approach of Next.js al...

As designers, we are often burdened by the responsibility of producing and managing website content. Its not our job to write it, but its not the clients either. We can avert disaster by including con...

Lets explore the plugins providing GraphQL servers to WordPress. When should we use WPGraphQL, and when the GraphQL API for WordPress? Is there some advantage of one over the other, or some particular...

How are Core Web Vitals measured? How do you know your fixes have had the desired effect and when will you see the results in Google Search Console? Lets figure it out....

Its no secret that the technical interview process leaves something to be desired; its often riddled with anxiety and stress. In this article, well take a look at seven of the most common mistakes can...

Selling is key to growing your web design business, but it doesnt have to be complicated! With clear goals, customer research, and proven closing techniques, anyone can find new clients....

At Smashing, weve been busy over the last few months. Weve set up new workshops, redesigned our navigation, refined performance and improved accessibility. There are subtle UX changes coming in, and w...

In this article, we will explore the causes of overflow issues and how to solve them. We will also explore how modern features in the developer tools (DevTools) can make the process of fixing and debu...

In this article, well be building a video streaming app using Nuxt.js and Node.js. Specifically, well build a server-side Node.js app that will handle fetching and streaming videos, generating thumbna...

Recently weve covered CSS generators, SVG generators and accessible front-end components. This time we look into HTML email, with tools, templates and guides for designers and developers....

UX practitioners can play an important role in growing the UX maturity of the organizations and product teams they work with. This final article in a three-part series presents two additional tactics:...

UX practitioners can play an important role in growing the UX maturity of the organizations and product teams they work with. This final article in a three-part series presents two additional tactics ...

Have you ever struggled to get the green light on your design proposals? Do you feel your design process needs to be formalized? Does the COVID19 era is becoming a challenge for working remotely as a ...

Unreliable tests are a living nightmare for anyone who writes automated tests or pays attention to the results. Flaky tests have even given folks nightmares and sleepless nights. In this article, Ramo...

With many options comes many decisions, and it is easy to drown in all the many benefits of headless CMS. How do we approach evaluating these options? Lets figure it out....

A guide to vanilla JavaScript code snippets — with resources and lightweight libraries to help you solve a problem without a large overhead or third-party dependencies....

Quick, constant change is a given on the web. It is often one of its greatest strengths. As ever, though, there is a balance to find. Although longevity takes a different form online, its value is imm...

By systemizing the fundamentals of typography and space, and leaning into the inherent fluidity of the web, a free new tool called Utopia offers an alternative to breakpoint-driven design....

By systemizing the fundamentals of typography and space, and leaning into the inherent fluidity of the web, a free new **CSS tool** called [Utopia](https://utopia.fyi/) offers an alternative to breakp...

Lets welcome the new month with some fresh wallpapers. Designed with love by artists and designers from across the globe, they are available with and without a calendar for April 2021....