In this article, Noam Rosenthal dives deep into a few technical features that are common across frameworks, and explains how some of the different frameworks implement them and what they cost. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/web-frameworks-guide-part1/
This article reveals how something as trivial as administration in both software and As-a-service can be either a booster or bottleneck to a company’s productivity and innovation. It also provides several design aspects that UX practitioners should evaluate when designing the administration experience. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/software-administration-ux/
What’s new in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox? Patrick Brosset breaks it down with the latest features in DevTools across browsers. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/devtools-updates-2022/
Cascade layers introduce the new at-rule of @layer. The intent is to help CSS authors be more intentional about ordering the “layers” of CSS rules as a new method of cascade management. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/introduction-css-cascade-layers/
Joining a team where there are no established design practices may feel disheartening. Does this situation resonate with you? If yes, then read on — as this article is sharing the author’s advice based on his personal experience and it will show you a way (although not easy) of facing the problem in a manner that will bring other benefits, beside order and consistency. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/from-chaos-to-system-design-teams/
In this article, Georgii Perepecho explains the most common React Query features that you need to be familiar with when creating a real-life application that is stable when testing. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/building-real-app-react-query/
What goes into creating a successful design system? How can you take your testing workflow to the next level? And what smart interface design patterns could help you enhance your UIs? Let’s figure it out. With our online workshops on front-end and UX. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/smashingconf-workshops-january-may-2022/
Every once in a while, we publish freebies related to different occasions and themes. We hope that with this icon set, everyone will be able to find their own use case for these icons in particular. Today, we present to you three icon sets designed by the creative folks at GraphicSurf — all free for personal and commercial use. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/freebie-wayfinding-icon-sets-exhibition-concert-museum/
In this article, we’ll explore fluid typography principles, use-cases, best practices, implementation with CSS clamp function and how to calculate the required parameters. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/modern-fluid-typography-css-clamp/
In Part 1, Luis Ouriach shared advice he wished he had when starting out in his career. In this second and last part of this series, Luis continues sharing tips that helped him grow and become a better designer throughout the years. https://smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/ten-tips-aspiring-designer-beginners-part2/