Honoring Intentional Design With Lottie — Smashing Magazine
When tasked with building a highly interactive, tactile web experience, the architecture must serve the art direction. In this article, Alexey Kopytin explains their architectural
How Baseline Can Help You Ship Less JavaScript — Smashing Magazine
The gap between “you need a library for this” and “the browser does this” keeps closing. A practical guide to auditing your dependencies and finding
Small Joys And Big Adventures (August 2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine
Whether you’re enjoying some well-earned time off this August or are jumping headfirst into a new project, how about some new desktop wallpapers to accompany
The Bull And Bear Case For Digital Design In The Age Of AI — Smashing Magazine
As AI reshapes product design, it could give designers greater autonomy or expose the gaps that autonomy makes harder to hide. Exploring both the bull
Digital Design In The AI Era — Smashing Magazine
Many of the AI tools we interact with take the form of text boxes. But what if there was a different way to interact with
Deserialization Sinks In RSCs — Smashing Magazine
While React Server Components rely on the custom Flight protocol to stream interactive UIs, this same mechanism introduces powerful deserialization sinks that attackers can exploit.
When It Makes Sense To “Block” The Main Thread — Smashing Magazine
The common rule of thumb is to never “block” the browser’s main thread when running JavaScript tasks. But is this a hard rule? Victor Ayomipo
No, People Don’t Want More AI In Their Life — Smashing Magazine
Many companies assume everyone craves new AI features. But the reality is that most people don’t want more AI — at least not in the
How To Turn Brand Strategy Into Visual Direction — Smashing Magazine
The strongest visual concepts don’t start in Figma. They start with the right questions. Explore the pre-concept phase of brand identity design, where teams research
Why Mental Health Apps Shouldn’t Follow Every UI Fashion — Smashing Magazine
Many UI trends are designed to capture attention and signal innovation, but those goals often conflict with the needs of mental health apps: reducing cognitive
