Manuela Langella wrote

Fixed Elements And Overlays In XD: Incredibly Easy And Fun Methods For Your Prototypes

September 18, 2018 — The June release of Adobe XD brought with it two great new features: fixed elements and overlays. When you work with prototypes and want them to be more interactive, functions like these will be very helpful. Read More…

Rachel Andrew wrote

Flexbox: How Big Is That Flexible Box?

September 17, 2018 — In the last two articles, we have looked at what happens when we create a flex container, and also taken a look at alignment. This time we explore the often confusing issue of sizing in Flexbox. How does Flexbox decide how big things should be? Read More…

Anselm Hannemann wrote

Monthly Web Development Update 9/2018: Native Lazy Loading And Imaginary Work

September 14, 2018 — The web is evolving at such a fast pace that it can be hard to stay on top of things. To give you an overview of what happened in the web dev world in the past few weeks, Anselm once again compiled his monthly update. Read More…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

Smashing Book 6 Is Here: New Frontiers In Web Design

September 13, 2018 — Smashing Book 6 is now shipping, with front-end and UX techniques to tackle the new challenges on the web today. No theory, just things that actually worked in practice. Read More…

Eric Bailey wrote

The Importance Of Manual Accessibility Testing

September 12, 2018 — Automated accessibility tests are a great resource to have, but they can’t automatically make your site accessible. Use them as one step of a larger testing process. Read More…

Simon Schmid wrote

Introduction To Animation And The iMessage App Store With Shruggie

September 10, 2018 — Learn about the basics of animation in After Effects by animating one of the most famous type characters and the state of the iMessage App Store in 2018 when it comes to stickers. Read More…

Alvin Wan wrote

Getting Started With Machine Learning

September 7, 2018 — What are the fundamentals of machine learning, and what are the necessary tools to evaluate risk and other concerns in a machine learning application? This article covers everything you need to get started. Read More…

Shane Hudson wrote

Designing A Textbox, Unabridged

September 6, 2018 — Building websites is hard. Let’s explore the creation of a component from start to finish, in the context of an exaggerated reality where projects aren’t flawless. Read More…

Kaya Thomas wrote

Preparing Your App For iOS 12 Notifications

September 5, 2018 — With the launch of iOS 12, there are several new notification features such as new authorization options, dynamic quick actions and user interaction within notifications. Learn more about how to implement these features and if they are right for your app. Read More…

Rachel Andrew wrote

Take A New Look At CSS Shapes

September 4, 2018 — In this article, we take a look at CSS Shapes and how to create non-rectangular shapes using images, gradients, and basic shapes. We also discover how the new tools in Firefox make editing shapes easier. Read More…