CategoryTools

November 30, 2011 — Many of us rely on open source tools, technologies and standards to help improve the work we do on a daily basis. None of this would however be possible without the hard work, commitment and dedication that others, just like you, have invested in giving back to the Web community over the past two decades. Read more…

October 28, 2011 — As productivity is a crucial asset of professional Web designers and developers, we bring you a selection of the most useful coding and workflow tools released recently. Read more…

October 12, 2011 — A solution for when prefixes cause maintenance troubles, bloat CSS files, and make it harder to tweak values. In this article, Lea Verou presents her recent tool: prefixfree. Read more…

October 11, 2011 — Addy Osmani explores several time-saving design patterns and best practices that can be employed to improve your plugin development process. (Note: this post is targeted at intermediate to advanced developers.) Read more…

October 7, 2011 — Created by Joe Leech and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers, this sheet contains an Omnigraffle template, as well as Photoshop (PSD) and PDF examples for you to download and use as you wish. Read more…

August 17, 2011 — A hand-picked selection of the most useful and popular Smashing Magazine’s articles featuring various building blocks of a website and published here over all the years. Read more…

August 17, 2011 — A round-up of the best Portfolio Web design showcases we have published on Smashing Magazine over all the years. Read more…

August 7, 2011 — Regardless of the tool you choose, testing early and often during the Web development process can save you from a lot of headaches later. Find a tool that fits your workflow with a little help from Cameron Chapman. Read more…

July 26, 2011 — In this article, Tobias Günther will introduce you to the increasingly popular Git version control system. Find the main benefits and features of Git and finally discover how to integrate it into your workflow. Read more…

June 17, 2011 — A handy overview to make the search of these ever-growing techniques for Web designers and developers easier. Improve your workflow with some of these resources and time-savers. Read more…