Practical guidelines to prevent rage taps and rage clicks with accessible tap targets for icons, links and buttons — on desktop and on mobile. With useful techniques and guidelines.Rage taps are annoying and frustrating. These wonderful occurrences in our interface…
The decentralized web is our new reality, but Web3 UX is shockingly bad. In this article, Pete Boyle addresses the major shortcomings in Web3 adoption and how we might be able to solve them and make the entire ecosystem more…
Cookie consents — whatever your opinion is regarding them — are ubiquitous and possibly even a legal risk for your webpage. In addition to their privacy implications, they have the potential to violate web accessibility laws as well. In this…
Multithreading is an important technique used in modern software development to enhance the performance and responsiveness of applications. However, it’s not a common practice on the web due to the single-threaded nature of JavaScript. To overcome this limitation, Web Workers…
Dockerizing your Node.js apps can lead to smashing success—offering consistency, easy debugging, and hassle-free dependency management. When you host this container on Kinsta, you also benefit from high-speed performance, robust security, and top-notch scalability. By combining these two, you’ll surely…
In this article, Adel Khamatov shares a model of color mechanics that he came up with during research on developing UI kits and illustrates an approach to solving related problems with best practices.I am currently working on research linked to…
In this episode of The Smashing Podcast, we take a look at design storytelling. What is it, and how can it help us shape digital experiences? Vitaly talks to Chiara Aliotta to find out.In this episode of The Smashing Podcast,…
Have you ever wondered if things could have been done differently? But not sure how? Well, then, do not fall in love with the solution, but fall in love with the problem! Here’s an article to dive deep into how…
You’ve built an amazing SaaS product. It’s only a matter of time before users flock to it in droves. Right? Unfortunately, the dropoff and inactivity rate can be high with apps. One way to overcome this challenge is by designing…
If you are a developer who wants to concentrate on delivering a killer application rather than worrying about countless security issues, threat model documents can be a tool to help you do that. With small architectural changes, you can make…