Web Design & Development

Speculating On The Future Of A Smarter Language — Smashing Magazine

CSS has evolved from a purely presentational language into one with growing logical powers — thanks to features like container queries, relational pseudo-classes, and the

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Turning User Research Into Real Organizational Change — Smashing Magazine

Bridging the gap between user research insights and actual organizational action — with a clear roadmap for impact. We’ve all been there: you pour your

Web Design & Development

Never Stop Exploring (July 2025 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

July is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for a new collection of desktop wallpapers. Created with love by artists and designers

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Can Good UX Protect Older Users From Digital Scams? — Smashing Magazine

As online scams become more sophisticated, Carrie Webster explores whether good UX can serve as a frontline defense, particularly for non-tech-savvy older users navigating today’s

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Curve And Arc Commands — Smashing Magazine

On her quest to teach you how to code vectors by hand, Myriam Frisano’s second installment of a path deep dive explores the most complex

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Specificity Control — Smashing Magazine

CSS can be unpredictable — and specificity is often the culprit. Victor Ayomipo breaks down how and why your styles might not behave as expected,

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Meet Accessible UX Research, A Brand-New Smashing Book — Smashing Magazine

Meet our newest book, “Accessible UX Research” — now available for pre-order. Michele A. Williams takes us for a deep dive into the real world

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What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA — Smashing Magazine

If you haven’t encountered ARIA before, great! It’s a chance to learn something new and exciting. If you have heard of ARIA before, this might

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Creating The “Moving Highlight” Navigation Bar With JavaScript And CSS — Smashing Magazine

In this tutorial, Blake Lundquist walks us through two methods of creating the “moving-highlight” navigation pattern using only plain JavaScript and CSS. The first technique

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Line Commands — Smashing Magazine

SVG is easy — until you meet path. However, it’s not as confusing as it initially looks. In this first installment of a pair of