Largest Contentful Paint (or LCP) is a major web performance KPI which is still a new concept for many web developers since it became a ranking factor just recently. In this article, Eloïse Martin provides an overview of the best…
Who doesn’t love a good front-end tool? In this roundup, you’ll find a nice list of useful front-end tools that were popular last year but are still bound to help you speed up and enhance your development workflow. Let’s dive…
Captioning can be much more than text. Design patterns for better UX of subtitles, captions, video players, transcripts and on-screen text.When we think about closed captioning, we often think about noisy environments, be it busy restaurants, shopping malls, or airport…
Recently UXPin has extended its powerful Merge technology by adding npm integration, allowing designers to sync React component libraries without requiring any developer input. This new step aims to improve collaboration between designers and developers.Is it controversial to say deep…
There is a strange ritual that web developers around the world have been perpetuating from the dawn of computers to modern days. This ritual is the implementation of authentication. This article is Eric Burel’s attempt at making this ritual less…
In this article, Sara Dholakia breaks down the most common visualization types to help guide you through selecting the best choice for your specific needs and shares her tips for creating a stellar data visualization.Data visualizations are everywhere; from the…
Meet “Understanding Privacy”, our brand new Smashing Book to make sense of privacy, and learn how to create inclusive, safe and privacy-aware digital experiences. eBook now available, print shipping in early December. Jump to details and get the book.To many…
In this article, Patrick Brosset gives an update on the most impactful new features that are now available in DevTools, across Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge.I can’t believe it’s already been nine months since I last wrote about the new…
That’s how people behave on the web in 2023. Some observations from real usability testing on what people do and what they don’t do on the web. From disabled copy-paste to magic link sign-in.Many projects start with assumptions. We assume…
In this article, Sacha Greif tries to anticipate future CSS trends and takes a look at some far-fetched and futuristic CSS features that might one day make their way to the browser.I run the yearly State of CSS survey, asking…