Embarking On New Adventures: Inspiring Desktop Wallpapers For May 2018Embarking On New Adventures: Inspiring Desktop Wallpapers For May 2018 Cosima Mielke 2018-04-30T13:15:44+02:002018-04-30T16:34:59+00:00Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot to get inspired. A short ride with your bike, a coffee break with a friend, or listening to your favorite song might be just what you need to […]
READ MOREWordPress Local Development For Beginners: From Setup To DeploymentWordPress Local Development For Beginners: From Setup To Deployment Nick Schäferhoff 2018-04-27T14:00:29+02:002018-04-27T12:15:55+00:00When first starting out with WordPress, it’s very common to make any changes directly on your live site. After all, where else would you do it? You only have that one site, so when something needs […]
READ MOREMeasuring Websites With Mobile-First Optimization ToolsMeasuring Websites With Mobile-First Optimization Tools Jon Raasch 2018-04-26T13:40:03+02:002018-04-26T14:11:08+00:00Performance on mobile can be particularly challenging: underpowered devices, slow networks, and poor connections are some of those challenges. With more and more users migrating to mobile, the rewards for mobile optimization are great. Most workflows have already adopted mobile-first design and […]
READ MORESharing Code Between Projects: Lessons Learned In The TrenchesSharing Code Between Projects: Lessons Learned In The Trenches Jonathan Saring 2018-04-25T14:40:51+02:002018-04-25T19:51:24+00:00About a year ago, we came to a crossroad that changed the way we build software today. Like many other teams, we were working on a few things at a time, developing different projects for our […]
READ MOREWorking Together: How Designers And Developers Can Communicate To Create Better ProjectsWorking Together: How Designers And Developers Can Communicate To Create Better Projects Rachel Andrew 2018-04-24T16:50:19+02:002018-04-24T15:30:31+00:00Among the most popular suggestions on Smashing Magazine’s Content User Suggestions board is the need of learning more about the interaction and communication between designers and developers. There are probably […]
READ MOREOn Failures And Successes: Meet SmashingConf Freiburg 2018On Failures And Successes: Meet SmashingConf Freiburg 2018 Vitaly Friedman 2018-04-24T12:00:09+02:002018-04-24T15:30:31+00:00Everybody loves speaking about successes, but nobody can succeed without failing big time along the way. It’s through mistakes that we grow and get smarter. So for the upcoming SmashingConf Freiburg 2018 (Sept. 10–11), we want to put […]
READ MORERedesigning A Digital Interior Design Shop (A Case Study)Redesigning A Digital Interior Design Shop (A Case Study) Boyan Kostov 2018-04-23T13:50:35+02:002018-04-23T14:50:43+00:00Good products are the result of a continual effort in research and design. And, as it usually turns out, our designs don’t solve the problems they were meant to right away. It’s always about constant improvement […]
READ MOREWhat You Need To Know To Increase Mobile Checkout ConversionsWhat You Need To Know To Increase Mobile Checkout Conversions Suzanna Scacca 2018-04-20T13:35:58+02:002018-04-20T15:32:23+00:00Google’s mobile-first indexing is here. Well, for some websites anyway. For the rest of us, it will be here soon enough, and our websites need to be in tip-top shape if we don’t want […]
READ MOREHow To Create An Audio/Video Recording App With React Native: An In-Depth TutorialHow To Create An Audio/Video Recording App With React Native: An In-Depth Tutorial Oleh Mryhlod 2018-04-19T12:15:26+02:002018-04-19T14:33:52+00:00React Native is a young technology, already gaining popularity among developers. It is a great option for smooth, fast, and efficient mobile app development. High-performance rates for mobile […]
READ MOREWhich Podcasts Should Web Designers And Developers Be Listening To?Which Podcasts Should Web Designers And Developers Be Listening To? Ricky Onsman 2018-04-18T13:45:00+02:002018-04-18T13:58:52+00:00We asked the Smashing community what podcasts they listened to, aiming to compile a shortlist of current podcasts for web designers and developers. We had what can only be called a very strong response […]
READ MOREHow To Improve Your Design Process With Data-Based PersonasHow To Improve Your Design Process With Data-Based Personas Tim Noetzel 2018-04-17T13:40:40+02:002018-04-17T15:13:44+00:00Most design and product teams have some type of persona document. Theoretically, personas help us better understand our users and meet their needs. The idea is that codifying what we’ve learned about distinct groups of users […]
READ MOREBest Practices With CSS Grid LayoutBest Practices With CSS Grid Layout Rachel Andrew 2018-04-16T13:35:19+02:002018-04-16T17:08:58+00:00An increasingly common question — now that people are using CSS Grid Layout in production — seems to be “What are the best practices?” The short answer to this question is to use the layout method as defined in the specification. The […]
READ MOREMonthly Web Development Update 4/2018: On Effort, Bias, And Being ProductiveMonthly Web Development Update 4/2018: On Effort, Bias, And Being Productive Anselm Hannemann 2018-04-13T14:30:19+02:002018-04-13T12:49:49+00:00These days, it is one of the biggest challenges to think long-term. In a world where we live with devices that last only a few months or a few years maybe, where […]
READ MOREAutomating Your Feature Testing With Selenium WebDriverAutomating Your Feature Testing With Selenium WebDriver Nils Schütte 2018-04-12T12:45:54+02:002018-04-12T12:25:05+00:00This article is for web developers who wish to spend less time testing the front end of their web applications but still want to be confident that every feature works fine. It will save you time by automating repetitive online […]
READ MOREWill SiriKit’s Intents Fit Your App? If So, Here’s How To Use ThemWill SiriKit’s Intents Fit Your App? If So, Here’s How To Use Them Lou Franco 2018-04-11T17:00:44+02:002018-04-12T01:33:26+00:00Since iOS 5, Siri has helped iPhone users send messages, set reminders and look up restaurants with Apple’s apps. Starting in iOS 10, we have been able to […]
READ MOREBecoming A UX LeaderBecoming A UX Leader Christopher Murphy 2018-04-11T12:50:15+02:002018-04-12T01:33:26+00:00(This is a sponsored article.) In my previous article on Building UX Teams, I explored the rapidly growing need for UX teams as a result of the emergence of design as a wider business driver. As teams grow, so too does a need for leaders to […]
READ MOREHow To Design Emotional Interfaces For Boring AppsHow To Design Emotional Interfaces For Boring Apps Alice Кotlyarenko 2018-04-10T13:20:05+02:002018-04-10T14:53:40+00:00There’s a trickling line of ones and zeros that disappears behind a large yellow tube. A bear pops out of the tube as a clawed paw starts pointing at my browser’s toolbar, and a headline appears, saying: “Start […]
READ MOREDesigning For Accessibility And InclusionDesigning For Accessibility And Inclusion Steven Lambert 2018-04-09T14:45:39+02:002018-04-10T00:01:51+00:00“Accessibility is solved at the design stage.” This is a phrase that Daniel Na and his team heard over and over again while attending a conference. To design for accessibility means to be inclusive to the needs of your users. This includes your target […]
READ MOREArt Directing For The Web With CSS Grid Template AreasArt Directing For The Web With CSS Grid Template Areas Andrew Clarke 2018-04-09T11:00:23+02:002018-04-10T00:01:51+00:00(This article is kindly sponsored by CoffeeCup Software.) Alright, I’m going to get straight to the point. CSS Grid is important, really important, too important to be one of those “I’ll use it when […]
READ MOREHit The Ground Running With Vue.js And FirestoreHit The Ground Running With Vue.js And Firestore Lukas van Driel 2018-04-06T13:30:33+02:002018-04-06T19:56:59+00:00Google Firebase has a new data storage possibility called ‘Firestore’ (currently in beta stage) which builds on the success of the Firebase Realtime Database but adds some nifty features. In this article, we’ll set up the basics […]
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