Imagine you are in a classroom. Let’s say a high school classroom. You’re sitting at your desk, listening to your favorite teacher—the one who inspired you, the one who got you excited about that thing you love for the first time.
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At Smashing Magazine, we are big proponents of diversity and sharing. We encourage designers and developers worldwide to step up and use Smashing Magazine as a platform to share their opinions, ideas or techniques.
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In his book, The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz comes to an interesting conclusion involving human choice. “People choose not on the basis of what’s most important, but on what’s easiest to evaluate.”
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Frequently, when I discuss CSS3 with other developers, the issue of stubborn clients comes up. They tell me that even though they personally don’t think a website should look the same in all browsers and they’re eager to try all of these new techniques, their clients insist that their website should look the same, so the developers are stuck with the same Web development techniques that we used five to ten years ago. Their clients just don’t “get” graceful degradation.
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In this post, James Young shares some examples of inspirational problem-solving. How can you improve what you deliver to your clients and their users?
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Before you embark on your next responsive, mobile, or future friendly web adventure make sure you keep your priorities in line. Jason Gross gives his opinion on the process of designing for context.
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In this post, Ken Reynolds says that ignorance needs to be embraced: Whenever you discover a gap in your knowledge, view it as an opportunity to learn something new and create something surprising and unique for the client.
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Jad Limcaco raises the question: Is there such thing as a talented designer? Or is good design a skill? Or maybe to be a great designer, you need a combination of talent, skill, and experience?
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Karim Boubker believes that an active, clean, and good looking social media profile can benefit an individual greatly. You will be seen and represented by the things you share, so the content should be good.
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What’s the true culprit that hinders teamwork in the Web industry? Rick Sloboda starts the article with this question, and says that communication is the key to reaching full collective capacities.
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