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UX design is entering a new phase, with designers shifting from makers of outputs to directors of intent. AI can…

Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and we couldn’t be happier!…

What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The…

Meet our brand new conference for designers and UI engineers who love the web. That’s SmashingConf Amsterdam, taking place in…

Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges the era of “unlimited…

What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human…

Designing for mental health means designing for vulnerability. Empathy-Centred UX becomes not a “nice to have” but a fundamental design…

Autonomy is an output of a technical system. Trustworthiness is an output of a design process. Here are concrete design…

Prescriptive class name conventions are no longer enough to keep CSS maintainable in a world of increasingly complex interfaces. Can…

Combobox vs. Multi-Select vs. Listbox vs. Dual Listbox? How they are different, what purpose they serve, and how to choose…