The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Eleanor Hecks) |
CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too. From image classification to click-based tests, many “human checks” are anything but inclusive. There’s no universal solution, but understanding real user needs is where accessibility truly starts.... read more
Design System Culture: What It Is And Why It Matters (Excerpt)
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Ari Stiles) |
We’re so happy to announce that “Maturing Design Systems”—a Smashing book by Ben Callahan — will soon be joining the Smashing Library! Ben’s insights and advice are so powerful, we thought you might like to read an excerpt from the book. Subscribe to our Smashing newsletter to be notified when order... read more
Designing For Stress And Emergency
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) |
Practical guidelines on designing time-critical products that prevent errors and improve accuracy. Part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code 🎟 IMPACT to save 20% off today). With a live UX training starting next week.... read more
Keyframes Tokens: Standardizing Animation Across Projects
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Amit Sheen) |
Animations can be one of the most joyful parts of building interfaces, but without structure, they can also become one of the biggest sources of frustration. By consolidating and standardizing keyframes, you take something that is usually messy and hard to manage and turn it into a clear, predictabl... read more
From Chaos To Clarity: Simplifying Server Management With AI And Automation
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Mansoor Ahmed Khan) |
Server chaos doesn’t have to be the norm. AI-ready infrastructure and automation can bring clarity, performance, and focus back to your web work.... read more
CSS Gamepad API Visual Debugging With CSS Layers
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Godstime Aburu) |
Debugging controllers can be a real pain. Here’s a deep dive into how CSS helps clean it up and how to build a reusable visual debugger for your own projects.... read more
Older Tech In The Browser Stack
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Bryan Rasmussen) |
There are many existing web features and technologies in the wild that you may never touch directly in your day-to-day work. Perhaps you’re fairly new to web development and are simply unaware of them because you’re steeped in the abstraction of a specific framework that doesn’t require you to know ... read more
Effectively Monitoring Web Performance
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Matt Zeunert) |
There are lots of tips for [improving your website performance](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/improve-website-performance?utm_campaign=sm-10). But even if you follow all of the advice, are you able to maintain an optimized site? And are you targeting the right pages? Matt Zeunert outlines an effect... read more
Smashing Animations Part 6: Magnificent SVGs With `<use>` And CSS Custom Properties
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Andy Clarke) |
SVG is one of those web technologies that’s both elegant and, at times, infuriating. In this article, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke explains his technique for animating SVG elements that are hidden in the Shadow DOM.... read more
Six Key Components of UX Strategy
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) |
Let’s dive into the building blocks of UX strategy and see how it speaks the language of product and business strategy to create user value while achieving company goals. Part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code 🎟 IMPACT to save 20% off today).... read more