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smashing magazine for web designers and developers skip to main content jump to list of all articles jump to all topics articles books events membership newsletter write for us advertise more less menu less articles books events membership newsletter write for us advertise clear search accessibility ux css javascript performance design figma wallpapers react vue round ups web design guides business career privacy jump to all articles brecht de ruyte wrote embracing playful imperfection with the css random function oct 20 2026 in css techniques web design design systems thrive on consistency so where does randomness fit in through playful demos of organic typography bouncing letters and splayed cards brecht de ruyte shows how the new css random function brings a little imperfection to the web without javascript libraries or preprocessor loops that generate hundreds of lines of static css continue reading paul boag oct 16 2026 in ai workflow business is your organization messing up ai adoption vitaly friedman oct 6 2026 in design ux ui a practical guide to naming things email newsletter useful front end ux tips delivered once a week with tools to help you get your work done better subscribe and get vitaly s smart interface design checklists pdf delivered straight into your inbox your smashing email on front end ux trusted by 182 000 folks accessible front end components reliable accessible ui components focus styles modals date pickers navigation tables buttons svgs explore accessible components css generators tools useful css tools for animations shadows cubic bezier curves easing gradients filters overlays type scales explore css generators front end boilerplates starter kits html boilerplates css resets forms dev themes gitignore css snippets static sites style guides explore front end boilerplates see all guides latest posts cosima mielke wrote under autumn s spell october 2026 wallpapers edition october is just around the corner which means it s time for some new desktop wallpapers designed by the community for the community they re here to brighten your screens and maybe spark some creativity along the way september 30 2026 in wallpapers victor ayomipo wrote stop treating css container queries like traditional media queries september 16 2026 despite broad browser support container queries remain surprisingly underused and frequently misunderstood let s look at how they differ from media queries when to reach for each and how container queries help reusable components respond naturally to the contexts in which they appear css tools techniques alex williams wrote building a ux roi case that survives the boardroom september 11 2026 strong ux ideas do not secure investment on their own through a worked example alex williams breaks down how to define business value calculate costs test causality and build a credible case for the return on a design initiative ux design business carrie webster wrote the death of the button why the best interface is no interface the web is evolving beyond menus forms and endless clicks toward experiences shaped around human intent for ux designers understanding this shift means re evaluating their role moving from designing visible interfaces to guiding transparent intent driven ai experiences september 9 2026 in ux design ai join 1 916 smashing members a friendly community for people who design and build the web with books workshops goodies and early birds for just 1 coffee a month take a look around join the community already have an account sign in cosima mielke wrote the many faces of september 2026 wallpapers edition could there be a better way to welcome the new month than with a new collection of desktop wallpapers whether you re holding tightly onto summer or eagerly awaiting autumn we ve got some eye catching designs to make your september just a bit more colorful enjoy august 31 2026 in wallpapers meriem benhabiles wrote rethinking data visualisation a ux approach to dashboards that actually drives decisions data visualisation sits at the intersection of two disciplines that rarely talk to each other data and design meriem benhabiles explores what changes when you bring structured ux thinking to dashboards and data presentations from the questions you ask before opening any tool to the decisions that determine whether an insight actually lands august 26 2026 in data visualization ux design pierre burgy wrote why your website should never stop changing every website peaks on launch day and slowly drifts from there not because it breaks but because nobody has time to keep it current autonomous websites continuously optimized by agents after launch aim to change that pierre burgy shares what they learned building for full website autonomy and the deeper design problem they uncovered along the way august 25 2026 in tools design ai johan grobler wrote timing charts a blueprint for smil animations discover smil the often overlooked way to animate svgs that works inside 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actionable insights from experts live with interactive exercises slides video recordings and a friendly q a explore all speakers and topics community links person of the week carmen ansio is a design engineer focused on design systems motion and accessible ui she is currently a design technologist at stripe where she builds components patterns and tooling for stripe s design system sail carmen writes about building at the intersection of design and code on her blog and occasionally speaks about it on stage she also shares demos and experiments exploring the possibilities of css motion and creative coding thank you for everything you do for the community dear carmen jeremy bird wrote improving design critiques october 20 2026 many teams struggle to run design critiques effectively jeremy bird shares best practices to help you increase the effectiveness of your critiques and become better at both presenting and critiquing work ben walsh wrote figma plugins for accessibility testing october 19 2026 which figma contrast plugin is the best for your use case ben walsh hand tested every major plugin for wcag apca and bulk checking to find out which ones work reliably romina kavcic wrote design token naming guide october 16 2026 design system tokens are the building blocks of a design language so how to name your tokens properly romina kavcic s design token naming guide helps you master naming conventions in six short interactive lessons parvaneh toghiani wrote how to stop the stakeholder swirl october 15 2026 design reviews are one of the best opportunities to grow as a designer parvaneh toghiani shares the steps she has refined over the years to make reviews productive and enjoyable preety kumar wrote accessibility and agentic ai october 14 2026 digital accessibility is not optional and the rapid rise of ai gives this argument a new dimension preety kumar explores why businesses should treat accessibility as a foundational part of their ai strategy jerome ribot wrote psychology insights cookbook october 13 2026 scarcity social proof prospect theory the coglode cookbook by jerome ribot distills behavioral science theories like these down into small practical nuggets that you can apply to your work right away more links on twitter browse all smashing magazine topics accessibility best practices business career checklists css data visualization design design patterns design systems e commerce figma freebies html illustrator inspiration javascript mobile performance privacy react responsive design round ups seo typography tools ui usability ux vue wallpapers web design workflow with a commitment to quality content for the design community founded by vitaly friedman and sven lennartz 2006 2026 smashing is proudly running on netlify tinacms and swell fonts by latinotype write for us contact us about us impressum privacy policy membership login delivery times advertise job board podcasts back to top