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Juan Diego Rodríguez wrote

JavaScript APIs You Don’t Know About

September 14, 2022 — In this article, Juan Diego covers the least known yet extremely useful APIs, such as the Page Visibility API, Web Sharing API, Broadcast Channel API and Internationalization API. Together we will see what they are, where we should use them, and how to use them. Read more…

Kate Kalcevich wrote

Making Sense Of WAI-ARIA: A Comprehensive Guide

September 13, 2022 — In this article, Kate Kalcevich explains when to use ARIA and how to use it properly so that you can use ARIA in a way that’s helpful to the many disabled people who use assistive technology to navigate the Internet. Let’s dive in! Read more…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

Meet “Smart Interface Design Patterns Checklists” (Deck With 166 Cards)

September 12, 2022 — Meet “Smart Interface Design Patterns Checklists”, a deck of 166 checklist cards to help you design and build better interfaces, faster. With accordions, mega-drop-downs, data tables, carousels, and everything in-between. Read more…

Maximilian Speicher & Guido Baena Wehrmann wrote

One Formula To Rule Them All: The ROI Of A Design System

September 9, 2022 — Design systems are a crucial success factor for digital businesses, and virtually every major player works with one. Still, they can sometimes be hard to sell to management. Here’s a ready-to-use formula to calculate the ROI of any design system. Read more…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

UX Checklists For Interface Designers

September 8, 2022 — UX checklists with best design practices, accessibility guidelines, design system checklist, tables UX checklist, UX research methods, form design UX and flowcharts. Read more…

Andrew Somers wrote

The Realities And Myths Of Contrast And Color

September 6, 2022 — In this article, Andrew Somers, a 35-year veteran of the Hollywood film and television industry, shares his experience about the hard-fought battles and lessons learned designing for illuminated presentations. Read more…

Drew McLellan wrote

Smashing Podcast Episode 52 With Yiying Lu: How Do You Become An NFT Artist?

September 6, 2022 — In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we ask how do you go from running a creative studio to designing NFTs. Vitaly talks to artist Yiying Lu to find out. Read more…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

Meet Understanding Privacy, A New Smashing Book By Heather Burns

September 5, 2022 — Meet “Understanding Privacy”, our upcoming book on what data privacy is really about beyond scary headlines. Approx. 350 pages. eBook available in October, print shipping in early December. Read more…

Mike Herchel wrote

The Accessibility And Usability Journey Of Drupal’s Primary Navigation

September 2, 2022 — In this article, Mike Herchel covers Drupal’s new default theme, Olivero, which is usable, accessible, robust, and beautiful and will help you improve websites’ navigation systems. Read more…

Atila Fassina wrote

Databases For Front-End Developers: The Concepts Under The Hood (Part 2)

September 1, 2022 — In the second part of “Databases For Front-End Developers” series, Atila Fassina explores concepts to equip you to have your own opinions about which kinds of databases suit your specific needs. Read more…