Nov 11 2009

The Smashing Newsletter Team - Redesign: When To Relaunch The Site and Best Practices

Redesigning a website is a big job (needless to say) and should be handled with care. Many of us with a portfolio, blog or other website have probably thought about a redesign or at least know we ne

performance , Redesign , Validation , Web Design , Design

Nov 17 2025

Atila Fassina - Code Documentation, Streamlined

This article has been kindly supported by our dear friends at Swimm who have built the first code knowledge management tool that helps developers easily understand code. Thank you! Everythi

Techniques , Tools , coding

Nov 17 2025

Myriam Frisano - Decoding The SVG path Element: Line Commands

In a previous article, we looked at some practical examples of how to code SVG by hand. In that guide, we covered the basics of the SVG elements rect, circle, ellipse, line, polyline, and polygon (a

Techniques , coding , svg

Aug 26 2008

Glen Stansberry - How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business

Many e-commerce sites these days tend to be loaded down with too much information on their landing pages. The reasoning for cluttered e-commerce sites is simple: the more information you can cram on

Minimalism , Usability , Web Design , E-Commerce , Business

Jan 25 2010

ZURB - The New Hotness: Using CSS3 Visual Effects

Previously in this series on CSS3, we talked not only about how to create scalable and compelling buttons but about how to effectively use new CSS3 properties to speed up development and quickly cre

css3 , coding , Css

Nov 12 2008

Chris Coyier - 12 Principles For Clean HTML Code

Beautiful and clean HTML is the foundation of a beautiful website. When I teach people about CSS, I always begin by telling them that good CSS can only exist with equally good HTML markup. A house i

workflow , Characters , Principles , coding , Validation , Css

Nov 17 2025

Jhey Tompkins - 3D CSS Flippy Snaps With React And GreenSock

Naming things is hard, right? Well, “Flippy Snaps” was the best thing I could come up with. 😂 I saw an effect like this on TV one evening and made a note to myself to make something similar. Altho

react , Techniques , Tools , Apps , Css

Feb 26 2010

Cameron Chapman - Finding Inspiration In Uncommon Sources: 12 Places To Look

To some extent, looking at established website designs can also be somewhat limiting, especially if you’re looking for a fresh solution to a problem. Further Reading on SmashingMag: Offline Ins

music , Inspiration

Dec 22 2008

Sven Lennartz - Smashing Highlights 2008

2008 was a successful year for us and for Smashing Magazine. Reviewing what has happened on Smashing Magazine over the last year, we could have told a couple of impressive stories that happened here

Highlights , Events , Smashing