About The Author Rachel Andrew is not only Editor in Chief of Smashing Magazine, but also a web developer, writer and speaker. She is the author of a number of books, including … More about Rachel Andrew … Writing for a publication such as Smashing Magazine can help to build your reputation as an expert.…
It’s the first thing your eyes look for when you’re switching tabs. That’s one way of explaining what a favicon is. The tab area is a much more precious screen real-estate than what most assume. If done right, besides being a label with icon, it can be the perfect billboard to represent what’s in or…
Last week, security researchers revealed a staggering 35 vulnerabilities in printers from six household name brands. It highlighted the continued threat to organizations from their PC peripherals, and as printers become more powerful and connected, the risks will only increase. One 2017 study claimed that 61% of large enterprises had suffered at least one data…
This week, Andrea Cruz, digital marketing manager at KoMarketing noticed text ad headlines and descriptions getting cut off and wondered if is new. I looked back at some older screenshots of search results and didn’t see truncation happening very often. But now I’m easily able to replicate the kind of result Andrea saw, including in…
Search for information about SEO, and you’ll quickly discover three big themes: content, user experience, and links. If you’re just getting started with SEO, that last theme will likely seem a lot more confusing and challenging than the others. That’s because, while content and user experience are under the realm of our control, links aren’t……
In the most recent post of this series (which is admittedly some time ago), I talked at length about Composer and its lock file. I recommend reading the previous two articles because Composer is eventually going to play a role in this material that this and future posts are going to share. But if you…
Branding is one of the most fascinating areas of design, at least in my opinion. Synthesizing a generic term or subject into a simple and understandable form is the challenge designers face in creating branding identities. From beautifully crafted typography to simple and sometimes spartan symbols, we see a lot of examples out there, some…
Twitter’s new changes annoy digital artists everywhere, so what are the alternatives? It’s becoming increasingly hard for illustrators to showcase their work on social media, and sites like Instagram and Twitter have recently been exacerbating the problem. Instagram adding the ‘from Facebook’ suffix coincided with a sudden algorithm change over the weekend, with usual viewing and Like numbers halved…
Do you know the impact unused CSS has on performance? Spoiler: It’s a lot! In this article, we’ll explore a SASS-oriented solution for dealing with unused CSS, avoiding the need for complicated Node.js dependencies involving headless browsers, and DOM emulation. In modern front-end development, developers should aim to write CSS which is scalable and maintainable.…
A big part of web design is in implementing creative solutions. One area that requires a lot of attention is in making things easier for clients to manage. This often comes with the use and customization of a CMS such as WordPress. But fully autonomous websites aren’t really a thing yet. So, no matter how…
