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October 1, 2019 — We had a lovely time at SmashingConf Freiburg. In this post, Rachel Andrew wrappes up the event, including links to the video of all of the presentations, so you can relive what you enjoyed — or share in something of what you missed. Read more…

September 18, 2019 — We’ve just released Smashing Magazine Print, with the very first pilot issue dedicated to ethics and privacy. In this post, Veerle Pieters, the illustrator of the issue, sheds some light into her design process and decisions made along the way. Download a free PDF sample (3 MB) or jump to table of contents. Also, free for Smashing Members. Read more…

September 6, 2019 — Smashing Magazine is thirteen years old! The web has changed a lot since Vitaly posted his first article back in 2006. The team at Smashing has changed too, as have the things that we bring to our community. In this article, Rachel Andrew is going to share the stories of some of our Smashing Team. The people behind the magazine, books, and conferences. Read more…

July 24, 2019 — Short-living trends don’t matter much, but the way we design and build things for the web does. That’s why we created Smashing Magazine Print, our brand-new printed magazine, with practical and thought-provoking articles, written to make us all think. Download a free PDF sample (3 MB) or jump to table of contents. Also, free for Smashing Members. Read more…

July 11, 2019 — Now that some time has passed since the team returned from SmashingConf Toronto, we’ve had time to think about the event and wrap up some of the things we all learned. Take a look. We asked everyone to read and follow our Code Of Conduct, try to create a range of spaces and activities where people can meet like-minded people, and also encourage everyone to follow “The Pac-Man Rule” when standing in a group. Read more…

January 3, 2018 — We asked our readers and the community to use everything they could to make their websites and projects perform blazingly fast. Today, Cosima Mielke is thrilled to show off the results of this challenge and announce the winner who will be awarded with some smashing prizes indeed! Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge! We were quite happy with the quality of the submissions we received, and it honestly wasn’t easy to choose a winner. Keep up the brilliant work! Read more…

December 29, 2017 — This style guide includes details of the Smashing Voice and Tone, as a guide for anyone writing a Smashing article. Read more…

October 30, 2014 — We’ve set up a couple of new adventures for SmashingConf 2018 — just practical sessions, new formats, new lightning talks, evening sessions and genuine, interesting conversations — with a dash of friendly networking! Taking place in London, San Francisco, Toronto. To give everybody a chance to buy ticket in time, we are releasing all tickets in batches this time! Read more…

September 5, 2013 — Today, we celebrate our seventh anniversary, and you are the ones who have made it possible! A huge thank you to you for being so helpful, engaging and supportive, and for staying with us all this time, and for reading our books on night trains. It means the world to us. You mean the world to us. Read more…

April 21, 2011 — Get some insight into the Smashing book 2 production. How we worked in order to create a remarkable, high-quality, and at the same time, affordable product for our readers. Read more…