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] The CSS contain property gives you a way to explain your layout to the browser, so performance optimizations can be made. However, it does come with some side effects in terms of your layout. In this article, I’m going to introduce...
About The Author Shamsi Brinn works in UX management, design, development, and cross-discipline integration. More about Shamsi …[1] Sprint 0, and its close cousin the design sprint, came about to solve real, everyday challenges. But do they deliver real value or just an illusion? In this article, Shamsi Brinn proposes an alternative first sprint that supports agile teamwork and delivers measurable results. Scrum is the most popular project management methodology in the world with over 72% of teams using...
About The Author Tris is a Creative Technologist at Greenwood Campbell, an Award Winning Digital Agency. He specializes in innovation in the technology sector, to connect … More about Tris …[1] Voice assistants are hopping out of emerging tech and into everyday life. As a front end developer, you already have the skills to build one, so let’s dive into the platforms. Over the past decade, there has been a seismic shift towards conversational interfaces. As people reach ‘peak...
[source[1]] Facebook has been around for 15 years and we all know that it needs little to no introduction. With a boasting 1.63 billion daily active users, Facebook is easily the most popular app to date. Since 2004, Facebook has been connecting friends and family from all over the globe. We probably all use it, and we probably use more Facebook apps than we think. Facebook is the parent company of 74 companies total, which include some of the most popular...
If you are the owner of a small business, then you know just how hard it is for you and your business to stand out of the crowd. Especially when you live in a big town or city and have loads of competitors surrounding you. Luckily enough, word-of-mouth marketing is beginning to take a backseat when it comes to people deciding on whether or not they should use your services. This is because 81% of people perform some sort...
About The Author Juggling between three languages on a daily basis, Iris is known for her love of linguistics, arts, web design and typography, as well as her goldmine of … More about Iris …[1] And so it’s time for another monthly update! Join us as we share the latest news and highlight the things we have enjoyed reading over the past month. With the year slowly coming to an end, now is probably a great time to slow...
About The Author Adonis Raduca is a freelance UX designer at Sunflower, interested in subjects like data, AI and psychology. He have many years of experience designing digital … More about Adonis …[1] Data analysis, tools and workflow are very helpful to UX designers in a data-driven world, especially for those working on visualizations or data products. Many UX designers are somewhat afraid of data, believing it requires deep knowledge of statistics and math. Although that may be true...
Skipping servers and using the JAMstack to build and deliver websites and apps can save time, money, and headache by allowing us to deliver only static assets on a CDN. But the trade-off of ditching traditional server-based deployments means that standard approaches to dynamic, asynchronous interactions in our sites and apps aren’t available anymore.Does that mean that JAMstack sites can’t handle dynamic interactions? Definitely not!JAMstack sites are great for creating highly dynamic, asynchronous interactions. With some...
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 variable fonts. What are they, how do they differ from regular fonts, and how can they help in the design and performance of our websites? Drew McLellan talks to a font of knowledge...
About The Author Matt Orley is principal of Big Paper Strategy, a creative graphic facilitation service company focused on bringing the best out of conversations. He has a … More about Matt …[1][2] The sitemap meeting can be a minefield of multiple stakeholders, multi-dimensional categories, historical analytics, new products and mobile-first demands. Using a live illustration of a customer site journey, you can create a meaningful sitemap with which site visitors will resonate. Drawing can instantly lower barriers and...