The Site-Search Paradox: Why The Big Box Always Wins
Success in modern UX isn’t about having the most content. It’s about having the most findable…
Modal vs. Separate Page: UX Decision Tree
How to choose between modals and pages, when to avoid modals, and how to determine the…
Twenty years of Amazon S3 and building what’s next
Twenty years ago today, on March 14, 2006, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) quietly launched…
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…
8 Best LMS Plugins for WordPress in 2026
Online courses are more popular than ever, and it seems like we’re finding new uses for…
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…
