Modern HMIs are transforming the way we interact with our vehicles. A car becomes a gadget that we use in a similar way as we use our phones. Users expect a lot of HMI, they even evaluate car experience based on the experience they have with HMI. In this article, let’s look at some ways to help us satisfy users’ needs with proper design. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/designing-human-machine-interfaces-future-vehicles/
In every software-as-a-service solution, user billing and payments are key aspects in the sale of services rendered. Let’s learn about Stripe and how the REST API can be programmatically used in serverless functions to manage the billing for an application. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/billing-management-saas-stripe-azure-functions/
Before we can talk about how people interact, much less how to take advantage of that knowledge and design, it’s important to understand a bit about the history, the technology, and what today counts as a mobile touchscreen device at all. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/touch-design-mobile-interfaces-devices/
To be able to modify headers in a testing environment is a great thing to have. It allows control over your application as one can bypass authentication, set cookies, and so on. In this article, Nafees Nehar explores some methods which allow modification of headers in an automation testing setup. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/headers-https-requests-ui-automation-testing/
Everybody loves a nice freebie, right? To get you in the mood for the upcoming holidays, we collected some winter- and holiday-themed icon sets and vector elements that you can use in your projects for free. Enjoy! https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/free-holiday-icons-vector-elements/
There are so many websites out there that have not considered the overall usability of their visually impaired users. When it comes to designing better links and sending better emails, Slava Shestopalov has a few tips on how to improve your website’s experience while accessibility in mind. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/designing-better-links-websites-emails-guideline/
There’s a great challenge that comes with building Jamstack applications on the web. In this article, Caleb Olojo explains how you can use Next.js to bootstrap your app safely. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/12/protect-api-key-production-nextjs-api-route/
In this episode, we’re asking if changes to best practises over the last year have negatively impacted the web. Is it all downhill from here? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Ferdinandi to find out. https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/11/smashing-podcast-episode-44/
Let’s welcome December with some new wallpapers! Designed by artists and designers from across the globe, they are available with and without a calendar for the month. Enjoy! https://smashingmagazine.com/2021/11/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-december-2021/