All Smashing Magazine's articles, sorted chronologically. Over 11 years, we've published 2137 articles, written by 229 hard-working authors. Still counting.
Today we’ll have a look at a few projects in which the consistent use of the well-known term “emotional design” can result in a great personality. Positive attitude often leads to people sharing and even advocating for your product with their peers. Read More…
We love to tell users that they have done something wrong. We have error messages for everything from poorly formatted telephone numbers to incorrect logins. But what about our user’s successes, do we celebrate them? Do we tell them they are doing something right? Read More…
Poor communication is a surefire way to damage any project or relationship, but when I dug deeper_into this particular case, I realized that lack of communication was not the issue; the_company provided regular updates on projects and milestones and so on. Rather,_it was the … Read More…
Here we are again! Smashing Magazine’s Q&A. Your question could be about a very specific problem you are having, or it could be a question about philosophical approach. Go wild and challenge us! Read More…
Mobile users and mobile usage are growing. With more users doing more on mobile, the spotlight is on how to improve the individual elements that together create the mobile user experience. Read More…
If you’re using Google Web Fonts on your websites, then there’s a very good chance that 1 in 5 visitors are seeing faux bold and italic versions of your fonts — even if you correctly selected and used all of the weights and styles. That’s because the implementation method … Read More…
The way you present your product or service is essential to its success — or at least it could be if you know how to do it right. The first impression you make on people is crucial. When selling a product, you want that first impression to be as positive and remarkable as … Read More…
Shopping. Social networking. Emailing. Reading. Finding directions. Banking. Researching. Those are some of the most common tasks people perform on the World Wide Web. You’ve probably done all of these things yourself at some point. So if you’re like many people, … Read More…
Because of how far certain Web technologies like HTML5 and CSS3 have brought us, many would say that—from a Web platform perspective—the future is now. Sounds like a cliché, I know. At the very least, it feels like the future is starting to bubble up to the surface… … Read More…