Embrace The Possibilities (March 2020 Wallpapers)Embrace The Possibilities (March 2020 Wallpapers) Cosima Mielke 2020-02-29T09:30:00+00:002020-03-01T02:38:36+00:00March is here! With the days getting noticeably longer in the northern hemisphere, the sun coming out, and the flowers blooming, we are fueled with fresh energy. And even if spring is far away in your part of the world, you might […]
READ MOREWhere Does SEO Belong In Your Web Design Process?Where Does SEO Belong In Your Web Design Process? Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-28T11:30:00+00:002020-02-29T02:36:11+00:00We all have a role to play in the building of a website. Designers create beautiful and interactive interfaces. Copywriters create messaging that gets visitors to take notice and action. Developers bring it all together with […]
READ MOREHow To Build A Music Manager With Nuxt.js And Express.jsHow To Build A Music Manager With Nuxt.js And Express.js Deven Rathore 2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:002020-02-28T02:37:51+00:00Handling digital media assets such as audio and video in your application can be tricky because of the considerations that have to be made server-side (e.g. networking, storage and the asynchronous nature of handling […]
READ MOREWhat Does A Foldable Web Actually Mean?What Does A Foldable Web Actually Mean? Frederick O’Brien 2020-02-26T11:00:00+00:002020-02-27T02:37:48+00:00After years of talk, experimentation, and plateauing smartphone sales, foldable devices are finally entering the market. Samsung, Huawei, and Motorola have all released phones with foldable screens, and tinkering away behind the scenes the likes of Apple aren’t far behind. […]
READ MORESmashing Podcast Episode 10 With Trine Falbe And Martin Michael Frederiksen: What Is Ethical Design?Smashing Podcast Episode 10 With Trine Falbe And Martin Michael Frederiksen: What Is Ethical Design? Drew McLellan 2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:002020-02-26T02:38:28+00:00 In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about Ethical Design. What does it mean for a design to be ethical, and […]
READ MORESetting Up Tailwind CSS In A React ProjectSetting Up Tailwind CSS In A React Project Blessing Krofegha 2020-02-24T11:00:00+00:002020-02-25T02:38:28+00:00In the dispensation of CSS libraries and frameworks, a ton of awesome libraries have been built to simplify the work of a developer in the quest to create intuitive interfaces. However, quite a lot of them (Bootstrap, Foundation) […]
READ MOREHow To Build A Simple Cryptocurrency Blockchain In Node.jsHow To Build A Simple Cryptocurrency Blockchain In Node.js Alfrick Opidi 2020-02-21T10:30:00+00:002020-02-22T02:35:48+00:00The unprecedented rise of cryptocurrencies, and their underpinning blockchain technology, have taken the world by storm — from the humble beginnings of being an academic concept over a decade ago to current increased adoption in various […]
READ MOREHow To Design Mobile Apps For One-Hand UsageHow To Design Mobile Apps For One-Hand Usage Maitrik Kataria 2020-02-20T11:00:00+00:002020-02-21T02:35:58+00:00On Friday, January 2007 the world shrank into our palms as three revolutionary products — the iPod, a phone, and a breakthrough internet communicator — were unified to create the smartphones we know and love today. The first iPhone introduced in 2007 […]
READ MOREHow To Use The HTML Drag-And-Drop API In ReactHow To Use The HTML Drag-And-Drop API In React Chidi Orji 2020-02-19T11:00:00+00:002020-02-20T02:35:46+00:00The drag-and-drop API is one of the coolest features of HTML. It helps us implement drag-and-drop features in web browsers. In the current context, we will be dragging files from outside the browser. On dropping the […]
READ MOREHow To Make Cross-Browser Testing More Efficient With LambdaTestHow To Make Cross-Browser Testing More Efficient With LambdaTest Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-18T11:00:00+00:002020-02-19T02:36:35+00:00Before consumers sat in front of mobile devices for hours every day, there were numerous browsers and operating systems web designers had to contend with. So, it’s not like the concept of cross-browser testing is new. […]
READ MOREWhat To Do If People Hate Your Brand MascotWhat To Do If People Hate Your Brand Mascot Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-17T13:00:00+00:002020-02-18T02:38:00+00:00There are a number of reasons why businesses decide to use mascots to represent their brands: They want there to be a friendly and reliable face to welcome visitors to the site. They know they need […]
READ MOREDesigning Ethically, Optimizing Videos, And Shining The Spotlight On Our SmashingConf SpeakersDesigning Ethically, Optimizing Videos, And Shining The Spotlight On Our SmashingConf Speakers Iris Lješnjanin 2020-02-14T14:00:00+00:002020-02-15T02:37:13+00:00An important part of our job is staying up to date, and we know how difficult it can be. Technologies don’t really change that fast — coding languages take a […]
READ MORESetting Up API Mocking With Mirage JS And Vue.jsSetting Up API Mocking With Mirage JS And Vue.js Kelvin Omereshone 2020-02-13T11:00:00+00:002020-02-14T02:35:50+00:00In the era of SPA and the JAMstack, there has always been a separation of concern between the APIs and front-end development. Almost all JavaScript projects that can be found out in the wild interact with […]
READ MOREUnderstanding CSS Grid: Grid Template AreasUnderstanding CSS Grid: Grid Template Areas Rachel Andrew 2020-02-12T11:30:00+00:002020-02-13T02:37:58+00:00When using CSS Grid Layout, you can always place items from one grid line to another. However, there is an alternate way of describing your layout, one that is visual in nature. In this article, we will learn how to use the […]
READ MOREHow To Book More Appointments And Events With A WordPress Booking PluginHow To Book More Appointments And Events With A WordPress Booking Plugin Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-11T12:00:00+00:002020-02-12T02:36:07+00:00When it comes to running a service-based business online, scheduling appointments with prospects and clients is critical. The downside of that, of course, is that it takes a lot of […]
READ MORESmashing Podcast Episode 9 With Stéphanie Walter: How Can I Work With UI Frameworks?Smashing Podcast Episode 9 With Stéphanie Walter: How Can I Work With UI Frameworks? Drew McLellan 2020-02-11T05:00:00+00:002020-02-12T02:36:07+00:00As a developer myself, one of the things that I like about UI frameworks is that they often come with default styling, but is that something […]
READ MOREAn Interview With Rémi Parmentier: A SmashingConf Austin SpeakerAn Interview With Rémi Parmentier: A SmashingConf Austin Speaker Rachel Andrew 2020-02-10T13:00:00+00:002020-02-11T02:36:50+00:00We are so excited to be bringing SmashingConf to a new city this year. We’re bringing you SmashingConf Austin and we have a fantastic line-up of speakers. Check out this post, where we introduce our new […]
READ MOREHow To Create Maps With React And LeafletHow To Create Maps With React And Leaflet Shajia Abidi 2020-02-07T11:00:00+00:002020-02-08T02:36:31+00:00Grasping information from a CSV or a JSON file isn’t only complicated, but is also tedious. Representing the same data in the form of visual aid is simpler. In this article, we’re going to represent the locations of […]
READ MOREDjango Highlights: User Models And Authentication (Part 1)Django Highlights: User Models And Authentication (Part 1) Philip Kiely 2020-02-06T11:00:00+00:002020-02-07T02:36:21+00:00There are two types of websites: static and dynamic. Django is a framework for developing dynamic websites. While a static website is one that solely presents information, there is no interaction (beyond simple page requests) that gets registered […]
READ MOREMagic Flip Cards: Solving A Common Sizing ProblemMagic Flip Cards: Solving A Common Sizing Problem Dan Halliday 2020-02-05T10:30:00+00:002020-02-06T02:36:56+00:00What are the chances your next client will use the word interactive while introducing their project? In my experience, the answer is 100%, so I’m always looking for robust CSS techniques to help me deliver the various features […]
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