Web Design & Development

Start FROM The Answer, Not WITH The Solution — Smashing Magazine

The Core Model is a practical methodology that flips traditional digital development on its head. Instead of starting with solutions or structure, we begin with

Web Design & Development

Working With Shadow DOM — Smashing Magazine

to Each element can only have one shadow root. Some elements, including and , already have a built-in shadow root that is not accessible through

Web Design & Development

Designing Better UX For Left-Handed People — Smashing Magazine

Today, roughly 10% of people are left-handed. Yet most products — digital and physical — aren’t designed with it in mind. Let’s change that. More

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Handling JavaScript Event Listeners With Parameters — Smashing Magazine

Event listeners are essential for interactivity in JavaScript, but they can quietly cause memory leaks if not removed properly. And what if your event listener

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Why Non-Native Content Designers Improve Global UX — Smashing Magazine

Ensuring your product communicates clearly to a global audience is not just about localisation. Even for products that have a proper localisation process, English often

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The Forgotten Art Of Developing Web Apps For Feature Phones — Smashing Magazine

Learn why flip phones still matter in 2025, and how you can build and launch web apps for these tiny devices. Flip phones aren’t dead.

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Design Patterns For AI Interfaces — Smashing Magazine

Designing a new AI feature? Where do you even begin? From first steps to design flows and interactions, here’s a simple, systematic approach to building

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The Wizard Of Oz Method For UX Research — Smashing Magazine

The Wizard of Oz method is a proven UX research tool that simulates real interactions to uncover authentic user behavior. Victor Yocco explores its fundamentals,

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The Modern Website Builder WordPress Needed — Smashing Magazine

s and no unnecessary wrappers, resulting in faster load times and higher scores across all boards. Elementor, on the other hand, added heavily nested markup

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Design Guidelines For Better Notifications UX — Smashing Magazine

In many products, setting notification channels on mute is a default, rather than an exception. The reason for that is their high frequency, which creates