The Future Is Here! Augmented And Virtual Reality Icon SetThe Future Is Here! Augmented And Virtual Reality Icon Set The Smashing Editorial 2018-05-18T15:45:28+02:002018-05-18T15:22:16+00:00What once sounded like science fiction has become a reality: All you need is to grab a VR headset or simply use your web browser and you suddenly find yourself in an entirely […]
READ MOREMonthly Web Development Update 5/2018: Browser Performance, Iteration Zero, And Web AuthenticationMonthly Web Development Update 5/2018: Browser Performance, Iteration Zero, And Web Authentication Anselm Hannemann 2018-05-18T13:51:17+02:002018-05-18T15:22:16+00:00As developers, we often talk about performance and request browsers to render things faster. But when they finally do, we demand even more performance. Alex Russel from the Chrome team […]
READ MOREMore Than Pixels: Selling Design DiscoveryMore Than Pixels: Selling Design Discovery Kyle Cassidy 2018-05-17T14:10:03+02:002018-05-17T14:49:14+00:00As designers, we know that research should play a pivotal role in any design process. Sadly, however, there are still a lot of organizations that do not see the value of research and would rather jump straight into the visual design stage […]
READ MOREManaging SVG Interaction With The Pointer Events PropertyManaging SVG Interaction With The Pointer Events Property Tiffany Brown 2018-05-16T14:15:25+02:002018-05-16T14:40:31+00:00Try clicking or tapping the SVG image below. If you put your pointer in the right place (the shaded path) then you should have Smashing Magazine’s homepage open in a new browser tab. If you tried to click […]
READ MORELanding The Concept: Movie High-Concept Theory And UX DesignLanding The Concept: Movie High-Concept Theory And UX Design Andy Duke 2018-05-15T13:00:58+02:002018-05-15T12:18:11+00:00Steven Spielberg once famously said, “If a person can tell me the idea in 25 words or less, it’s going to make a pretty good movie.” He was referring to the notion that the best mass-appeal […]
READ MOREA Strategy Guide To CSS Custom PropertiesA Strategy Guide To CSS Custom Properties Michael Riethmuller 2018-05-14T13:30:38+02:002018-05-14T13:47:25+00:00CSS Custom Properties (sometimes known as ‘CSS variables’) are now supported in all modern browsers, and people are starting to use them in production. This is great, but they’re different from variables in preprocessors, and I’ve already seen many examples […]
READ MOREBuilding Mobile Apps Using React Native And WordPressBuilding Mobile Apps Using React Native And WordPress Muhammad Muhsin 2018-05-11T15:15:56+02:002018-05-11T16:58:27+00:00As web developers, you might have thought that mobile app development calls for a fresh learning curve with another programming language. Perhaps Java and Swift need to be added to your skill set to hit the ground running […]
READ MOREGoogle I/O Developer Roundup: What’s New?Google I/O Developer Roundup: What’s New? Rachel Andrew 2018-05-11T12:30:47+02:002018-05-11T16:58:27+00:00The Google I/O keynote opened with an animation asking us to “Make Good Things Together,” and in this article, I’m going to round up some of the things announced in the Keynote and Developer Keynote, that are of interest to Smashing readers. […]
READ MOREThings Designers Should Know About SEO In 2018Things Designers Should Know About SEO In 2018 Myriam Jessier 2018-05-10T14:25:45+02:002018-05-10T22:27:33+00:00Design has a large impact on content visibility — so does SEO. However, there are some key SEO concepts that experts in the field struggle to communicate clearly to designers. This can create friction and the impression that […]
READ MOREContributing To MDN Web DocsContributing To MDN Web Docs Rachel Andrew 2018-05-09T13:20:47+02:002018-05-09T12:36:39+00:00MDN Web Docs has been documenting the web platform for over twelve years and is now a cross-platform effort with contributions and an Advisory Board with members from Google, Microsoft and Samsung as well as those representing Firefox. Something that is fundamental to MDN […]
READ MOREI Used The Web For A Day With JavaScript Turned OffI Used The Web For A Day With JavaScript Turned Off Chris Ashton 2018-05-08T14:30:10+02:002018-05-08T21:14:06+00:00This article is part of a series in which I attempt to use the web under various constraints, representing a given demographic of user. I hope to raise the profile of difficulties […]
READ MORENew CSS Features That Are Changing Web DesignNew CSS Features That Are Changing Web Design Zell Liew 2018-05-07T12:30:10+02:002018-05-07T20:03:31+00:00There was a time when web design got monotonous. Designers and developers built the same kinds of websites over and over again, so much so that we were mocked by people in our own industry for creating only […]
READ MOREFAST UX Research: An Easier Way To Engage Stakeholders And Speed Up The Research ProcessFAST UX Research: An Easier Way To Engage Stakeholders And Speed Up The Research Process Zoe Dimov 2018-05-04T14:00:27+02:002018-05-04T12:44:14+00:00Today, UX research has earned wide recognition as an essential part of product and service design. However, UX professionals still seem to be facing […]
READ MOREUsing Low Vision As My Tool To Help Me Teach WordPressUsing Low Vision As My Tool To Help Me Teach WordPress Bud Kraus 2018-05-03T14:00:32+02:002018-05-03T15:51:06+00:00When I say that I see things in a different way, I’m not kidding. It’s literally true. For almost 30 years, I’ve lived my life with macular degeneration, a destruction of my […]
READ MOREA Conference Without Slides: Meet SmashingConf Toronto 2018 (June 26-27)A Conference Without Slides: Meet SmashingConf Toronto 2018 (June 26-27) Vitaly Friedman 2018-05-03T12:00:09+02:002018-05-03T15:51:06+00:00What would be the best way to learn and improve your skills? By looking designers and developers over their shoulder! At SmashingConf Toronto taking place on June 26–27, we will exactly do that. All […]
READ MOREBuilding A Serverless Contact Form For Your Static SiteBuilding A Serverless Contact Form For Your Static Site Brian Holt 2018-05-02T18:30:17+02:002018-05-02T17:49:19+00:00Static site generators provide a fast and simple alternative to Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress. There’s no server or database setup, just a build process and simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Unfortunately, without a server, […]
READ MOREA Guide To The State Of Print Stylesheets In 2018A Guide To The State Of Print Stylesheets In 2018 Rachel Andrew 2018-05-01T14:00:19+02:002018-05-01T15:51:08+00:00Today, I’d like to return to a subject that has already been covered in Smashing Magazine in the past — the topic of the print stylesheet. In this case, I am talking about printing […]
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