November 13, 2019 — Task switching is a design killer. Find out why switching and interruptions are even more serious than you think and how biology makes it difficult to resist the temptation to just check your email every few minutes. Learn how to slay the distraction dragon with five … Read More…

November 12, 2019 — Agile has had a long time to infiltrate software development. While the methodology advocates for “co-located, dedicated teams,” in its ubiquity Agile is frequently applied to teams partially or fully composed of part-time workers. While there are lessons to be … Read More…

November 12, 2019 — The video from SmashingConf New York is ready to share. This post rounds up the event with all the video, photos and memories of the fun we had together in New York. Read More…

November 11, 2019 — When it comes to putting our visitors on the spot, giving them too many options hurts their decision-making ability along with how they feel about the experience as a whole. Read More…

November 8, 2019 — Before the home page, there was the front page. From the Gutenberg Principle to grid systems to above the fold, newspapers teach us much about the foundations of web design. Read More…

November 7, 2019 — Heydon Pickering’s new book Inclusive Components explores more accessible and robust solutions for the UI patterns we author, plug in, and use every day. Read More…

November 7, 2019 — Today, Heydon will talk about the relationship between accessibility and design systems, and introduce his brand new book: Inclusive Components. During the session, he will explore how to create an accessible accordion using progressive enhancement, and answer your questions … Read More…

November 7, 2019 — Gutenberg is reinventing the experience of creating content in WordPress, granting it new powers to create, edit and manage our content. Let’s see what these new powers are. Read More…

November 6, 2019 — This is the final part of a series on how to create your own multiplayer text adventure engine. Today, we’ll focus on adding chat support to the text client from part 3. We’ll go through the basic design of a chat server using Node.js and socket.io, the basic interaction … Read More…

November 5, 2019 — What does it mean to be a freelance designer or developer? In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, Drew McLellan talks to experienced freelance brand designer Liz Elcoate to find out more. Read More…