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Privacy is a scary topic? It doesn’t have to be. Our new book Understanding Privacy helps you understand what data privacy is really about beyond scary...

In this article, Nick Schäferhoff will take a deep dive into WordPress Full-Site Editing, examine the tools it provides for theme development, and provide a...

As designers, we usually turn to desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This post features free desktop wallpapers created...

From competitive SEO research and monitoring prices to training AI and parsing local geographic data, real-time search results power smarter apps. Tools like...

Discuss the concept of large language models (LLMs) and how they are implemented with a set of data to develop an application. Joas compares a collection of...

Jad Limcaco raises the question: Is there such thing as a talented designer? Or is good design a skill? Or maybe to be a great designer, you need a combination...

Meet our Smart Interface Design Patterns Checklist Cards, a deck of 100 cards with common questions to ask when tackling a common interface challenge —...

What could be a better way to welcome June than with some colorful inspiration? Well, we might have something for you: wallpapers created with love by artists...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

How to shape your career path for 2026, with decision trees for designers and a UX skills self-assessment matrix. The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts...

The Wizard of Oz method is a proven UX research tool that simulates real interactions to uncover authentic user behavior. Victor Yocco unpacks the core...

Planning is essential for most businesses and organizations. Unfortunately, when it comes to websites there is often a failure to plan properly or at all. As a...

If you are new to using AI in design or curious about integrating AI into your UX process without losing your human touch, this article offers a grounded,...

Feeling good with your Lighthouse score of 100%? You should! But you should also know that you’re only looking at part of the performance picture. Learn how...

CSS Specificity is not simple. However, there are methods to explain it in a simple and intuitive way. And that’s what this article is all about.

Smashing Magazine authors are typically web designers and developers just like Smashing readers! We want our writers to share the tips and tricks they have...

This article provides practical tips for improving the handoff process between design and development in product development. The guidance covers effective...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

**Book covers** are hard to design and nice to look at. An effective book cover manages to catch human's eye and convey the idea behind the book on one single...

The CSS Color Module Level 4 specification defined a slew of new color features when it became a candidate recommendation in 2022, including Oklab and Oklch,...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

As graphic designers, you’ll often have to work with off-the-shelf material created by others. Also, you’ll often have to follow the branding already...

In this article, you’ll learn how you can progressively replace your JavaScript-driven lazy loading with its native alternative — thanks to hybrid lazy...

WCAG is evolving. Since 1999, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines have defined accessibility in binary terms: either a success criterion is met or not....

Debugging in CSS means figuring out what might be the problem when you have unexpected layout results. Today, Stephanie Eckles will look at a few categories...

When it comes to mobile, we wonder whether our clients’ excitement and our own desires are hindering our ability to make rational business decisions. We need...

You can find Markdown in many places on the Internet. In this article, Eric Bailey covers different aspects of Markdown and how it interacts with other...

Live, or inline validation in web forms is useful when it works, but frustrating when it fails. Too often it leads to an endless stream of disruptive error...

We bring you a another freebie: a Prestashop and WordPress e-commerce theme called Velvet Sky. Developed by DapurPixel, the warm, natural brown colours within...

In this article, Cosima Mielke has done some digging around and found some interesting UI demos and concepts for you to indulge in and build upon: dialog and...

Just a few beautiful, well-crafted fonts for headings and body text that you probably haven’t spotted before. Free for personal and commercial use. Enjoy!

When was the last time your project wrapped up smoothly — no delays, no surprises, no last-minute compromises? In reality, most UX projects drift as...

The process of upgrading large third-party packages in equally large organizations is rarely, if ever, as easy as running an npm update and calling it a day in...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Bridging the gap between user research insights and actual organizational action — with a clear roadmap for impact.

There are so many websites out there that have not considered the overall usability of their visually impaired users. When it comes to designing better links...

In the second part of this series, Joas Pambou aims to build a more advanced version of the previous application that performs conversational analyses on...

After a photo contest we received around 350 entries from all over the world and only 70 could make it onto the poster we’ve created exclusively for our dear...

With December just around the corner, how about some new desktop wallpapers to welcome the last month of the year — and the holiday season, if you’re...

Inclusive Components started shipping this month, and the response is overwhelmingly positive. This book is an essential handbook on how to build the most...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

As responsible digital professionals, we are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of our work and need to find effective and pragmatic ways...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

What do you do when you need to convert plain text into formatted HTML? Perhaps you reach for Markdown or manually write in the element tags yourself. Or maybe...

The times for CSS have probably never been more exciting than today. In this quick read, we’ve got some useful CSS tips and techniques for you that you can...

Bringing data to life in your application can be done without the usual headaches. Paul Scanlon shows you how you can build beautiful data visualizations using...

This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for July 2013. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Every once in a while, we publish [freebies](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/freebies) related to different occasions and themes. We hope that with...

Design systems play a crucial role in today’s digital landscape, providing a blueprint for consistent and user-friendly interfaces. But there’s another tool...

Meet “Smart Interface Design Patterns Checklists”, a deck of 166 checklist cards to help you design and build better interfaces, faster. With accordions,...

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Rosetta provides fonts, design, and consultancy services to large companies, broadcasters, academic institutions, other type foundries, as well as type...

It’s important to understand how animation can be used (or not used) in your design system. In this article, Val Head explains how you can help ensure that...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Today is the 200th issue of our precious li’l Smashing Newsletter, and in this issue we’d love to highlight the people behind this little project — the...

In this article, Cosima Mielke brings you some fonts which are real games. if your project has to get along on a very limited budget and you need to rely on...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Who doesn’t love a good timesaver? In this post, we compiled productivity tips and tools to help you in your day-to-day work. You’ll find shortcuts to...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Another day — another fresh freebie. Today we are glad to release **Splatter and Watercolour Photoshop Brushes**, 3 sets of 21 high-quality brushes, with the...

Good web design is a balance between UX (creating personas, testing usability, and improving the user experience) and focus on business (its objectives and...

We are pleased to feature **Gemicon**, a set of over 600 original high-quality icons. Designed by Turqois, we release it to the design community.

In this article, we feature a set of 54 flat icons created and designed by Nick Frost and Greg Lapin. If you are looking for a way to make your design fresh...

Poor internet connectivity doesn’t have to mean poor UX. With PWA technologies like `IndexedDB`, service workers, and the Background Sync API, you can build...

This post features designs of artists and designers from across the globe for October 2016. The collection is a mix of ideas and styles, of wallpapers that are...

In-house teams face challenges that can be overcome by handling internal stakeholders and the department’s image. Find here techniques to help you lessen the...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

Many designers and design teams make the mistake of thinking that their work is done once they’ve completed the visual design stage, and this is where...

This article is a peek behind the curtain of how content is managed here at Smashing Magazine. In it, you’ll get a tour of an article’s full lifecycle,...

Tired of hearing about cryptocurrency? It’s high time we took a closer look at hyperlinks and how they are one of the biggest currencies in the SEO world....

Over the last months we have seen a strong trend towards more **individual web designs**. These designs often use realistic motifs from our regular life as...

Visualize the user experience with user journey maps. Here are some helpful templates, real-world applications, and insights on the importance of mapping both...

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

A selection of free desktop and creative wallpapers for December 2012 created by artists from all around the world. Get some inspiration!