About The Author Rachel Andrew is not only Editor in Chief of Smashing Magazine, but also a web developer, writer and speaker. She is the author of a number of books, including … More about Rachel Andrew …[1] We are sad to have to reschedule SmashingConf SF, however we are working to find ways to be with our community virtually until we can all meet up again. We have all been looking forward to our SmashingConf in San Francisco[2],...
About The Author Carie Fisher is a digital accessibility developer and trainer who is passionate about inclusive front-end code and promoting diversity in tech. More about Carie …[1] We are fortunate to have robust patterns to choose from when optimizing accessibility in SVGs — but most people stop there, focusing on code compliance and not actual users and their needs. If true inclusiveness lies beyond patterns — what other factors should we consider when designing and developing accessible...
About The Author Darshan Somashekar is a technology entrepreneur who has built & sold two startups. His latest fun project is a solitaire site called Solitaired. Previously, … More about Darshan …[1][2] Reset password functionality is table stakes for any user-friendly application. It can also be a security nightmare. Using NodeJS and MySQL, Darshan demonstrates how to successfully create a secure reset password flow so you can avoid these pitfalls. If you’re anything like me, you’ve forgotten your password...
After nearly 100 years, BMW has decided to change up its old logo and give us something new and fresh. With every new and upcoming generation, BMW loves to switch things up and give us a new logo. “The new logo and brand design symbolizes the importance and relevance of the brand for mobility and the joy of driving in the future,” Jens Thiemer, Senior Vice President BMW Customer Brand The logo has seen 6 facelifts in its time,...
About The Author Vitaly Friedman loves beautiful content and doesn’t like to give in easily. When he is not writing or speaking at a conference, he’s most probably running … More about Vitaly Friedman …[1] It’s here, and it’s shipping. Meet our new practical guide on how to help companies grow sustainably with honest digital products. Without dark patterns, with ethics in mind, and ready for GDPR & CCPA. Jump to table of contents or get the book...
About The Author Leonardo Losoviz is a freelance developer and writer, with an ongoing quest to integrate innovative paradigms (Serverless PHP, server-side components, GraphQL) … More about Leonardo …[1] The Laravel-powered October CMS enables to extend the functionality of the application through the use of plugins. In this article, we will learn how to create an e-commerce site through one of October’s most popular plugins, Shopaholic. October CMS is flourishing: With over 9000 stars in its GitHub repo[2], 2000...
About The Author Drew is a director at edgeofmyseat.com, co-founder of Notist and lead developer for small content management system Perch. Prior to this, he was a Web Developer … More about Drew McLellan …[1][2][3] In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about an interesting open-source tool called Sourcebit. How can it help our content workflow with JAMstack sites? Drew McLellan speaks to developer Eduardo Bouças to find out. In this episode of the Smashing Podcast,...
About The Author Barry Pollard is a software developer and author of the Manning book HTTP/2 in Action. He thinks the web is amazing but wants to make it even better. More about Barry …[1][2] Thanks to some recent changes in browsers, it’s now well worth setting width and height attributes on your images to prevent layout shifts and improve the experience of your site visitors. Web performance advocates have often advised to add dimensions to your images for...
About The Author Sandamal Siripathi is a mobile and wearable app developer based in Sri Lanka. He is interested in HCI (Human Computer Interaction) based innovation and … More about Sandamal …[1] Transliteration is a popular way to input non-English characters using an English keyboard. The typical method of implementing this is via keyboard event capturing but there’s no uniform support from mobile browsers. This article explains a new method to eliminate such browser-related problems when developing web...
About The Author Phil Smith is a freelance developer based in Brighton, UK. His agency, amillionmonkeys partner with designers, entrepreneurs and agencies to build websites and … More about Phil …[1] Ever built a website and reached for jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js or React to acheive some basic user interaction? Alpine.js is a fraction of the size of these frameworks because it involves no build steps and provides all of the tools you need to build a basic user...