Usability — Smashing Magazine

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Click! Here: Meet Our New Smashing Book

June 2, 2020 — Meet our new practical guide on how to build trust, increase conversion and boost business KPIs effectively — without alienating people along the way. Written by Paul Boag. Coming up in June. Jump to table of contents and get the book right away. Read more…

Carie Fisher wrote

Accessible Images For When They Matter Most

May 15, 2020 — In this article, we will review the different types of images, dive into some real-world examples of inaccessible public service announcements, and discuss which elements matter most when critical messages need to reach everyone. Read more…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

Meet “Click!”: Encourage Clicks Without Shady Tricks

May 12, 2020 — Meet our new practical guide on how to build trust, increase conversion and boost business KPIs effectively — without alienating people along the way. Written by Paul Boag. Coming up in June. Jump to table of contents and pre-order the book right away. Read more…

Suzanne Scacca wrote

How Indigo.Design Usability Testing Takes The Guesswork Out Of Web Design

March 17, 2020 — This article explains the process of usability testing: what it is, when you should use it and how to generate data-backed insights while developing your website using Indigo.Design. Read more…

Uri Shaked wrote

Recreating The Arduino Pushbutton Using SVG And <lit-element>

January 20, 2020 — In this article, you’ll learn how to build custom HTML components that mimic physical objects, such as the Arduino Pushbutton. Read more…

Be Birchall wrote

Web Accessibility In Context

June 7, 2019 — In this article, Be Birchall explains why it’s so important to prioritize accessibility among teams and why there needs to be more awareness raised among developers. Read more…

Nick Babich wrote

Designing For The Future With Voice Prototypes

May 2, 2019 — It’s essential to be ready to design for both visual and voice. Since prototyping for voice is new for many designers, it may be unclear as to where to start and what process to follow. Read more…

Ben Christine wrote

How To Find And Make The Most Of The Unplanned User Journey

March 25, 2019 — Feedback is the key to understanding whether what you’ve created is valuable or not. In order to have successful products, we need to understand our users and implement great feedback loops. Read more…

Suzanne Scacca wrote

Block Kit: Slack’s Contribution To Building A Better Collaboration UI

March 14, 2019 — Slack has done a lot to bring teams and partners together online. It’s also done a lot to empower developers to build their own custom apps for it. Until recently, however, developers were limited by how much they could do to customize the design of those apps. That’s changing today with Block Kit. Read more…

Vadim Makeev wrote

When Is A Button Not A Button?

February 25, 2019 — Not everything that’s round and stands out is considered to be a button. In this article, Vadim explains how you can create a proper interactive button for your users — one that shouldn’t be confused for anything else. Read more…