CategoryInspiration

December 7, 2012 — In September 2012 we ran the very first Smashing Conference — friendly, valuable and inspiring community event — in a beautiful medieval building in our home town Freiburg, Germany. The conference was a huge success, and we haven’t anticipated the fantastic feedback we’ve received during and after the event. Read more…

November 9, 2012 — More and more conferences are turning to video to capture their events to not only preserve the experience, but to pass it on to those who could not attend. We have gathered some inspiring resources and conference talks in this post, just in case you missed them or needed the refresher. Read more…

November 7, 2012 — Opting for a more detailed approach to displaying your work opens the door to a more creative approach to your portfolio. In this post, James Young shows us some good case studies. Read more…

November 5, 2012 — In this post, Steven Bradley guides us through five websites to explore navigation options. Generate ideas for alternate ways to navigate content! Read more…

October 9, 2012 — A free set of icons related to movies and television, designed by Samuray and released for you! 10 images related to film, movies and the movie-going experience. Read more…

October 3, 2012 — Designer Stefan Sagmeister gained recognition for his unique, and often provocative, visual explorations. We bring you another timeless and in English previously unpublished interview conducted by Spyros Zevelakis, when he met with Austrian-born Stefan Sagmeister at TypoBerlin ’Image’ in 2008. Read more…

September 7, 2012 — Exploring design options on paper using drawing and mark-making is a great way to ensure that we are moving in the right direction with a project. In this article, the authors focus on different types of drawing and mark-making as problem-solving tools and skills. Read more…

September 5, 2012 — So far, you have seen only one side of our little publication. Articles get published, and you, dear reader, take care of the rest: promoting the article throughout your social channels and sharing it with colleagues offline. It’s about time you got to know us better. Read more…

September 3, 2012 — When approaching your next project, try to build in new ways to look at the problem. In this post, Stuart Silverstein explores some cases in which being creative allows to come up with new approaches to old problems. Read more…

August 24, 2012 — Why designers hate “pretty” design? In this article, Jason Gross shares why designers argue that their real job is to make content accessible, flexible, easy to use and easy to work with. “The real value in design comes from what you can’t see or what you don’t appreciate; it comes from all of the trouble that you don’t have because we fixed it ahead of time.” Read more…