Oct 06 2008

György Fekete - 7 Ingredients Of Good Corporate Design

It’s hard to define design. We have a broad range of definitions to choose from: design refers not only to graphic design, but to design strategy, too. It is used in a variety of industries, such as

Principles , Graphics , Corporate , Web Design , Logo Design

Nov 03 2009

Julia May - 50 Beautiful and Creative Blog Designs

The most recent collection of creative blog designs was featured here on Smashing Magazine back in July. Only three months have passed and we’ve got a new dose of inspiration for you. Beautiful and

Showcases , Inspiration , Blogging

Nov 17 2025

Frederick O’Brien - An Ode To Side Project Time

There seemed to be a hot minute when the tech industry understood the value of idle tinkering and made a point of providing ‘side project time’ as an explicit working perk. The concept endures — I’m

workflow , Inspiration , Career , Opinion Column

Nov 17 2025

Lee Munroe - The Ultimate Guide To Push Notifications For Developers

I’ve spent the past several years building messaging tools — for more than three years now I’ve been leading the design team at OneSignal, a customer engagement platform that enables developers and

Guides , mobile , Apps , User Experience

Mar 26 2008

Sean Hodge - Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques

Grid systems bring visual structure and balance to site design. As a tool grids are useful for organizing and presenting information. Used properly, they can enhance the user experience by creating

Techniques , Grids , Layouts , Web Design , Design

Nov 17 2025

Paul Boag - A Pragmatist’s Guide To Lean User Research

We don’t live in an ideal world. Most of us have too much work, too little time, and too small a budget. When it comes to digital projects, it seems like our clients or bosses always prioritize spee

Guides , User Research , User Experience

Feb 09 2009

Jacob Gube - 50 Useful JavaScript Tools

By Jacob Gube JavaScript’s popularity is evident in emerging technologies, such as Adobe AIR, which use it as a supported language for creating desktop-based applications. Below, you’ll find 50 ex

Tools , coding , Resources , Javascript

Jun 03 2009

Matt Cronin - 9 Crucial UI Features of Social Media and Networking Sites

The main function of a good user interface is to provide users with an intuitive mapping between user’s intention and application’s function that manages to provide a solution to the given task. Bas

CAPTCHA , Social , Networking , User Interaction , Design

Nov 25 2008

Dmitry Fadeyev - Don’t Follow Web Design Trends: Set Them!

Use this to your advantage and fashion a unique style that will set your website apart from the rest — a style that will impress and delight your users. Throughout history, great artists always fou

Graphic Design , Trends , ux , Interfaces , Branding , Usability , Web Design