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] SmashingConf is coming to Austin! In this post, Rachel Andrew gives you a rundown of what you can expect and shares a video interview with Miriam Suzanne who will be sharing the stage with the rest of the brilliant SmashingConf...
About The Author Uri Shaked is the co-founder of Wokwi, a platform for teaching Arduino, IoT and Electronics. He co-organizes the IoT Makers and JavaScript Israel meetup groups, … More about Uri …[1] HTML comes with a bunch of input controls, and there are tons of component libraries that include many standard controls such as checkboxes, and radio buttons. But what happens when you need something unusual?In this article, you’ll learn how to build custom HTML components that...
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] With so much going on, we’ve made it our mission to help you stay on top of things. Of course, you can follow us on Twitter[2], Facebook[3], LinkedIn[4] and subscribe to our RSS feed[5], but it’s nice to have an overview of the...
About The Author As Mailchimp’s Chief Product Officer, John Foreman owns Mailchimp’s product strategy and oversees the execution of the product roadmap. Before coming to … More about John Foreman …[1] How do you move faster when adding folks to a project supposedly slows it down? Mailchimp’s CPO takes the reader through some considerations for preserving momentum while scaling up. As a product leader at a tech company, I am a bottomless pit of need. My job as the...
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 taking a look at the UK Government’s design system. How are design systems used within government? Is it any different to how we might work in the commercial sector? Drew McLellan talks to design systems...
In this article, you will learn how to use React’s Context API which allows you to manage global application states in your React apps without resorting to props drilling. For this tutorial, you should have a fair understanding of hooks. Still, before we begin, I’ll briefly discuss what they are and the hooks we’ll be using in this article. According to the React Docs[1]: “Hooks are a new addition in React 16.8. They let you use state and other...
There’s no need to continue to stress yourself out plowing through a host of themes in hopes of finding something that just might suit your immediate needs. “Just might” is not a very good description to hang your hat on. If you narrow your search down to 15 or so of the top WordPress themes going into 2020 you should easily find what you need. Better yet, we’ve already narrowed the search for you. Add the fact that...
Google Image Search has millions of users. In fact, nearly a quarter of all Google search queries return an image. Visual search on multiple online channels will also continue to grow.[1] Just look at how social media has shifted from text to images and videos. Using more images is a very clear call to action for businesses looking to drive more traffic to their websites. “Images play an important role in your website design,” Garry Grant, CEO of a global...
Welcome to the new year, people! Are you ready to make 2020 your year? Without proper planning, all the best and most enthusiastic ideas can come to a complete halt, or never even begin at all. Proper planning and productivity tools can be life-changing and can help you and your career thrive this year. If you’ve found yourself in a creative rut, then you’re in luck. We just shared our 5 tips and tricks on how to get and stay...
New year, new me. Or for me, as a graphic designer, new year, new designs. Just like writers, sometimes we get a major creativity block. It’s hard to be creativity 24/7, especially when your job depends on it. Sometimes the ideas will just come to you out of the blue, and other times, it comes down to discipline and trial + error. Today we’re going to go over 5 different ways you can boost your creativity and thrive as a graphic...