Jun 02 2009

The Smashing Newsletter Team - Fixed vs. Fluid vs. Elastic Layout: What’s The Right One For You?

This article discusses the pros and cons of each type of layout. Either one can be used to make a successful website layout, as long as you keep usability in mind. Why all the debate? Web page desi

Layouts , coding , Css

Nov 17 2025

Atila Fassina - The Hype Around Signals

The groundwork for what we call today “signals” dates as early as the 1970s. Based on this work, they became popular with different fields of computer science, defining them more specifically around

Techniques , coding , ui

Nov 17 2025

Myriam Frisano - SVG Coding Examples: Useful Recipes For Writing Vectors By Hand

Even though I am the kind of front-end engineer who manually cleans up SVG files when they are a mess, I never expected to become one of those people. You know, those crazy people that draw with cod

Guides , coding , svg

Aug 29 2008

Glen Stansberry - 10 Weblog Engines Reviewed

Choosing blogging software can be a scary process, especially if you are new to blogging. There are many different types of engines and content management systems (CMS) that could be used. Picking t

cms , Reviews , Resources , Blogging

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

May 25 2009

Chris Coyier - Ask SM: CSS Quick-Question Edition

This is our sixth installment of Ask SM, featuring reader questions about Web design focusing on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. These entries are not all questions, but rather quick Twitter responses to

coding , Css

Nov 17 2025

Jhey Tompkins - A Guide To Audio Visualization With JavaScript And GSAP (Part 1)

A while back I got approached by friend Kent C. Dodds to help out with his site rebuild. Besides adding a little whimsy here and there, there was one part, in particular, Kent wanted a hand with. An

react , Techniques , coding , Javascript

Mar 01 2010

Inayaili de Leon - The Future Of CSS Typography

There has been an increasing and sincere interest in typography on the web over the last few years. Most websites rely on text to convey their messages, so it’s not a surprise that text is treated w

Typography , coding , Css

Jun 01 2010

Cameron Chapman - Meet the Team Pages: Examples and Trends

In any industry where the people behind a company are as important as the company itself, you’re likely to find a kind of expanded “about” page that includes information on individual employees. “Me

Design Patterns , Showcases , Web Design , Design

Jun 18 2008

Sven Lennartz - Hand-Drawing Style In Web Design

When it comes to web design too often perfect, colorful and boxy designs make the cut; however, the reality is different as it is hard to find objects with a perfect shape and a perfect color in our

Showcases , Drawing , Inspiration , Web Design