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How to Turn off Gemini Features in Google Apps?by Deepti Pathak on December 16, 2025 at 11:27 am
Gemini is now part of most Google apps we use every day. From writing emails to... The post How to Turn off Gemini Features in Google Apps? appeared first on […]
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Spotle Hints & Answer For Today: December 16by Hisan Kidwai on December 16, 2025 at 5:33 am
Inspired by Wordle, Spotle is a fun puzzle game where, instead of words, you use your... The post Spotle Hints & Answer For Today: December 16 appeared […]
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Wordle Hints & Answer For Today: December 16by Hisan Kidwai on December 16, 2025 at 5:31 am
Wordle is the super fun game from the NYT, where you put your vocabulary to the... The post Wordle Hints & Answer For Today: December 16 appeared first on […]
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Today’s Octordle Hints & Answers for December 16by Hisan Kidwai on December 16, 2025 at 5:27 am
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 […]
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Garena Free Fire (FF) Max Redeem Codes For Today: December 16by Hisan Kidwai on December 16, 2025 at 5:21 am
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: December 16 appeared […]
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Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2025by Carrie Cousins on December 15, 2025 at 12:21 pm
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 […]
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vivo Switch Off Study 2025: Indian Homes Push for Phone-Free Mealsby Deepti Pathak on December 15, 2025 at 10:44 am
Vivo India has released the seventh edition of its annual Switch Off Study, this time focused... The post vivo Switch Off Study 2025: Indian Homes Push for […]
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Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (AMD) Review: Gorgeous Display Meets Ryzen Powerby Hisan Kidwai on December 15, 2025 at 7:25 am
Asus’s Zenbook lineup, as many of you might already know, is the flagship series, catering to... The post Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (AMD) Review: Gorgeous Display […]
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The Ultimate Guide to UI Design in 2026by Alex Harper on December 12, 2025 at 12:59 pm
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 […]
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Apple Fitness+ Now Available in India: Key Features & Priceby Deepti Pathak on December 12, 2025 at 9:49 am
Apple has officially confirmed that Apple Fitness+ will launch in India on December 15. This is... The post Apple Fitness+ Now Available in India: Key Features […]
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OPPO Find X8 vs Find X9: What’s Changedby Deepti Pathak on December 12, 2025 at 9:45 am
Every time a new smartphone hits the market, one question automatically pops up: Is it really... The post OPPO Find X8 vs Find X9: What’s Changed appeared […]
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Should We Give Adobe Express a Second Chance?by Louise North on December 10, 2025 at 12:30 pm
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 […]
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OPPO A6x Review: Nails the Basics Under Budgetby Hisan Kidwai on December 10, 2025 at 11:21 am
When it comes to smartphones, it’s the expensive ones that get the most media coverage, like... The post OPPO A6x Review: Nails the Basics Under Budget […]
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Accessible UX Research, eBook Now Available For Downloadby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Ari Stiles) on December 9, 2025 at 4:00 pm
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 […]
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State, Logic, And Native Power: CSS Wrapped 2025by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Brecht De Ruyte) on December 9, 2025 at 10:00 am
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 […]
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Blogging Is Dead. Long Live the Blog.by Noah Davis on December 8, 2025 at 1:34 pm
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 […]
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How UX Professionals Can Lead AI Strategyby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Paul Boag) on December 8, 2025 at 8:00 am
Lead your organization’s AI strategy before someone else defines it for you. A practical framework for UX professionals to shape AI implementation.
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Beyond The Black Box: Practical XAI For UX Practitionersby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Victor Yocco) on December 5, 2025 at 3:00 pm
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 […]
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The Death of Ownership in Web Design — and Everything Elseby Noah Davis on December 5, 2025 at 1:41 pm
Ownership is quietly disappearing from every part of our digital lives. From Photoshop to Spotify, Kindle to Netflix, we’re trading permanence for […]
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Is It Time to Rethink Human-Centered Design?by Louise North on December 3, 2025 at 1:23 pm
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 […]
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How to Migrate from ESLint to Oxlintby Hongkiat Lim on December 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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 […]
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Masonry: Things You Won’t Need A Library For Anymoreby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Patrick Brosset) on December 2, 2025 at 10:00 am
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 […]
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The Evolution of Web Development: From Static Pages to AI-Driven Experiencesby Noah Davis on December 1, 2025 at 1:11 pm
From static pages to personalized, AI-driven experiences, web development isn’t just evolving — it’s transforming into a human-AI collaboration. Ready or […]
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LTEngine — Free Offline AI-Powered Translatorby Thoriq Firdaus on December 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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 […]
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Hidden VS Code Terminal Features Every Developer Should Knowby Thoriq Firdaus on December 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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 […]
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A Sparkle Of December Magic (2025 Wallpapers Edition)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Cosima Mielke) on November 30, 2025 at 9:00 am
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 […]
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How Designers Can Make Money on Gumroad in 2025by Simon Sterne on November 28, 2025 at 1:25 pm
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, […]
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10 Modern CSS Features You Can Use Todayby Thoriq Firdaus on November 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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 […]
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The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHAby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Eleanor Hecks) on November 27, 2025 at 10:00 am
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 […]
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How AI Took Over Stock Photographyby Louise North on November 26, 2025 at 1:59 pm
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 […]
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Design System Culture: What It Is And Why It Matters (Excerpt)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Ari Stiles) on November 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm
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 […]
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Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (November 2025)by Hongkiat Lim on November 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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 […]
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Black Friday 2025: 10 Unmissable Deals for Web Designersby WDD Staff on November 24, 2025 at 4:57 pm
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 […]
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From Wireframes to Prototypes: Why Designers Need to Grow Upby Alex Harper on November 24, 2025 at 1:23 pm
Wireframes are dead, and prototypes killed them. In 2025, no one has time for grayscale boxes and lorem ipsum — the real work is happening in clickable, […]
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Designing For Stress And Emergencyby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on November 24, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Practical guidelines on designing time-critical products that prevent errors and improve accuracy. Part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code […]
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Atlas — Yet Another AI-Powered Browser from OpenAIby Thoriq Firdaus on November 21, 2025 at 1:00 pm
OpenAI has recently introduced a new browser called Atlas. It is an AI-native browser, designed to completely change how we use the web. So instead of typing […]
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How Designers Gaslight Users with Microcopyby Simon Sterne on November 21, 2025 at 12:25 pm
Microcopy is supposed to guide users—but let’s be real, half the time it’s gaslighting us. From cheery cookie banners that secretly rob your data to […]
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Keyframes Tokens: Standardizing Animation Across Projectsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Amit Sheen) on November 21, 2025 at 8:00 am
Animations can be one of the most joyful parts of building interfaces, but without structure, they can also become one of the biggest sources of frustration. […]
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Why Web Design Must Finally Break Free from Its Graphic Design Rootsby Noah Davis on November 19, 2025 at 1:05 pm
Web design is still clinging to its graphic design roots, but AI doesn’t care about grids or poster aesthetics—it cares about adaptability and performance. […]
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From Chaos To Clarity: Simplifying Server Management With AI And Automationby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Mansoor Ahmed Khan) on November 18, 2025 at 10:00 am
Server chaos doesn’t have to be the norm. AI-ready infrastructure and automation can bring clarity, performance, and focus back to your web work.
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Ethical Defaults: Why Designers Must Stop Hiding Behind Settingsby Noah Davis on November 17, 2025 at 1:29 pm
Your privacy shouldn’t be a scavenger hunt hidden in settings menus. In the AI era, every default switch is an ethical stance—and too many companies still […]
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The Curious Tale Behind “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog”by Simon Sterne on November 14, 2025 at 1:52 pm
You’ve seen the sentence—“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”—but did you know it’s been secretly running the alphabet game since 1885? […]
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CSS Gamepad API Visual Debugging With CSS Layersby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Godstime Aburu) on November 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Debugging controllers can be a real pain. Here’s a deep dive into how CSS helps clean it up and how to build a reusable visual debugger for your own projects.
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Enshittification by Design: Why Every Interface Turns Against Youby Noah Davis on November 13, 2025 at 1:04 pm
Every website starts out loving you, then one day, it turns on you. Enshittification by Design exposes how beautiful, user-friendly interfaces quietly become […]
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Older Tech In The Browser Stackby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Bryan Rasmussen) on November 13, 2025 at 8:00 am
There are many existing web features and technologies in the wild that you may never touch directly in your day-to-day work. Perhaps you’re fairly new to web […]
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Effectively Monitoring Web Performanceby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Matt Zeunert) on November 11, 2025 at 10:00 am
There are lots of tips for [improving your website performance](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/improve-website-performance?utm_campaign=sm-10). But even if you […]
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Exciting New Tools for Designers, November 2025by Carrie Cousins on November 10, 2025 at 1:38 pm
While new design projects might not be on the top of your mind heading into the holiday season and end of the year, there are still new tools for designers and […]
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Smashing Animations Part 6: Magnificent SVGs With `` And CSS Custom Propertiesby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Andy Clarke) on November 7, 2025 at 3:00 pm
SVG is one of those web technologies that’s both elegant and, at times, infuriating. In this article, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke explains […]
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How AI Video Is Taking Over the Internetby Louise North on November 7, 2025 at 12:17 pm
AI video isn’t the future—it’s already eating the internet alive. From fake influencers and auto-generated TikToks to corporate “spokespeople” who […]
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Six Key Components of UX Strategyby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on November 5, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Let’s dive into the building blocks of UX strategy and see how it speaks the language of product and business strategy to create user value while achieving […]
