Web Design & Development

Frequently Heard In My Beginning Front-End Web Development Class — Smashing Magazine

What could we learn from entry-level students in front-end web development? As seasoned professionals, you might think you’ve seen it all, but the truth is

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How To Draw Radar Charts In Web — Smashing Magazine

A radar chart — also commonly called a spider chart — is yet another way to visualize data and make connections. Radar charts are inherently

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A Practical Guide To Designing For Children — Smashing Magazine

How to design for children aged 3–12, with insights into user behavior, considerations for parents, and practical UX guidelines. Children start interacting with the web

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How Accessibility Standards Can Empower Better Chart Visual Design — Smashing Magazine

Accessibility for data visualization extends well beyond web standards, at least if you’re trying to create an experience that’s actually useful. For the past three

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Mobile Accessibility Barriers For Assistive Technology Users — Smashing Magazine

Accessibility goes beyond making products user-friendly. It can significantly impact the quality of life for people with disabilities. Kate Kalcevich shares lessons she learned from

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A Practical Guide To Designing For Colorblind People — Smashing Magazine

Color accessibility is more than just ticking boxes. Even with good contrast, some color palettes can make interfaces challenging for users. Here are some practical

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Vanilla JavaScript, Libraries, And The Quest For Stateful DOM Rendering — Smashing Magazine

It’s well-established that the web faces wide-ranging usability and performance issues, from user-hostile UI patterns and twisted search results to sluggish performance and battery-draining bloat.

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A Web Designer’s Accessibility Advocacy Toolkit — Smashing Magazine

Digital designer Yichan Wang has put together this collection of strategies and selling points to help you encourage and advocate for accessibility in your place

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Reporting Core Web Vitals With The Performance API — Smashing Magazine

The Performance API is a set of standards for measuring and evaluating performance metrics with JavaScript. Think of it as a box containing all of

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Waiting For Spring (March 2024 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by artists and designers from across