Say Cheese! Meet SmashingConf Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Meet our brand new conference for designers and UI engineers who love the web. That’s SmashingConf…
A Designer’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Interfaces
Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges…
CSS @scope: An Alternative To Naming Conventions And Heavy Abstractions
Prescriptive class name conventions are no longer enough to keep CSS maintainable in a world of…
Rethinking “Pixel Perfect” Web Design
Amit Sheen takes a hard look at the “Pixel Perfect” legacy concept, explaining why it’s failing…
Smashing Animations Part 8: Theming Animations Using CSS Relative Colour
CSS relative colour values are now widely supported. In this article, pioneering author and web designer…
Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows
Penpot is experimenting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, which could lead to designers and developers…
When a WordPress Site Needs a Rehab Instead of a Full Redesign
Every website experiences a lifecycle. Their look, functionality, and compatibility will eventually become outdated – even…
Smashing Animations Part 7: Recreating Toon Text With CSS And SVG
In this article, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke shows his techniques for creating Toon…
Do Built-From-Scratch WordPress Themes Still Make Sense?
WordPress boasts an unrivaled flexibility. There’s an opportunity to customize every component of your website. That…
Masonry: Things You Won’t Need A Library For Anymore
CSS Masonry is almost here! Patrick Brosset takes a deep dive into what this long-awaited feature…
Older Tech In The Browser Stack
There are many existing web features and technologies in the wild that you may never touch…
Effectively Monitoring Web Performance
There are lots of tips for improving your website performance. But even if you follow all…
