Designing For TV: The Evergreen Pattern That Shapes TV Experiences
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Milan Balać) |
TV interface design is a unique, fascinating, and often overlooked field. It’s been guided by decades of evolution and innovation, yet still firmly constrained by its legacy. Follow Milan into the history, quirks, and unshakable rules that dictate how we control these devices.... read more
Optimizing PWAs For Different Display Modes
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Declan Chidlow) |
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are a great way to make apps built for the web feel native, but in moving away from a browser environment, we can introduce usability issues. This article covers how we can modify our app depending on what display mode is applied to mitigate these issues.... read more
A Week In The Life Of An AI-Augmented Designer
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Lyndon Cerejo) |
If you are new to using AI in design or curious about integrating AI into your UX process without losing your human touch, this article offers a grounded, day-by-day look at introducing AI into your design workflow.... read more
The Double-Edged Sustainability Sword Of AI In Web Design
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Alex Williams) |
AI has introduced huge efficiencies for web designers and is frequently being touted as the key to unlocking sustainable design and development. But do these gains outweigh the environmental cost of using energy-hungry AI tools?... read more
Beyond The Hype: What AI Can Really Do For Product Design
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Nikita Samutin) |
AI tools are improving fast, but it’s still not clear how they fit into a real product design workflow. Nikita Samutin walks through four core stages — from analytics and ideation to prototyping and visual design — to show where AI fits and where it doesn’t, illustrated with real-world examples.... read more
The Psychology Of Color In UX And Digital Products
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Rodolpho Henrique) |
Rodolpho Henrique guides you through the essential aspects of color in digital design and user experience, from the practical steps of creating effective and scalable color palettes to critical accessibility considerations.... read more
From Line To Layout: How Past Experiences Shape Your Design Career
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Stephanie Campbell) |
Your past shapes who you are as a designer, no matter where your career began or how unexpected your career path may have been. Stephanie Campbell shows how those lessons can sharpen your instincts, strengthen collaboration, and help you become a better designer today.... read more
Designing With AI, Not Around It: Practical Advanced Techniques For Product Design Use Cases
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Ilia Kanazin & Marina Chernyshova) |
Prompting isn’t just about writing better instructions, but about designing better thinking. Ilia and Marina explore how advanced prompting can empower different product & design use cases, speeding up your workflow and improving results, from research and brainstorming to testing and beyond. Le... read more
The Power Of The <code>Intl</code> API: A Definitive Guide To Browser-Native Internationalization
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Fuqiao Xue) |
Internationalization isn’t just translation. It’s about formatting dates, pluralizing words, sorting names, and more, all according to specific locales. Instead of relying on heavy third-party libraries, modern JavaScript offers the Intl API — a powerful, native way to handle i18n. A quiet reminder ... read more
Automating Design Systems: Tips And Resources For Getting Started
hello@smashingmagazine.com (Joas Pambou) |
Design systems are more than style guides: they’re made up of workflows, tokens, components, and documentation — all the stuff teams rely on to build consistent products. As projects grow, keeping everything in sync gets tricky fast. In this article, we’ll look at how smart tooling, combined with au... read more