How Will AI Impact the Bottom of the Web Design Market?
My web design business is over 25 years old, and I’m not ashamed to admit that…
Now Shipping: Accessible UX Research, A New Smashing Book By Michele Williams
Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and…
Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition)
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is…
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…
Designing A Streak System: The UX And Psychology Of Streaks
What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how…
Amazon EC2 Hpc8a Instances powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors are now available
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Hpc8a instances, a…
25+ Free Clean Fonts for Professional Design Projects in 2026
As the name suggests, clean fonts have a clear and crisp appearance, making them highly legible…
Combobox vs. Multiselect vs. Listbox: How To Choose The Right One
Combobox vs. Multi-Select vs. Listbox vs. Dual Listbox? How they are different, what purpose they serve,…
Short Month, Big Ideas (February 2026 Wallpapers Edition)
Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of…
Beyond Generative: The Rise Of Agentic AI And User-Centric Design
Developing effective agentic AI requires a new research playbook. When systems plan, decide, and act on…
Rethinking “Pixel Perfect” Web Design
Amit Sheen takes a hard look at the “Pixel Perfect” legacy concept, explaining why it’s failing…
