August 8, 2018 — This pairing of talks from 2018 SmashingConfs will help you to assess the third party scripts you might be considering adding to a site. Taking into account business goals, user experience and performance you can make good decisions about what to include and how to do it. Read More…

August 1, 2018 — How can we design in a way to help visitors rather than frustrate them? How do we know that a great user experience is really working well? In this pairing of videos from 2018 SmashingConfs, we think about UX — from two very different angles. Read More…

July 24, 2018 — Meet “The WebP Manual,” our latest edition to the Smashing eBook Library that covers everything you need to know about the latest image format to sweep the web! Read More…

July 24, 2018 — In this excerpt from his eBook “The WebP Manual,” developer and author Jeremy Wagner will show you the many ways you can convert your existing images to the WebP format. Read More…

July 20, 2018 — With so much going on in the web industry, it can be difficult catching up with everything — especially with font loading and webfonts that greatly affect web performance. Search no further — we’ve got your back. Read More…

July 19, 2018 — We’re pretty excited by tools such as SVGator, which really speed up the process when you’re making simple SVG animations. Here’s how easy it is to use and how you can get a great-looking animation in no time. Read More…

June 20, 2018 — The placeholder attribute contains a surprising amount of issues that prevent it from delivering on what it promises. Let’s clarify why you need to stop using it. Read More…

June 7, 2018 — Node is a very versatile platform, but one of the predominant applications is creating networked processes. In this article, we’re going to focus on profiling the most common of these: HTTP web servers. Read More…

April 26, 2018 — Not sure how to remove the code debt that bloats and weighs down your site? Here are specific ways mobile performance impacts your site and page speed results. It’s time to change our mindset. Read More…