Limited-Edition Posters Giveaway: Comment And Win!
Yesterday we described who we are, and today it’s your turn to tell us your story. Looking back at where we’ve come from and where we are today, we see that one principle has not changed a bit over the years, and it is one of the core elements of our work: that is, we’ll go as far as it takes to deliver value and substance to you, our dear reader.

We’re celebrating our sixth anniversary. Apparently, the Smashing Cat has already got into the party mood.
We measure success not by traffic and not by the number of advertising spots sold, but by the amount of value an article provides you with. And to measure that, we quantify the attention an article receives and the overall feedback it gets in comments, blog posts and social channels. We listen to you, and we listen carefully. Our team reads through each and every email and tweet sent to us, and we also double-check comments that get marked as “spam” and approve the legitimate ones. Every meaningful comment contributes to the discussion and helps us further improve the quality of our content. And that’s a huge deal for us.
Leave A Comment!
But with such rigorous standards and high expectations, failing is very easy. Therefore, it’s crucial for us to learn how Smashing Magazine has helped you over the years, what you like and dislike and what you’d like to be different in future.
And since the greatness of a birthday party depends on how much the guests are into it, we kindly ask you to share your feedback, thoughts and ideas in the comments section. Where do you live? How well recognized is Smashing Magazine in your area and among the people you know? How has Smashing Magazine helped you in your career? What has been the most memorable article for you? Which author drives you nuts most often? What do you miss in Smashing Magazine? Whether you feel like replying to all of these questions or just to one, we are genuinely interested in hearing what’s on your mind, and we look forward to reading your answers:
The Prizes
Among all the commenters, we’ll raffle 30 sets of exclusive poster prints. Each set contains six prints of some of the best entries from our “Redesign the Web, Redesign the World” poster competition. The prints are limited editions and were printed especially for this giveaway. They would definitely look nice on your office or studio wall!

Some of the best entries in the “Redesign the Web, Redesign the World” poster competition.
The Anniversary Schedule
As promised, we have prepared limited-edition prizes and special Smashing Book discounts. Please keep in mind that the event only runs for a limited time span (starting at midnight CET).
September 7 (Friday, tomorrow): 30% anniversary discount for printed books
Our print books are our editorial flagships. Well-respected experts in the industry contribute to our Smashing Books, delivering best practices and innovative techniques to the community. If you don’t have one yet, you should definitely not let this special pass you by. Get a 30% anniversary discount on all printed Smashing books for 48 hours, e.g.
- the Smashing Book Anthology (print + eBooks) for $69.30 (
$99) or - the Smashing Books 3 and 3⅓ (print + eBooks) for $34.85 (
$49.80).
This is a chance to add to your reference library or to surprise a colleague or your department with a great set of Smashing Books.

Be sure to keep up to date via the Smashing Newsletter as well.
We sincerely appreciate your time and support, and we look very much forward to your feedback!
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Ramiro Silveyra d'Avila
September 8th, 2012 3:14 amHappy birthday! You are amazing, always read. And the posters are great! Greetings from Argentina.
Amanda
September 8th, 2012 4:01 amLove your articles. Used a lot of your content when working on our last mobile web development project. Keep up the great work!!
Jay Kaushal
September 8th, 2012 5:10 amHappy Anniversary, Smashing Magazine!
I have all the three editions of these series of wonderful books and there has been vast improvement if I compare first issue and the third one. Choice of topics, printing and binding all have been top notch. Without any formal background in Graphic design I have learnt so much from these books and your website and keep learning everyday.
As I was preparing myself to learn responsive design to meet the requirements of my future clients, your third edition arrived in time with the theme of “Redesign the Web”. Every article in it was an eye opener and so educative. Its companion book was another wonderful addition. Instead of reading here and there these twin books cleared all my doubts and gave me clear vision for the future.
Articles like Techniques for building better user experience, Redesigning with Personality and Workflow Redesigned were too good.
The icing on the cake was that my name was published on the front page and my BIG THANKS for that.
Keep up the good work :)
martin
September 8th, 2012 12:35 pmhappy bday smashing magazine, i own all books from you and i think i don’t need to say how much i love them and how much they helped me to improve my skills and knowledge. keep it up, i love you guys!
martin
p.s.
okay, i’ll say how much i love your books: thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much <3
and even more.
Anjali
September 8th, 2012 1:38 pmHappy anniversary to everyone at Smashing Magazine!
Your magazine is a guiding force for newbies and pros alike. I always find fresh ideas being discussed here that offer a new insight to projects I’m working on. Thanks and congrats for maintaining fantastic quality.
Robert Hoppe
September 8th, 2012 2:59 pmHappy bday smashing magazine!
I own all your books and appreciate all the posts that are keeping me up2date. Keep it going!
cheers
Rob
Rajeesh.P.K
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Freddy
September 8th, 2012 8:34 pmHappy birthday Smashing Magazine! You’re probably one of the most useful resources on the web.
OnePack
September 8th, 2012 9:50 pmOh nooo, I just received the 3 and 3,1/3 series one week ago… Why is this always happening to me… :-(
OnePack
September 8th, 2012 9:51 pmOh and by the way Congratulations!!! ;-)
Jamey Laroche
September 8th, 2012 11:39 pmHappy happy birthday Smashing Mag!!!
My name is Jamey Laroche and I’m from Ottawa Ontario Canada. I was Fraud Analyst at a bank for 7 years before I took out all my savings, went back to school and became a web/multimedia developer. One of my professors was a huge fan of yours and would share a recent article when he felt it meshed well with that day’s class. After a few really cool articles, I decided to check you out on my own. I’ve been a fan ever since.
My favourite part of Smashing Mag has to be your Twitter feed. Not only to you post links to your cool articles, you also post links to cool stuff from around the net, proving you are in this for the design and not just the clicks. Also, I have to admit that when I need quick colour palette ideas for a client, I often refer to Smashing Book 2′s “chapter” pages.
So happy happy birthday Smashing Mag. I hope making this site brings you as much joy as I get from reading it. Don’t stop the magic!
Ray Michaud
September 9th, 2012 2:15 amI just happened onto your magazine this past year. Looking for mobile web development tips and I came across one of your ebooks. Purchased an entire set and they remain a part of my go-to references when working on special projects. Thanks and happy anniversary! Ray, web developer from Lewiston, Me.
Raksaka Indra
September 9th, 2012 6:09 amThank you Smashing Magazine… :D
Cindy
September 9th, 2012 6:45 amI’m new to the community, but that’s why I’m here. I only recently developed an interest in design, so I really wish I knew as much as everyone else! I come here to get inspiration and education.
Julie
September 9th, 2012 10:12 amThis is my fourth and final year as a student in graphic design. Smashing Magazine’s books have helped me in everything from print to web, from design to programming and way more.
Also, I find your website is an awesome way to be aware of the new trends, to find solution or to simply be inspired.
Happy anniversary to the whole team !
Kaare Roager
September 9th, 2012 12:10 pmHappy happy birthday.
I am always reading the articles here at Smashing Magazine and the amazing books You are selling.
It’s great stuff and I am often using it in my professionel life as webdeveloper.
// Kaare Roager
Ivan Tse
September 9th, 2012 5:31 pmhappy birthday. I enjoy your wallpaper giveaways for the monthly calendar. keep up the good work
Bruno
September 9th, 2012 8:34 pmI love the poster. They are awesome.
I want to have them :)
Ingo
September 9th, 2012 8:38 pmI am a young webdevolper from Germany and I like your articles. They are always great and useful for me and my work!
And thanks for the awesome give away :)
sheepsound
September 9th, 2012 9:09 pmIt’s always open ??? Yes ?
I want to try ! And :
Happy birthday Smashing Mag !!! (^_^)
Mister Vegas
September 9th, 2012 10:32 pmHappy birthday Smashing Magazine!
Simon
September 9th, 2012 10:53 pmHappy Bday!!
Ken
September 10th, 2012 5:06 amHappy Happy Birthday Smashing Magazine!
I first heard about your website at the time of my graduation from college about 3 years ago. At first I didn’t really take it seriously, and my recall of your website has fallen into oblivion. When I started with my job as a web designer for a telecom company here in Manila, my first day was marred with one particular CSS issue that I never encountered in any of my projects back in college (since Web wasn’t really my major). So Google came to my rescue and I landed on one of your articles which pretty much helped me solve my problem.
I’m on the 3rd year of my job now, and checking out Smashing Magazine has become an almost daily habit. Being the veritable source of knowledge, information, and inspiration that you are, you have helped shape my ability to do “magic” with the web and I cannot be thankful enough. I will be reading more from you guys in the future, that’s what I’m sure of.
Cheers and more power to the team!
Fish
September 10th, 2012 8:18 amwishing you a smashing birthday.
Ive need reading your issues since day 1 and gained tons of inspiration. Thank you and keep on the good work
StiligeCecilie
September 10th, 2012 8:50 amHappy birthday! :) A really wonderful blog for webdesigners! :)
Mahendran
September 10th, 2012 2:11 pmSmashing Magazine..! :) You Really Built My Smashed Life.! Thanks you..!!
Matt Richards
September 10th, 2012 3:20 pmI’ve been reading Smashing Magazine for a little over four years now, I’ve never been too active on the comments, but I love everything on the site. From the insightful articles to the collections of resources to the passionate and active community that is always going at it in the comments section… there’s always a plethora of creative, interesting, and fun content.
Honestly, every improvement and change that the team at SM comes out with is generally awesome. I love how the site has changed over the years–definitely for the better. Keep at it!
Razvan Cucu
September 10th, 2012 4:15 pmHappy birthday! :)
Naira
September 10th, 2012 4:59 pm:(
Alexander Winifred
September 10th, 2012 6:02 pmDear people, I have been reading Smashing Magazine since I was 13 and I’m now approaching my 17th birthday! The articles here have made me genuinely interested in web development and I’m now taking up a Udemy certificate in web design, and I intend to get a job as a developer soon. Smashing Magazine has changed my life and I believe it will continue to. I hope I’ll be reading Smashing Magazine when I’m 60!!
Thank you for all of the things you’ve put up here and keep rocking!
Joshua Nicholson
September 10th, 2012 6:31 pmHappy Birthday! I Love all of the great Typography and Web Design resources that you provide! They help me a ton!
Thomas
September 10th, 2012 6:43 pmKeep on the excellent work !!!
Mike H
September 10th, 2012 7:35 pmHappy Birthday! Love the posters!
Roger Sievers
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Paul
September 10th, 2012 11:02 pmSmashing is my favorite site. It’s always my go to for advice, resources and just great reading. Happy birthday! Keep up the good work!
Gordon Yeong
September 11th, 2012 1:25 amHave been following your website for years. The best thing about it is that there’s always practical articles on how to do something better or some good graphical resource to refer to. At the very least, your monthly wallpapers give my desktop that bling ;)
Cheers and keep up the smashing work :)
Seb
September 11th, 2012 1:47 amThe Smashing Magazine is really one of the best sites on the net related to webdesign.
I loved the Smashing Daily series and also miss the Smashing Network a lot.
Ian Baldwin
September 11th, 2012 2:03 amThanks for all of the hard work over the years! Keep it up!
Peter Thomson
September 11th, 2012 8:01 amPlease give me some posters to cover the blood, sweat and tears on the walls of our coding sweatshop…
Pomagalnik
September 11th, 2012 9:33 amHappy B day!
Shay
September 11th, 2012 12:59 pmCongrats! Happy Birthday!
Can’t believe I missed out on the 30% discount for the printed books :(
mario dcunha
September 11th, 2012 2:58 pmHappy Bday!! Have a “Smashing” one! :D
chandru
September 11th, 2012 3:22 pmHappy Anniversary, Smashing Magazine!
I used read every article of Smashing Magazine. I don’t miss to click and check links and sub links in the article thoroughly.
This website is really helpful and interesting.
Sheik Mohaideen A
September 11th, 2012 3:51 pmIs there any website to beat Smashing ? ..
its the Google for designers.. I wanna smash some of the smashing posters and use it for social causes. .
Orange = smashing
smashing = vibrant
Val
September 11th, 2012 6:08 pmRealy good site.
i read it every morning.
congratulations,
Happy Bday!!
Francesc
September 11th, 2012 6:43 pmThose posters are amazing! Happy Birthday SM!
aneko
September 12th, 2012 12:50 amI always enjoy coming back to your website for inspiration, keeping up with new methods and best practices. I find your Best of Smashing Magazine PDF articles to be very helpful and relevant in many situations. I get excited about WordPress as much as you do, but sometimes I think having examples from other platforms would be nice too. Sometimes I don’t have the luxury of working with just WordPress.
Here is a picture my baby and I made for y’all :) http://i.imgur.com/5dO5S.jpg
MattH
September 12th, 2012 1:34 amHappy birthday Smashing! your site is incredibly useful, and stands out as one of the best resources for designers of any stripe, anywhere.
Zak Chamberlain
September 12th, 2012 3:27 pmI have gained a lot of knowledge from SM. From Inspirations to guides. SM you guys are the for front of innovation and design. I really appreciate the work you guys do, to give us modern content and innovative info.
Massive Help..
I recommend you to anyone
Joseph Lamour
September 12th, 2012 5:58 pmSmashing Magazine has been a great help to me and the Editor of Racialicious (where I work) with our media clients. We’re really thankful for your tutorials in particular.
Graeme Low
September 13th, 2012 12:46 amHappy Birthday from Sydney Australia.
Tanveer
September 13th, 2012 7:16 amHeyyyy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now i have a comment :D
Mohsen Rahgozar
September 13th, 2012 2:42 pm“Business has only two functions – marketing and innovation.”
Smashing Magazine has both of them.
thanks for everything
Happy sixth anniversary, Smashing Magazine
DeAnna B
September 13th, 2012 4:53 pmHey Smashing Magazine!
My thoughts to Smashing Magazine can be summed up in the following words.
“Thanks for reminding me that there is no place for arrogance in the world of Design!”
I have been a designer by profession since 2003. I’ve done print, sign, web and multimedia design during those years and love it. I have devoted many hours of my life to improving my skills, but sometimes, I tend to get a bit arrogant and think for a moment, “I’ve learned all that I can!” Then, just like its name, this magazine comes “smashing” down on that arrogance and presents me with a whole slew of new ideas, concepts and the push to move forward. Some of the articles, especially those on typography brings my weaknesses to light. Each day, I leave this website inspired and humbled by how fast the industry is growing. It is a constant reminder that I can never sit still in this profession or I risk being left behind. Sitting still is for quiet moments of inspiration, but never an excuse for laziness or taking the position of know-it-all.
Beside this, I also enjoy the articles where the line between programming and design are blurred. My dream since high school was to become a designer who programs and vise-versa. It’s neat to see articles here that places their feet on both sides of that line.
Keep up the good work Smashing Magazine. Keep us all from becoming arrogant.
Osama Zain
September 14th, 2012 5:29 amHappy Anniversary Smashing team
Akbar
September 15th, 2012 8:02 pmAlways love the articles here. Smashing Magazine Rocks. Greetings from Bangladesh!
Phbroc
September 17th, 2012 10:23 amBon anniversaire “smacking” magazine !
I live in Poitiers / France, I’m a regular reader since 2009, I’m 39 years old. I’m working at Cned, french administration for e-learning. It’s not always easy to me to read in english and It’s harder to write in english, sorry for my mistakes. It would be even more harder if you were writing in german, so thank you at all. Smashing Magazine is my number one reference for techno news in web technologies and web design. I had pleasure to read your articles about typography, this subject is not easy to find in other weblogs. I also like your tips about CSS. I have always Smashing Magazine in top line of my SpeedDial in Opera web browser, and every month I make my choice in Smashing Mag wallpapers to decorate my desktop. Yes, I’m a fan ! Some of us are also regular readers where I work. We’ve Smashing Book n°1 in our ressource library. Thank you for everything and keep going :)
dipu chandran
September 27th, 2012 4:15 pmYou guys redfined the web world! Happy birthday SM