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• Color Mechanics In UI Kits (Smashingmagazine)
  15 min readUI, API, Colors, Guides Share on Twitter, Linked In About The Author Adel Khamatov is a software developer specializing in front…
• Refactoring CSS: Introduction (Part 1) (Smashingmagazine)
  In this three-part series, Adrian Bece is going to go through the CSS refactor process from the beginning to the end, starting with knowled…
• Email Testing Flow As It Should Be (Smashingmagazine)
  Email sending functionality is an integral part of every digital product that involves communication with its users (read: any online servi…
• Adding A Dyslexia-Friendly Mode To A Website (Smashingmagazine)
  The separation of content and presentation that CSS gives us always comes in handy when we need to adapt designs to better serve different…
• Refactoring CSS: Strategy, Regression Testing And Maintenance (Part 2) (Smashingmagazine)
  After analyzing CSS and its weaknesses, and management giving a green light to the refactoring project, it’s time to get to work.
• How To Choose Typefaces For Fintech Products: Best Practices Guide (Part 2) (Smashingmagazine)
  Finding the right typeface is tricky as a whole. Dividing the process into steps and having the right information at hand will make this jo…
• State Of GDPR In 2021: Key Updates And What They Mean (Smashingmagazine)
  As digital practitioners, GDPR has impacted every facet of our professional and personal lives.
• How To Build An Ethical User Research Practice At Any Organization (Smashingmagazine)
  Ethical user research isn’t only the right thing to do but it makes good business sense. Principles of ethical conduct guide our decision-m…
• Smashing Newsletter: Issue #400 (Smashingmagazine)
  This newsletter issue was sent out to 213,686 subscribers on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
• How To Choose A Headless CMS (Smashingmagazine)
  There is an array of Headless CMSes out there. For the experience headless practitioner, this could be a checklist to see what’s new out th…
• Smashing Newsletter: Issue #467 (Smashingmagazine)
  This newsletter issue was sent out to 198,532 subscribers on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
• Maintaining End-To-End Quality With Visual Testing (Smashingmagazine)
  A critical part of any developer’s workflow is definitely testing. It helps us to ensure that our project is going to maintain a high level…
• How To Migrate From jQuery To Next.js (Smashingmagazine)
  There are many scenarios where we don’t need to follow the architecture that frameworks like React or Next.js impose on us, and that is OK.
• One Formula To Rule Them All: The ROI Of A Design System (Smashingmagazine)
  Design systems are a crucial success factor for digital businesses, and virtually every major player works with one.
• Global vs. Local Styling In Next.js — Smashing Magazine (Smashingmagazine)
  Next.js has strong opinions about how to organize JavaScript but not CSS. How can we develop patterns that encourage best CSS practices whi…
• Re-Creating The Pop-Out Hover Effect With Modern CSS (Part 1) (Smashingmagazine)
  This article is all about experimenting with modern CSS features. We will combine things like CSS masks, CSS variables, trigonometric funct…
• Jamstack CMS: The Past, The Present and The Future (Smashingmagazine)
  The story of Jamstack CMSs goes all the way back to the 90s. Over the years, there have been many different approaches and evolutions of st…
• Creating An Accessible Dialog From Scratch (Smashingmagazine)
  Dialogs are everywhere in modern interface design (for good or for bad), and yet many of them are not accessible to assistive technologies.
• Optimizing Video For Size And Quality (Smashingmagazine)
  Adding video to your application can increase customer engagement and satisfaction. But the exact opposite can occur when there are issues…
• There Is No Such Thing As A CSS Absolute Unit (Smashingmagazine)
  What are the differences between relative and absolute units, and how do we create accurate sizes on the web?
• The State Of Mobile And Why Mobile Web Testing Matters (Smashingmagazine)
  With mobile traffic accounting for over 50% of web traffic these days, leaving your mobile performance unoptimized isn’t really an option.
• Modeling A GraphQL API For Your Blog Using Webiny Serverless CMS — Smashing Magazine (Smashingmagazine)
  If this is your first time hearing of Webiny, it’s an open-source framework for building serverless applications which provide users with t…
• Rethinking Star Ratings For Readers (Smashingmagazine)
  How can companies change their rating and review systems to better benefit users? Matt Athanasiou shares some steps to improve the experien…
• How To Build Resilient JavaScript UIs (Smashingmagazine)
  Embracing the fragility of the web empowers us to build UIs capable of adapting to the functionality they can offer, whilst still providing…
• Smashing Newsletter: Issue #311 (Smashingmagazine)
  This newsletter issue was sent out to 178,776 subscribers on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
• Headless In Times Of Accessibility (Smashingmagazine)
  Do you want to make your new website as accessible as possible? Let’s have a closer look at the factors you should take into consideration…
• Making A Strong Case For Accessibility — Smashing Magazine (Smashingmagazine)
  Accessibility is often overlooked or bolted on to the end of a project from the experiences in Todd’s career in web development and design.
• The Problem With WordPress Is Positioning, Not Plugins (Smashingmagazine)
  Geoff explores the often-overlooked divide between WordPress.org and WordPress.com, shedding light on the blurred lines between open-source…
• You Can Do That With A JavaScript Data Grid? (Smashingmagazine)
  Data grids need to be easy to understand, engaging, responsive, and accessible. They need to perform well and load data fast.
• Material Design Text Fields Are Badly Designed (Smashingmagazine)
  In the early days, we talked about left-aligned labels versus top-aligned labels. These days we talk about floating labels.
• Refactoring CSS: Optimizing Size And Performance (Part 3) (Smashingmagazine)
  Refactored codebase should result in similar or improved performance and improved codebase health.
• Re-Creating The Pop-Out Hover Effect With Modern CSS (Part 2) (Smashingmagazine)
  Re-create a fancy hover effect where an avatar pops out of a starburst pattern for the frame on hover.
• When Friction Is A Good Thing: Designing Sustainable E-Commerce Experiences (Smashingmagazine)
  Today, UX design contributes to the problem of excessive consumption through persuasive e-commerce practices and designing for companies wi…
• Swing Into April (2023 Wallpapers Edition) (Smashingmagazine)
  With April just around the corner, we have a new collection of desktop and mobile wallpapers waiting for you to celebrate the beginning of…
• Getting To The Bottom Of Minimum WCAG-Conformant Interactive Element Size (Smashingmagazine)
  WCAG provides guidance for making interactive elements more accessible by specifying minimum size requirements.
• A High-Level Overview Of Large Language Model Concepts, Use Cases, And Tools (Smashingmagazine)
  Discuss the concept of large language models (LLMs) and how they are implemented with a set of data to develop an application.
• The Realities And Myths Of Contrast And Color (Smashingmagazine)
  26 min read Accessibility, Design, Usability Share on Twitter, Linked In About The Author Andrew Somers has over 35 years of professional m…
• Next.js Wildcard Subdomains (Smashingmagazine)
  Wildcard domains often go under the radar. Hosting with a wildcard subdomain enables your users to visit your site on any subdomain of your…
• Exploring Enhanced Patterns In WordPress 6.3 (Smashingmagazine)
  22 min read Word Press, Tools, Techniques Share on Twitter, Linked In About The Author Ganesh is a passionate Word Press learner.
• Rethinking The Role Of Your UX Teams And Move Beyond Firefighting (Smashingmagazine)
  Many UX professionals often find themselves working alone, and usually face more projects impacting user experience than they can handle.
• Usability Pitfalls of Disabled Buttons, and How To Avoid Them (Smashingmagazine)
  How can we make disabled buttons more inclusive? When do they work well, and when do they fail on us?
• CSS Auditing Tools (Smashingmagazine)
  Ideally, a CSS auditing tool would provide some insights about how heavily CSS implact rendering performance, and which operations lead to…
• T-Shaped vs. V-Shaped Designers (Smashingmagazine)
  Job openings typically cast a very restrictive frame for candidates, with long lists of expectations and requirements.
• If I Was Starting My Career Today: Thoughts After 15 Years Spent In UX Design (Part 1) (Smashingmagazine)
  In this two-part series, Andrii Zhdan outlines common challenges faced at the start of a design career and offers advice to smooth your jou…
• Context And Variables In The Hugo Static Site Generator (Smashingmagazine)
  You’ll understand concepts such as the global context, flow control, and variables in Hugo templates, as well as data flow from content fil…
• Dancing Leaves And Spooky Fellows (October 2023 Wallpapers Edition) (Smashingmagazine)
  Well, we might have something for you: desktop wallpapers created with love by artists and designers from across the globe.
• With Neon Branching (Smashingmagazine)
  Branches are a really nice (and safe) way to configure or reconfigure your database without fear of screwing up the production database.
• What Is Design Thinking? (Smashingmagazine)
  Well, then, do not fall in love with the solution, but fall in love with the problem! Here’s an article to dive deep into how design thinki…
• 2-Page Login Pattern, And How To Fix It (Smashingmagazine)
  The 2-page login pattern is becoming pervasive. Here are the reasons behind this design choice and alternative solutions to create a more e…
• What Saul Bass Can Teach Us About Web Design (Smashingmagazine)
  Responsible for title sequences in films like North by Northwest and Anatomy of a Murder, as well as a number of iconic posters and brand l…