How To Build A Real-Time Multiplayer Virtual Reality Game (Part 1)How To Build A Real-Time Multiplayer Virtual Reality Game (Part 1) Alvin Wan 2019-08-20T15:30:59+02:002019-08-21T01:35:37+00:00In this tutorial series, we will build a web-based multiplayer virtual reality game in which players will need to collaborate to solve a puzzle. We will use A-Frame for VR modeling, MirrorVR […]
READ MOREPitching Your Writing To PublicationsPitching Your Writing To Publications Rachel Andrew 2019-08-19T14:00:59+02:002019-08-20T01:36:06+00:00Recently, I had a chat with Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert over on the Shoptalk Podcast about writing for publications such as Smashing Magazine and CSS-Tricks. One of the things we talked about was submitting ideas to publications — something that can feel quite […]
READ MOREMonthly Web Development Update 8/2019: Strong Teams And Ethical Data SensemakingMonthly Web Development Update 8/2019: Strong Teams And Ethical Data Sensemaking Anselm Hannemann 2019-08-16T13:51:00+02:002019-08-17T01:34:40+00:00What’s more powerful than a star who knows everything? Well, a team not made of stars but of people who love what they do, stand behind their company’s vision and can work […]
READ MOREThe (Upcoming) WordPress RenaissanceThe (Upcoming) WordPress Renaissance Leonardo Losoviz 2019-08-15T13:00:59+02:002019-08-16T01:35:31+00:00It has been 8 months since Gutenberg was launched as the default content editor in WordPress. Depending who you ask, you may hear that Gutenberg is the worst or the best thing that has happened to WordPress (or anything in between). But something that most people […]
READ MORESmashing TV Interviews: The Mozilla View Source Line-UpSmashing TV Interviews: The Mozilla View Source Line-Up Rachel Andrew 2019-08-14T10:30:59+02:002019-08-15T01:36:00+00:00Smashing TV has been working with our friends over at Mozilla to bring you content from their upcoming View Source conference in Amsterdam. We’re really excited about the event that they are putting together. Here on Smashing Magazine, […]
READ MOREMovie Poster Designs To Inspire Your PWA Hero ImagesMovie Poster Designs To Inspire Your PWA Hero Images Suzanne Scacca 2019-08-13T15:00:59+02:002019-08-14T01:36:15+00:00I visited the Fandango website last weekend, hoping to find something that would give me an excuse to spend a couple of hours inside an air-conditioned movie theater. This is what first caught my eye when […]
READ MORECreating Authentic Human Connections Within A Remote TeamCreating Authentic Human Connections Within A Remote Team Randy Tolentino 2019-08-12T13:00:59+02:002019-08-13T01:36:18+00:00On any given day, walk into your local coffee shop and you’ll likely see someone situated at a table, staring into a computer screen. Without knowing any details, one thing’s for sure, it’s obvious they’re ‘at work’. Many […]
READ MOREHandling Unused CSS In SASS To Improve PerformanceHandling Unused CSS In SASS To Improve Performance Luke Harrison 2019-08-09T12:30:59+02:002019-08-10T01:36:12+00:00In modern front-end development, developers should aim to write CSS which is scalable and maintainable. Otherwise, they risk losing control over specifics such as the cascade and selector specificity as the codebase grows and more developers contribute. One […]
READ MORENow Live: Your SmashingConf Toronto PlaylistNow Live: Your SmashingConf Toronto Playlist Rachel Andrew 2019-08-08T15:00:59+02:002019-08-09T01:36:22+00:00We have edited and prepared the video from SmashingConf Toronto, and it is all now live for you to watch and learn from. To get a feel for the event, watch our compilation. We think that it really captures the atmosphere of […]
READ MOREInspired Design Decisions: Ernest JournalInspired Design Decisions: Ernest Journal Andrew Clarke 2019-08-08T13:00:59+02:002019-08-09T01:36:22+00:00When you work in design for any length of time, forming habits is natural. It’s not unusual to follow a predictable process or use familiar patterns. This repetition can be fabulous for your productivity, but when each design looks much like your last, you […]
READ MOREBuilding Mobile Apps With Ionic And ReactBuilding Mobile Apps With Ionic And React Ahmed Bouchefra 2019-08-07T12:30:00+02:002019-08-08T01:35:57+00:00Ionic has recently added support for React; so now, React developers can get the advantages of Ionic to build hybrid mobile apps and progressive web apps (PWAs). In this post, we’ll show you how to get started using Ionic with […]
READ MOREWriting Modes And CSS LayoutWriting Modes And CSS Layout Rachel Andrew 2019-08-06T14:00:00+02:002019-08-07T01:36:38+00:00In this article I am going to take a look at the CSS writing-mode property. However this is not an article about the practical or creative application of this property. Instead, I want to demonstrate why understanding writing modes is so important, even to […]
READ MOREWhich Is Best: A Loyalty Program PWA or Mobile App?Which Is Best: A Loyalty Program PWA or Mobile App? Suzanne Scacca 2019-08-05T14:00:00+02:002019-08-06T01:35:55+00:00Customer loyalty is a critical component in the success of any business. In some cases, loyalty can be earned by providing a high-quality service and dedicated support. In other cases, customers expect more from […]
READ MOREMaking Peace With The Feast Or Famine Of FreelancingMaking Peace With The Feast Or Famine Of Freelancing Liz Elcoate 2019-08-02T14:00:59+02:002019-08-03T01:35:42+00:00It’s embarrassing to admit — particularly as I host a podcast about this very subject — but I dramatically dropped the ball when it came to booking in projects for this past spring. It just suddenly […]
READ MOREText To Speech With AWSText To Speech With AWS Philip Kiely 2019-08-01T14:00:00+02:002019-08-02T01:36:04+00:00This two-part series presents three projects that teach you how to use AWS (Amazon Web Services) to transform text between its written and spoken states. The first project will use text to speech to turn a blog post or other written content into a […]
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