March 27, 2014 — By now, you might actually know how it works. The good ol’ Smashing Mysteries: the door that would never open and the rain that would never stop. Well, the Mystery continues! To celebrate the launch of Paul Boag’s Digital Adaptation book, we’ve prepared a new … Read More…

March 27, 2014 — Below you’ll find three animated GIFs that contain a hidden message. Each GIF contains a few scattered letters (all uppercase) that you can use to build words. Read More…

January 30, 2014 — We did want to challenge you to be creative and think hard though, and finding this sweet spot of complexity took time and patience. So within the five weeks since the initial idea was conceived, we ran 17 various tests on various variations of various animated GIFs. Read More…

January 28, 2014 — Remember the Smashing Book Mystery riddle from a couple of months ago? Guess what: the Mystery continues! To celebrate the launch of the SmashingConf NYC and our lovely book, we’ve prepared a new riddle, and this time it’s not going to be any easier, but the reward is … Read More…

November 28, 2013 — Ah, the good ol’ Smashing Book Mystery riddle. Now that two days after the announcement have passed, it’s time to reveal the mystery and announce the winners. Oh, you want to figure it out first? Well, then please close this window since there are (obviously) … Read More…

November 26, 2013 — To celebrate the long-awaited release of our new Smashing Book (yaaaay!), we’ve prepared a little mystery for you. Below you’ll find an animated GIF that contains a hidden message. Once you resolved the mystery, you’ll see a Twitter hashtag displayed in … Read More…