When designing navigation on mobile, we don’t have to rely on slide-in-menus or nested accordions. We can also use the curtain design pattern, and show multiple levels of navigation at once. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/11/navigation-design-mobile-ux/
If building a GraphQL API backed by a native graph database sounds interesting or at all helpful for the problems you’re trying to solve as a developer, perhaps you’d like to give the open-source Neo4j GraphQL Library a try. Let’s take a closer look at the reasons why! https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/11/graph-neo4j-graphql-library/
November is just around the corner, and with it, a new collection of desktop wallpapers to celebrate the beginning of the month. Designed by creatives from all across the globe, they come in versions with and without a calendar. Let’s make November colorful! https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-november-2022/
If you've ever wanted to build a web app that you can control with hand gestures as if by magic, this article is for you. With a couple of APIs and some JavaScript, you can build apps that behave like sorcery. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/motion-controls-browser/
In this article, Alma Hoffmann discusses six basic variables to establish a typographic hierarchy, explains how to look at each differently, and in turn, designs pieces by intentionally modifying each variable to create a typographic hierarchy effectively. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/typographic-hierarchies/
The annual survey for anyone who writes CSS, State of CSS, is nearing the end of its response period for 2022. The survey is available in many different languages while all questions are optional, i.e. reaching 100% completion is not required. Please do make sure to join in — it will only take a few minutes. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/state-css-survey-2022/
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. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/futuristic-css/
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. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/devtools-updates-halloween-edition/
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 November. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/understanding-privacy-book-release/
In this article, Nick Schäferhoff will take a deep dive into WordPress Full-Site Editing, examine the tools it provides for theme development, and provide a tutorial on how to use it to make changes to your site. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/10/wordpress-full-site-editing/