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20 Essential Free Mac Apps for New Usersby Ashutosh KS on March 15, 2024 at 1:00 pm
If you’re new to macOS, you might be wondering which apps will help you get the most out of your shiny new Mac without dipping into your wallet. The good […]
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Do Designers Need to Explain Their Creative Process to Clients?by Addison Duvall on March 15, 2024 at 7:00 am
If you are a freelance designer, encountering a “designer client” is almost inevitable. This is the type of client who consistently offers unsolicited […]
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Eco-Friendly Design Tutorials and Resources (Round-Up)by Michael Poh on March 14, 2024 at 7:00 am
Discover eco-friendly design tutorials and resources in this round-up. Learn how to design sustainably and make a positive impact on the environment. The post […]
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12 Strategies for Making Your Freelance Web Business a Successby Suzanne Scacca on March 13, 2024 at 7:37 pm
A freelance web design business doesn’t thrive solely because of your creative talents. While that’s a huge part of it, the way you set up and manage your […]
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How to Install Python on Mac for Beginnersby Hongkiat.com on March 13, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Python isn’t just another programming language; it’s a gateway to creating amazing things, from simple scripts that automate your boring tasks to complex […]
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12 Best Sublime Text Tips and Tricksby Thoriq Firdaus on March 13, 2024 at 1:00 pm
You probably know by now that we are fans of Sublime Text. It might look like a very simple code editor, but it has a lot of hidden features underneath. After […]
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LimeWire Developer APIs Herald a New Era of AI Integrationon March 13, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Generative AI is a fascinating technology. Far from the design killer some people feared, it is an empowering and creative tool, especially when the […]
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How to Enhance Video Quality with HitPaw Video Enhancerby Hongkiat.com on March 13, 2024 at 10:00 am
Ever stumbled upon an old video that looked a bit too fuzzy or dim and wished you knew how to enhance its video quality for better clarity? That’s where […]
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Best Pokemon Go Joysticks for iOS & Androidby Kate Dagli on March 13, 2024 at 10:00 am
Ever thought about playing Pokémon Go from your sofa? Whether it’s raining, you’re unable to go out, or you’re just too busy, sometimes you wish you […]
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Event Calendars For Web Made Easy With These Commercial Optionsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Preethi Sam) on March 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Collection of top-notch calendar components for seamless event scheduling. Whether you prefer ready-to-use setups or enjoy tweaking code for a tailored […]
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Looking Forward to Sora AI? Try These Text-to-Video Options for Nowby Hongkiat.com on March 12, 2024 at 10:30 am
OpenAI recently dropped news about Sora, their brand-new text-to-video AI, and it’s safe to say, the buzz among AI buffs is real. Imagine whipping up videos […]
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20 Best New Websites, March 2024on March 11, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Welcome to our pick of sites for March. This month’s collection tends towards the simple and clean, which goes to show that minimalism never truly goes out […]
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Winxvideo AI: AI-powered Video Enhancer (Review)by Karrar Haider on March 11, 2024 at 10:00 am
We’ve explored tools designed to enhance old or low-resolution photos, many of which use AI. Today, we’re discussing an app that applies similar technology […]
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Success At Scale: Last Chance For Pre-Sale Priceby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on March 8, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Our next book, “Success at Scale” is finally at the printer, which means we’ll be shipping books soon. It’s also your last chance to get the book at […]
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Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 2)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Temani Afif) on March 8, 2024 at 12:00 pm
In Part 1 of this series, Temani Afif explored different CSS techniques to create tooltip shapes. The main challenge was to rely on a single element and create […]
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Best Machines for Print and Cut Artwork (2024)by Hongkiat.com on March 8, 2024 at 10:00 am
If you’re eager to transform your digital designs, drawings, and illustrations into tangible art pieces like stickers, decals, keychains, bookmarks, name […]
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5 Affordable CRM Tools for Businesses (2024)by Eoin Wiley on March 7, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Here's a list of budget-friendly CRM tools for your business that won't break the bank. The post 5 Affordable CRM Tools for Businesses (2024) appeared first on […]
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How to Counter Stress and Create Productivity for Entrepreneursby Victor Balasa on March 7, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Every morning, I open my eyes filled with a singular determination to achieve more. Expand my business, pen more articles, dive deeper into investments, offer […]
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9 Things You Didn’t Know You Can Do With Google Sheetsby Hongkiat.com on March 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Google Sheets can do more than just tracking and dealing with data and numbers. There’s a whole world of cool tricks hidden inside Google Sheets that can […]
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6 Advanced Design Tips for Improved UX & Engagementby Hongkiat.com on March 6, 2024 at 10:00 am
Great website design goes beyond creating an aesthetically pleasing layout. To have a website that boosts conversions, you have to focus on capturing and […]
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The End Of My Gatsby Journeyby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Juan Diego Rodríguez) on March 6, 2024 at 8:00 am
[“Gatsby headaches”](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/06/gatsby-headaches-i18n-part-1/) are over. Juan Diego Rodríguez reflects on his decision to […]
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30 Must-Know Internet Slangs to Keep Up with the Youth Todayby Hongkiat.com on March 5, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Boost your chat game and stay woke with our lit guide to internet slang. No cap, it's everything you need to vibe with the Gen Z crowd. The post 30 Must-Know […]
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Exciting New Tools for Designers, March 2024on March 4, 2024 at 1:30 pm
The fast-paced world of design never stops turning, and staying ahead of the curve is essential for creatives. As technology advances, so do the tools […]
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Web Tech Trends to Watch in 2024 and Beyondon March 1, 2024 at 1:30 pm
It hardly seems possible given the radical transformations we’ve seen over the last few decades, but the web design landscape is evolving faster than ever.
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Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 1)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Temani Afif) on March 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Tooltips are a very common pattern used in CSS for years. There are a lot of ways to approach tooltips in CSS, though some evoke headaches with all the magic […]
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Waiting For Spring (March 2024 Wallpapers Edition)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Cosima Mielke) on February 29, 2024 at 10:00 am
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by artists and designers from across the globe, […]
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6 Best AI Productivity Apps in 2024on February 28, 2024 at 1:30 pm
There’s no escaping it: if you want to be successful, you need to be productive. The more you work, the more you progress, which for many people means long […]
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Reporting Core Web Vitals With The Performance APIby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Geoff Graham) on February 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The Performance API is a set of standards for measuring and evaluating performance metrics with JavaScript. This article demonstrates how to use the […]
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A Web Designer’s Accessibility Advocacy Toolkitby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Yichan Wang) on February 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Digital designer Yichan Wang has put together this collection of strategies and selling points to help you encourage and advocate for accessibility in your […]
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3 Essential Design Trends, February 2024on February 26, 2024 at 1:30 pm
From atypical typefaces to neutral colors to unusual user patterns, there are plenty of new website design trends to try this month.
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Surviving the Leap from College to Real-World Designon February 23, 2024 at 1:30 pm
So, you’ve finished college and are ready to showcase your design skills to the world. This is a pivotal moment that you’ve worked hard for. But you may […]
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Vanilla JavaScript, Libraries, And The Quest For Stateful DOM Renderingby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Frederik Dohr) on February 22, 2024 at 6:00 pm
It’s well-established that the web faces wide-ranging usability and performance issues, from user-hostile UI patterns and twisted search results to sluggish […]
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20 Mind-Bending Illusions That Will Make You Question Realityon February 21, 2024 at 1:30 pm
Mind-bending videos. Divisive Images. Eye-straining visuals. This list of optical illusions has it all. Join us as we melt our brains with 20 of the greatest […]
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A Practical Guide To Designing For Colorblind Peopleby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on February 20, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Color accessibility is more than just ticking boxes. Even with good contrast, some color palettes can make interfaces challenging for users. Here are some […]
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Mobile Accessibility Barriers For Assistive Technology Usersby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Kate Kalcevich) on February 19, 2024 at 10:00 am
Accessibility goes beyond making products user-friendly. It can significantly impact the quality of life for people with disabilities. Kate Kalcevich shares […]
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How Accessibility Standards Can Empower Better Chart Visual Designby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Kent Eisenhuth) on February 14, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Accessibility for data visualization extends well beyond web standards, at least if you’re trying to create an experience that’s actually useful. This […]
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A Practical Guide To Designing For Childrenby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on February 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm
How to design for children aged 3–12, with insights into user behavior, considerations for parents, and practical UX guidelines.
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How to Draw the Ghostbusters Logoby Jonathan Lam on February 12, 2024 at 4:53 pm
What You'll Be Creating "Who ya gonna call?" If you're looking to summon up the skills to recreate one of the most iconic logos in pop culture history using […]
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How To Draw Radar Charts In Webby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Preethi Sam) on February 9, 2024 at 3:00 pm
A radar chart — also commonly called a spider chart — is yet another way to visualize data and make connections. Radar charts are inherently geometric, […]
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How to Draw a 90s Sun and Moon Patternby Monika Zagrobelna on February 9, 2024 at 9:01 am
What You'll Be Creating Do you remember what design patterns were popular in the 90s? One of them was this characteristic 90s sun and moon bedding style, where […]
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Frequently Heard In My Beginning Front-End Web Development Classby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Geoff Graham) on February 8, 2024 at 1:00 pm
What could we learn from entry-level students in front-end web development? As seasoned professionals, you might think you’ve seen it all, but the truth is […]
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Web Development Is Getting Too Complex, And It May Be Our Faultby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Juan Diego Rodríguez) on February 7, 2024 at 1:00 pm
An overwhelming number of frameworks and tooling available today gives the impression that web development has gotten perhaps too complex. Juan Diego […]
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A Guide To Designing For Older Adultsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on February 6, 2024 at 8:00 am
With one billion people aged 60 or older worldwide, inclusivity is more important than ever. Learn how to create digital experiences that empower independence […]
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When Words Cannot Describe: Designing For AI Beyond Conversational Interfacesby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Maximillian Piras) on February 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm
As Artificial Intelligence evolves the computing paradigm, designers have an opportunity to craft more intuitive user interfaces. Maximillian Piras examines […]
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29 Days Of Inspiration (February 2024 Wallpapers Edition)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Cosima Mielke) on January 31, 2024 at 12:30 pm
With February just around the corner, how about a little inspiration boost? We might have one for you: desktop wallpapers created with love by the community […]
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The Feature Trap: Why Feature Centricity Is Harming Your Productby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Andy Budd) on January 29, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Most product teams commonly adopt a feature-centric mindset, finding them convenient for brainstorming, drafting requirement documents, and integrating into […]
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A Simple Guide To Retrieval Augmented Generation Language Modelsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Joas Pambou) on January 26, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Language models have shown impressive capabilities. But that doesn’t mean they’re without faults, as anyone who has witnessed a ChatGPT “hallucination” […]
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CSS Blurry Shimmer Effectby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Yair Even Or) on January 25, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Taking inspiration from shadows, author Yair Even Or creates the same sort of thing, only with a blurring effect in place of the shadow. Read along for a […]
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The AI Dilemma In Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence In Typography And Beyondby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Filip Paldia & Jamie Clarke) on January 23, 2024 at 1:00 pm
AI promises a major upheaval in typography, with designers finding themselves navigating both opportunities and challenges. How will it impact quality, design […]
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The Complex But Awesome CSS border-image Propertyby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Temani Afif) on January 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm
The CSS `border-image` property is one of those properties you undoubtedly know exists but may not have ever reached for. In this article, Temani Afif […]