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First Look at the vivo T5x: 7,200mAh Battery Monsterby Deepti Pathak on March 14, 2026 at 10:19 am
vivo has just taken the covers off the design of the upcoming vivo T5x, which is... The post First Look at the vivo T5x: 7,200mAh Battery Monster appeared […]
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Today’s Octordle Hints & Answers for March 14by Hisan Kidwai on March 14, 2026 at 5:13 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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Spotle Hints & Answer For Today: March 14by Hisan Kidwai on March 14, 2026 at 5:07 am
Inspired by Wordle, Spotle is a fun puzzle game where, instead of words, you use your... The post Spotle Hints & Answer For Today: March 14 appeared first […]
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Garena Free Fire (FF) Max Redeem Codes For Today: March 14by Hisan Kidwai on March 14, 2026 at 5:04 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: March 14 appeared […]
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Moving From Moment.js To The JS Temporal APIby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Joe Attardi) on March 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The way JavaScript handles time has evolved significantly, from the built-in `Date` API to Moment.js and now Temporal. The new standard fills gaps in the […]
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ASUS ROG Wants to Fly Indian Gamers to Taiwan — Here’s How You Can Enterby Hisan Kidwai on March 13, 2026 at 10:48 am
Gaming has been a favourite childhood memory for many people. And if you’ve been an ASUS... The post ASUS ROG Wants to Fly Indian Gamers to Taiwan — […]
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Inside LightSpeed Studios’ Bold New Blueprint for Building the Next Generation of Original Gamesby Adarsh Verma on March 13, 2026 at 9:46 am
At this year’s GDC Festival of Gaming, conversations around the future of game development are back,... The post Inside LightSpeed Studios’ Bold New […]
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Contexto Hints & Answers for Today: March 13by Hisan Kidwai on March 13, 2026 at 5:23 am
Word guessing games like Wordle have exploded in popularity recently, simply because they are fun and... The post Contexto Hints & Answers for Today: March […]
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7 Practical Ways AI is Rewriting the UI Design Playbook (and 3 Ways it’s Not)by Noah Davis on March 12, 2026 at 12:11 pm
Stop designing for 2024—the era of the "blank canvas" is dead and Agentic UI is taking over. In 2026, the best designers aren't pixel-pushers; they are the […]
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Beyond `border-radius`: What The CSS `corner-shape` Property Unlocks For Everyday UIby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Brecht De Ruyte) on March 12, 2026 at 10:00 am
For years, developers have been hacking around the limitations of `border-radius`, using clip-path, SVG masks, and fragile workarounds just to get anything […]
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15 Best Puzzle Games For Android And iOS In 2026by Vanshika Malhotra on March 12, 2026 at 7:41 am
Brain fog after work or a sudden urge to play a puzzle, These apps serve both purposes like a pro. The post 15 Best Puzzle Games For Android And iOS In 2026 […]
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Onerep vs Incogni (2026): Which Data Removal Service Delivers Better Protection?by Adarsh Verma on March 12, 2026 at 7:13 am
Right now, deleting a couple of public listings of your personal information is hardly enough to... The post Onerep vs Incogni (2026): Which Data Removal […]
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Incogni vs Kanary (2026): A Clear Look at Personal Data Removal Servicesby Adarsh Verma on March 12, 2026 at 6:59 am
Understandably, concerns around online privacy have continued to grow, so it’s no surprise that more and... The post Incogni vs Kanary (2026): A Clear Look […]
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Building Dynamic Forms In React And Next.jsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Sunil Sandhu) on March 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Some forms stay UI, while others quietly become rule engines. Here’s why these two different approaches exist and how to choose between them.
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Token Fatigue: When Abstraction Eats Itselfby Alex Harper on March 9, 2026 at 12:24 pm
Design tokens were supposed to make our lives easier—but now they’re eating us alive. What started as a way to create harmony between design and code has […]
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Persuasive Design: Ten Years Laterby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Anders Toxboe) on March 9, 2026 at 11:00 am
Many product teams still lean on usability improvements and isolated behavioral tweaks to address weak activation, drop-offs, and low retention – only to see […]
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Human Strategy In An AI-Accelerated Workflowby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Carrie Webster) on March 6, 2026 at 8:00 am
UX design is entering a new phase, with designers shifting from makers of outputs to directors of intent. AI can now generate wireframes, prototypes, and even […]
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Prompt Hoarders: 7 Reasons Saving Prompts Won’t Make You Creativeby Simon Sterne on March 5, 2026 at 1:04 pm
We’re not getting smarter with AI — we’re just getting better at hoarding prompts and calling it “creativity.” The real danger isn’t AI replacing […]
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Now Shipping: Accessible UX Research, A New Smashing Book By Michele Williamsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Ari Stiles) on March 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and we couldn’t be happier! This book is about […]
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Product Thinking for UI Designers: Decisions Beyond the Pixelsby Noah Davis on March 2, 2026 at 11:57 am
Product thinking shifts your focus from "how it looks" to "why it matters," ensuring every design choice solves a real human problem and hits a business goal. […]
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Getting Started With The Popover APIby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Godstime Aburu) on March 2, 2026 at 10:00 am
What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The Popover API turns tooltips from something you […]
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Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Cosima Mielke) on February 28, 2026 at 9:00 am
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers […]
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10 Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load Without Turning Your UI Into a Minimalist Ghost Townby Alex Harper on February 26, 2026 at 1:15 pm
Ever feel like some apps are fighting you? That’s cognitive load — tiny moments of friction that drain your brain. Fix those, and your product instantly […]
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Say Cheese! Meet SmashingConf Amsterdam 🇳🇱by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Iris Lješnjanin) on February 26, 2026 at 11:00 am
Meet our brand new conference for designers and UI engineers who love the web. That’s [SmashingConf Amsterdam](https://smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026), […]
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AI as Art Director: Can Machines Develop Taste?by Alex Harper on February 23, 2026 at 11:08 am
AI can mimic style but not taste. As machines start acting like art directors, they can generate infinite beauty — yet none of it means anything. This […]
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A Designer’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Interfacesby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Carrie Webster) on February 23, 2026 at 10:00 am
Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges the era of “unlimited pixels” […]
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How to Use Grok on Mac – Complete Guideby Hongkiat Lim on February 20, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Grok is an AI assistant from xAI (Elon Musk’s company). It’s similar to chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and others. You can ask questions and have […]
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Pixel Nostalgia: Why We Miss the 90s Web (Even If It Was Ugly)by Louise North on February 19, 2026 at 1:04 pm
The 90s web was loud, ugly, and alive — and that’s exactly why we miss it. Before design systems and AI templates, every page had a pulse and a […]
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Auto-Organize Mac Screenshots into Folder and Rename with AIby Hongkiat.com on February 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Mac’s built-in screenshot tool has two major issues: Screenshots save to your Desktop by default, creating clutter Filenames are based on timestamps (e.g., […]
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Designing A Streak System: The UX And Psychology Of Streaksby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Victor Ayomipo) on February 18, 2026 at 3:00 pm
What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human psychology. Victor Ayomipo breaks down the […]
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Which Creative Cloud Plan Fits Your Photoshop Use?by Hongkiat.com on February 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Adobe’s plans can be confusing. If you’re only interested in using Photoshop, you might often wonder about the following: Best plan for the price? Am I […]
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How “Liquid Design” Broke the iPhone and Forced Apple’s Great Resetby Noah Davis on February 16, 2026 at 12:42 pm
Apple’s "Liquid Glass" experiment has officially shattered, proving that obsession with aesthetics over usability is a billion-dollar mistake. As iOS 26 […]
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Building Digital Trust: An Empathy-Centred UX Framework For Mental Health Appsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Kat Homan) on February 13, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Designing for mental health means designing for vulnerability. Empathy-Centred UX becomes not a “nice to have” but a fundamental design requirement. […]
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How to Use OpenClaw with DeepSeekby Thoriq Firdaus on February 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm
OpenClaw is a powerful open-source tool that transforms AI into an autonomous agent. Unlike basic chatbots that are confined to a browser tab or an app, […]
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How to Use the WordPress Abilities API (Register & Execute)by Thoriq Firdaus on February 12, 2026 at 1:00 pm
WordPress 6.9 is shipped with a number of interesting features. Among these is a new API called Abilities API. The Abilities API provides a standardized way […]
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Framer vs. WordPress vs. Webflow: Who Actually Wins in 2026?by Louise North on February 12, 2026 at 12:39 pm
Framer is the future, Webflow is the bridge, and WordPress just refuses to die. In 2026, the web isn’t about picking sides — it’s about knowing which […]
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Designing For Agentic AI: Practical UX Patterns For Control, Consent, And Accountabilityby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Victor Yocco) on February 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Autonomy is an output of a technical system. Trustworthiness is an output of a design process. Here are concrete design patterns, operational frameworks, and […]
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A Look into Google Antigravityby Thoriq Firdaus on February 10, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Writing code has come a long way. We started by writing everything from scratch by hand, then moved to frameworks, libraries and boilerplates, and now we’re […]
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Exciting New Tools for Designers, February 2026by Carrie Cousins on February 9, 2026 at 1:52 pm
There are so many new – and good – tools for designers out there right now. From tiny bits of artificial intelligence to icons that delight, there’s […]
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5 Tailwind CSS Essential Tools to Boost Your Productivityby Thoriq Firdaus on February 6, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Tailwind CSS has changed how we build websites by using utility classes like text-center or bg-blue-500 directly in HTML. But as projects get bigger, the huge […]
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Why Designers Secretly Love Constraints (Even When We Complain About Them)by Alex Harper on February 5, 2026 at 1:57 pm
Designers love to complain about constraints — deadlines, budgets, brand rules — but secretly, that’s what makes their best work possible. Total freedom […]
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@scope: An Alternative To Naming Conventions And Heavy Abstractionsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Blake Lundquist) on February 5, 2026 at 8:00 amPrescriptive class name conventions are no longer enough to keep CSS maintainable in a world of increasingly complex interfaces. Can the new `@scope` rule […]
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12 Best Tools & Resources for Designers and Agencies in 2026 (Fast, Clean, Future-Ready)by Kate Dagli on February 3, 2026 at 1:00 pm
If you want to continually refine your website-building skills and deliver better end products, performance, UX/UI quality, and workflow efficiency all matter […]
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Combobox vs. Multiselect vs. Listbox: How To Choose The Right Oneby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman) on February 3, 2026 at 10:00 am
Combobox vs. Multi-Select vs. Listbox vs. Dual Listbox? How they are different, what purpose they serve, and how to choose the right one. Brought to you by […]
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Stop Asking ‘Is This on Brand?’ — It’s Killing Your Creativityby Louise North on February 2, 2026 at 2:01 pm
Modern brands are so obsessed with being “on brand” that they’ve forgotten how to be interesting. In chasing consistency, they’ve killed creativity, […]
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Spring Clean Your Dev Machine and Reclaim Disk Spaceby Thoriq Firdaus on February 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm
As we kick off the new year, I think it’s a great time to take a fresh look at your development machine. Over months of developing projects, testing, and […]
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Short Month, Big Ideas (February 2026 Wallpapers Edition)by hello@smashingmagazine.com (Cosima Mielke) on January 31, 2026 at 9:00 am
Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and maybe […]
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Practical Use Of AI Coding Tools For The Responsible Developerby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Stefan Kaltenegger) on January 30, 2026 at 1:00 pm
AI coding tools like agents can be valuable allies in everyday development work. They help handle time-consuming grunt work, guide you through large legacy […]
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Vertical vs. Horizontal Cards: The UX Tradeoffs That Shape Modern Interfacesby Alex Harper on January 29, 2026 at 1:30 pm
Every interface you use is built on a quiet but crucial choice: vertical or horizontal cards. This hidden decision shapes how we see, scroll, and interact with […]
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Unstacking CSS Stacking Contextsby hello@smashingmagazine.com (Gabriel Shoyombo) on January 27, 2026 at 10:00 am
In CSS, we can create “stacking contexts” where elements are visually placed one on top of the next in a three-dimensional sense that creates the […]
