What happened in the web dev world in the past four weeks? In his monthly reading list, Anselm summarized everything you need to know to stay on top of things — from browser news to handy tips and thought-provoking ideas.

Writing for a publication such as Smashing Magazine can help to build your reputation as an expert. In this article, Editor in Chief Rachel Andrew is going to go through the process for pitching, heavily based on her own experience as a writer and as Editor…

In this first part of the series, you will learn how to create a virtual reality scene with interactive game elements. These game elements can later be used for a fully-fledged, multiplayer VR game.

Think about your last few software projects. Was there a healthy balance between concrete business goals, meeting users’ needs, and shipping the product in a timely fashion? The key to striking this balance is a design process that accounts for complexity…

In this article, we will revisit what testing means by a simple analogy, explore concepts in software architecture, and some arguments as to why you might benefit from an attitude of minimalism for your testing process.

The Embedded Image Preview (EIP) technique introduced in this article allows us to load preview images during lazy loading using progressive JPEGs, Ajax and HTTP range requests without having to transfer additional data. JPEG files, for which lazy loading…

In this tutorial, Matt Zand will show you how to harness the power of HTML5 web storage by creating a shopping cart step-by-step. What you learn from this tutorial can easily be applied to other site features that may not require database storage such as…

In this article, let’s take a closer look at what Figma really has to offer. Here are 20 tips on how to work faster and better with this well-known and collaborative interface design tool.

You’ve probably heard of WebAssembly and why it’s a powerful tool in the browser. In this article, we explore why serverless WebAssembly might be equally powerful outside the browser, and how to get started using it.

Phones are getting bigger, and some parts of the screen are easier to interact with than others. Having the hamburger menu at the top provides too big of an interaction cost, and we have a large number of amazing mobile app designs that utilize the bottom…

In any project that requires any user interaction, there is one critical factor that makes the difference between success and failure: good documentation. This holds true regardless of how small or large your project is. One of the most overlooked aspects…

Let’s welcome September with a fresh desktop wallpaper. Designed by artists and designers from across the globe and available with and without a calendar.

Switching tools isn’t a decision to be taken lightly. Here’s a nuts-and-bolts and behind-the-scenes look at how Help Scout migrated design systems from Sketch to Figma — why we made the switch, a step-by-step walkthrough of what it entailed, and what we got…

In this article, let’s take a closer look at Buddy, one of the most comprehensive tools for automating website deployments.

In this article, Rachel Andrew explores the situations in which you might encounter overflow in your web designs and explains how CSS has evolved to create better ways to manage and design around unknown amounts of content. Rachel will show you how new layout…

In this fourth instalment of Inspired Design Decisions, Andy Clarke will teach you how scattering images will fill your designs with movement. Learn how to mirror pictures and text, and how to carve text into shapes using CSS Shapes.

Smashing Magazine is thirteen years old! In this article, I share the stories of some of our Smashing Team. The people behind the magazine, books, and conferences.

Using JavaScript and frameworks like Tensorflow.js is a great way to get started and learn more about machine learning. In this article, Charlie Gerard covers the three main features currently available using Tensorflow.js and sheds light onto the limits…

In this article, Nick reviews the Webflow — the next-generation tool for building a sophisticated web experience that allows users to design, build, and launch websites visually.

Love your Bash terminal but also love your PC? Maybe you’ve had your eye on some of that new Surface hardware, but can’t make the switch without your terminal. Now you can have Windows and Bash. In this article, we’ll take an in-depth look at how to set up…

Sick of chaining lots of keys together with dots to access nested values in objects? Frustrated that arr[0] isn’t a very descriptive name? Destructuring assignment has incredible value when accessing values in arrays and objects. Read on to learn a number…