New year … and so many new tools to be happy about. This month’s list is teeming with fun options as well as things to help speed up or enhance your […]

How to shape your career path for 2026, with decision trees for designers and a UX skills self-assessment matrix. The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts […]

OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Health, a new feature inside ChatGPT that focuses only on health and... The post What Is ChatGPT Health & How To Join the […]

Inspired by Wordle, Spotle is a fun puzzle game where, instead of words, you use your... The post Spotle Hints & Answer For Today: January 12 appeared […]

Wordle is the super fun game from the NYT, where you put your vocabulary to the... The post Wordle Hints & Answer For Today: January 12 appeared first on […]

Octordle is a word-hunting game similar to Wordle, where instead of finding just one five-letter word, you... The post Today’s Octordle Hints & Answers […]

Free Fire Max is one of the most popular games on the planet, and for good... The post Garena Free Fire (FF) Max Redeem Codes For Today: January 12 appeared […]

OPPO has officially launched the Reno 15 Series in India. The new series spotlights AI camera... The post OPPO Reno 15 Series Launched In India: Specs, […]

At CES 2026, Noise announced the launch of Master Buds 2, its newest addition to the... The post Noise Master Buds 2 Unveiled at CES 2026 With Sound by Bose […]

What if your favorite brand could change its logo, colors, and voice in real time — just for you? Generative branding is turning static identities into […]

Let’s be real. Humanoid robots have spent way too long behind glass. They’ve been the stars... The post AGIBOT’s CES 2026 Takeover: Humanoid Robots Have […]

[Penpot](https://penpot.app/?utm_source=SmashingMagazine&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=MCPserver) is experimenting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) […]

At CES 2026, HP announced a wide range of new devices across its consumer, gaming, and... The post Everything HP Announced at CES 2026: New OmniBook, […]

For working professionals, today, a laptop is like a compact command center- it is where the... The post Best Business Laptops of 2026: Top Rated & Expert […]

Most developers spend their days fixing bugs, shipping features, and jumping into the next sprint without even thinking about it. After a while, you begin to […]

Choosing a WordPress theme in 2026 isn’t about chasing trends. It’s about speed, flexibility, and how quickly you can ship something beautiful and stable. […]

The next frontier of UX isn’t making everything smoother—it’s making it smarter. Designers who learn to shape friction, not just remove it, will create […]

Whether 2026 has already begun as you’re reading this or you’re still waiting for the big countdown to start, how about some new wallpapers to get your […]

Forget the buzzwords — 2026 isn’t about AI hype or flashy tools. It’s about designers reclaiming taste, calm, and authenticity in a web that’s lost its […]

Practical UX guidelines to keep in mind for 466 million people who experience hearing loss. More design patterns in Smart Interface Design Patterns, a […]

As 2025 winds down, I think it’s just the perfect time to explore new tools that can make your development workflow smoother in the year ahead. In this […]

Turn scattered user research into AI-powered personas that give anyone consolidated multi-perspective feedback from a single question.

Modern interfaces are so afraid of offending users that they’ve forgotten how to communicate clearly. From apologetic error messages to emoji-filled […]

In a world overflowing with tools, apps, and AI-generated options, choice has quietly shifted from empowering to exhausting. Endless abundance doesn't set us […]

Meet TARS — a simple, repeatable, and meaningful UX metric designed specifically to track the performance of product features. Upcoming part of the Measure […]

The best designers aren’t posting anymore — they’ve gone underground. No hashtags, no personal brands, just pure creativity, free from algorithms and […]

In this article, pioneering author and web designer [Andy Clarke](https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk) shows his techniques for creating [Toon Text […]

As you can see from our roundup of new tools for designers this month, almost everything is based in artificial intelligence. Most of the tools in development […]

UI design in 2026 isn’t about prettier screens — it’s about reducing friction users can’t explain but instantly feel. As AI, accessibility, and system […]

Adobe Express used to be a joke — now it might be the smartest design tool you’re ignoring. After years of playing catch-up to Canva, it’s quietly […]

We’ve got exciting news! eBook versions of “Accessible UX Research,” a new Smashing Book by Michele A. Williams, are now available for download! Which […]

CSS Wrapped 2025 is out! We’re entering a world where CSS can increasingly handle logic, state, and complex interactions once reserved for JavaScript. Here […]

Blogging isn’t dead—it just got weird, broke up with Google, and joined a Substack cult. From SEO zombie posts to AI-written filler, we’ve lost the soul […]

Lead your organization’s AI strategy before someone else defines it for you. A practical framework for UX professionals to shape AI implementation.

Explainable AI isn’t just a challenge for data scientists. It’s also a design challenge and a core pillar of trustworthy, effective AI products. Victor […]

Ownership is quietly disappearing from every part of our digital lives. From Photoshop to Spotify, Kindle to Netflix, we’re trading permanence for […]

Human-centered design helped shape the modern web—but in today’s AI-driven, globally connected world, it’s time to expand the definition. The next era of […]

ESLint has been the standard for over a decade. It’s mature, battle-tested, and highly customizable with a huge ecosystem of plugins and rules. It has become […]

CSS Masonry is almost here! Patrick Brosset takes a deep dive into what this long-awaited feature means for web developers and how you could make use of it in […]

From static pages to personalized, AI-driven experiences, web development isn’t just evolving — it’s transforming into a human-AI collaboration. Ready or […]

For years, we’ve had to make a trade-off using cloud-based tools like Google Translate or DeepL, or choosing open-source, privacy-friendly tools that […]

If you’re using Visual Studio Code (VS Code), you’ve probably used its built-in terminal to run commands and scripts without ever leaving the editor. The […]

With December just around the corner, how about some new desktop wallpapers to welcome the last month of the year — and the holiday season, if you’re […]

Designers are turning Gumroad into full-time income by selling digital products that earn while they sleep. From $15 icon packs to $149 design systems, […]

CSS has come a long way. We once relied on preprocessors like Sass or JavaScript hacks just to do basic things like use variables, nest selectors, or build […]

CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too. From image classification to click-based tests, many “human […]

AI didn’t just disrupt stock photography—it buried it. Why pay for a staged handshake photo when you can generate 500 versions in seconds? Stock agencies […]

We’re so happy to announce that “Maturing Design Systems”—a Smashing book by Ben Callahan — will soon be joining the Smashing Library! Ben’s […]

It’s time for another Fresh Resources roundup! In this edition, we’ve got another solid lineup of tools you can explore, from infrastructure helpers, smart […]

We’ve curated 10 design-focused deals that deliver real value for creatives—supercharging your projects in 2025 while making the most of Black Friday […]