The UX Designer’s Nightmare: When “Production-Ready” Becomes A Design Deliverable
In a rush to embrace AI, the industry is redefining what it means to be a…
Dropdowns Inside Scrollable Containers: Why They Break And How To Fix Them Properly
Dropdowns often work perfectly until they’re placed inside a scrollable panel, where they can get clipped,…
Building Dynamic Forms In React And Next.js
Some forms stay UI, while others quietly become rule engines. Here’s why these two different approaches…
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 Their look, functionality, and compatibility will eventually become outdated – even…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…
