[1/2] Hey, so I made an online course to teach absolute beginners the basics of HTML/CSS. I’m so gosh-darned proud of it — and the three years I spent putting it together. geoffgraham.me/the-basics-dev/

Welp, here's the finished product! A fun and free interactive roadmap for learning web components :) This was a fun one to build

⏳💼 Maybe you’ve been there before: You’re in the middle of the design process, and stakeholders expect you to deliver faster. How do you manage a situation like this? Vitaly Friedman 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 takes a look at what you can do to clarify and prevent false expectations: smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/how-de…

Our Person of the Week is a design systems specialist advocating for accessibility and human-centered, inclusive design. Please give a warm round of applause for... Cintia Romero! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear Cintia! #smashingcommunity

Pricing projects can be a major challenge for digital agencies or freelance web designers. 📈💰 Paul Boag reveals how to balance fixed pricing, time and materials, and value-based approaches while managing client expectations and scope creep: smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/pricin…

🥁 Roll up your sleeves! Upcoming UX workshops for 2024 — on accessibility, AI, UX metrics and complex UX ↓ ⏰ Inclusive Design Patterns For 2025 — Sep 24 (free 3.5h workshop), on accessibility, design patterns, WCAG 2.2, EU Accessibility Act. smashingconf.com/online-worksho… #ux

Just published a 3,100 word (no-fluff) piece on Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 evaluating the history, present state, and future of regexes in JavaScript, with lots of tips. I think all JS devs will learn something from this, and I'm curious what was new to you 😊 smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/histor…

🌟 Finding the right typeface for a logo is challenging and time-consuming, blending creativity with practicality. ↬ Levi Honing shares tips and tools to enhance your typography journey. Dive in to create a logo that’s both expressive and purposeful:smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/master…

Do you have some sketches lying around that are too good not to be shared? Why not turn them into a desktop wallpaper to brighten up someone’s day? We’d love to feature your design in our upcoming September wallpapers post next week! 🎨🖌️ ↬ Join in: smashingmagazine.com/2015/12/deskto…

Our Person of the Week is a front-end and accessibility specialist who strongly believes in a web that puts people first. Please give a warm round of applause for... Hidde de Vries! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear Hidde! #smashingcommunity

🎲 Want to create more randomized effects in your JavaScript code? Amejimaobari Ollornwi explains how to generate a series of unique random numbers using the `Set` object, how to use them as indexes for arrays, and practical applications of randomization:smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/genera…

🌟In Part 2, Joas Pambou goes beyond audio descriptions, diving into Conversational AI. He builds a more advanced version of the app that performs conversational analyses on images or videos for richer experiences: Part 1: smashingmagazine.com/2024/07/integr… Part 2: smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/integr…

Our Person of the Week is a product design leader and advisor focused on making the technology and impact of AI more understandable. Please give a warm round of applause for... Emily Campbell! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear Emily! #smashingcommunity

Just a few practical patterns for designing complex data tables, filters, search or navigation — in a lil’ something I've been working on last years: 🍣 Smart Interface Design Patterns 🎟️20% off today with code SEPTEMBER smart-interface-design-patterns.com Happy September, everyone! 🎉🥳

Sticky positioning is a delicate CSS feature that can be easily negated.🧐 Here’s another issue: Sticky elements don’t play nicely when coordinating with other elements to make up a combined height, like 100vh. Philip Braunen explores why and offers a fix:smashingmagazine.com/2024/09/sticky…

Our Person of the Week is passionate about accessibility, design systems, and helping others start a career in front-end. Please give a warm round of applause for... Daniel Yuschick! Thank you for everything you do for the community, dear Daniel! #smashingcommunity

💬 Google Analytics is often on a “need to know” basis, but why not flip the script? Paul Scanlon shares how to create a fully automated Google Analytics report that posts directly to your Slack, making sharing insights with your team a breeze: smashingmagazine.com/2024/09/how-cr…

🔮 Anticipatory design promises to transform UX by predicting needs before they’re even expressed. But many businesses fall short of expectations. Joana Cerejo explores the challenges and failures and offers a framework for success in this evolving field:smashingmagazine.com/2024/09/why-an…

Bringing data to life in your application can be done without the usual headaches. 📈✨ Paul Scanlon shows you how you can build beautiful data visualizations using the Google Analytics API, and you won’t have to spend any time “massaging” the data: smashingmagazine.com/2024/09/how-bu…