UI / UX

How to Think for Yourself

November 2020There are some kinds of work that you can't do well without thinking differently from your peers. To be a successful scientist, for example, it's not enough just to be...

[Podcast] Make Your Brand Famous with Dan Cushing and Diego Borgo

Branding in emerging tech moves fast, breaks things and drags a lot of buzzwords along for the ride. But fame still matters. Trust still...

The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA — Smashing Magazine

CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too. From image classification to click-based tests, many...

Florence Nightingale on vanity metrics

The least useful numbers we take the most seriouslyThe work most people avoidWith every failing system, the explanation stops making sense. There’s a gap between...

2025 Black Friday Deals for Designers (and Cyber Monday)

Welcome to our massive compilation of the best 2025 Black Friday Deals and Cyber Monday Sales for graphic designers, web designers, photographers, freelancers and creative professionals. We will...

Standardizing Animation Across Projects — Smashing Magazine

Animations can be one of the most joyful parts of building interfaces, but without structure, they can also become one of the biggest sources...

February Live Online UX Training 2026 Agenda | Nielsen Norman Group

  How will the Virtual Event work? Meetings will take place using the video conferencing tool Zoom, collaboration...

Jacob Cass Named One of Australia’s Top Branding Experts in 2025

When you spend nearly two decades building brands, shaping identities, and helping businesses stand out with clarity and confidence, recognition is always welcome. This...

CSS Gamepad API Visual Debugging With CSS Layers — Smashing Magazine

Debugging controllers can be a real pain. Here’s a deep dive into how CSS helps clean it up and how to build a reusable...

The ship of Theseus paradox in AI-assisted writing | by Alice Ji | Nov, 2025

Each person worked across three familiar modes: a casual text, a short essay paragraph, and a code snippet. They wrote something genuine, then passed...

Effectively Monitoring Web Performance — Smashing Magazine

There are lots of tips for improving your website performance. But even if you follow all of the advice, are you able to maintain...

What we lose when we lose the creative struggle | by Fabrizia Ausiello | Nov, 2025

How removing friction from creative tools removes the meaning from creative workPress enter or click to view image in full sizeAs designers, we always...

Magnificent SVGs With  And CSS Custom Properties — Smashing Magazine

SVG is one of those web technologies that’s both elegant and, at times, infuriating. In this article, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke...