New Adventures Ahead! (January 2020 Wallpapers) New Adventures Ahead! (January 2020 Wallpapers) Cosima Mielke 2019-12-31T12:30:00+00:00 2020-01-01T12:36:06+00:00 Let’s welcome 2020 with a new wallpaper! After all, the new year is the perfect occasion to tidy up your desktop and start on a fresh, blank slate — no clutter, just the things you really need and space…
Smashing Podcast Episode 6 With Luca Mezzalira: What Are Micro-Frontends? Smashing Podcast Episode 6 With Luca Mezzalira: What Are Micro-Frontends? Drew McLellan 2019-12-31T05:00:00+00:00 2019-12-31T12:36:27+00:00 In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about micro-frontends. What is a micro-frontend and how is that different from the sort of approach we might be taking at the…
5 Things To Stop Doing In Mobile App Design 5 Things To Stop Doing In Mobile App Design Suzanne Scacca 2019-12-30T11:00:00+00:00 2019-12-30T12:36:00+00:00 I move to a new state every two to three years, so it’s important for me to live “light”. Every time I prepare to move, I go through the “Do I really need…
Helping Browsers Optimize With The CSS Contain Property Helping Browsers Optimize With The CSS Contain Property Rachel Andrew 2019-12-27T12:00:00+00:00 2019-12-28T12:35:42+00:00 In this article, I’m going to introduce a CSS Specification that has just become a W3C Recommendation. The CSS Containment Specification defines a single property, contain, and it can help you to explain to the…
Beyond Sprint 0: An Alternative For Integrating Teams Beyond Sprint 0: An Alternative For Integrating Teams Shamsi Brinn 2019-12-24T15:30:00+00:00 2019-12-25T12:35:38+00:00 Scrum is the most popular project management methodology in the world with over 72% of teams using Scrum or a scrum-hybrid. Chances are good that if you work in web development you are using Scrum…
Creating Voice Skills For Google Assistant And Amazon Alexa Creating Voice Skills For Google Assistant And Amazon Alexa Tris Tolliday 2019-12-23T12:00:00+00:00 2019-12-23T12:35:13+00:00 Over the past decade, there has been a seismic shift towards conversational interfaces. As people reach ‘peak screen’ and even begin to scale back their device usage with digital wellbeing features being baked…
Smashing Monthly Roundup: What’s New? Smashing Monthly Roundup: What’s New? Iris Lješnjanin 2019-12-20T14:00:00+00:00 2019-12-21T12:35:12+00:00 With the year slowly coming to an end, now is probably a great time to slow down and be mindful. Look back, reflect, breathe. It’s been a long year for all of us, so why not make yourself a good cuppa…
Quantitative Data Tools For UX Designers Quantitative Data Tools For UX Designers Adonis Raduca 2019-12-19T11:30:00+00:00 2019-12-19T12:36:00+00:00 Many UX designers are somewhat afraid of data, believing it requires deep knowledge of statistics and math. Although that may be true for advanced data science, it is not true for the basic research data analysis required by most…
Adding Dynamic And Async Functionality To JAMstack Sites Adding Dynamic And Async Functionality To JAMstack Sites Jason Lengstorf 2019-12-18T11:30:00+00:00 2019-12-18T12:37:00+00:00 It’s increasingly common to see websites built using the JAMstack — that is, websites that can be served as static HTML files built from JavaScript, Markup, and APIs. Companies love the JAMstack because it reduces…
Smashing Podcast Episode 5 With Jason Pamental: What Are Variable Fonts? Smashing Podcast Episode 5 With Jason Pamental: What Are Variable Fonts? Drew McLellan 2019-12-17T05:00:00+00:00 2019-12-17T12:37:31+00:00 In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about variable fonts. What are they, how do they differ from regular fonts, and how can they help in the…
