March 12, 2013 — Currently, our user experience tools tend to focus on “who” users are. Stephanie Troeth believes this is a hangover from how we traditionally approached marketing and market research. Designing with users in mind is a tricky thing, and Stephanie will show us a different method, which has proven useful in a few of her own projects. Read more…

March 11, 2013 — In this article, Jordan Moore is going to discuss a few of the lesser practiced elements that are quietly becoming part of the responsive Web design ecosystem under the umbrella of responsible Web design, a design that has been evolving rapidly ever since Ethan Marcotte coined the term two years ago. Since then, techniques have emerged, become best practices and formed part of our ever-changing methodology. Read more…

March 10, 2013 — Today, Vitaly Friedman will share a useful set, the Simple Icons by Dan Leech. Dan’s set contains 100 PNG icons for popular websites, apps and organisations, all in eleven sizes. Read more…

March 8, 2013 — Due to the fact that printer use is not tracked by website analytics software, print tends to be broadly ignored by Web developers. But there’s still something about having a physical sheet of paper in one’s hands, even in this age of digital saturation. By treating print as another aspect of adaptive design, we fulfill the needs of more website users. Read more…

March 7, 2013 — Popular programs are out there, but many of them have considerable drawbacks, which has led Shalom Goltz to explore alternative apps. As you will soon see, InDesign has a unique set of tools and features that are perfectly suited to designing wireframes and interactive prototypes in a more intuitive way than you ever thought possible. Read more…

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March 7, 2013 — Today we are happy to release three more exclusive interviews as well as two Smashing Conference videos featuring Brad Frost, Andy Clarke and Nicole Sullivan. You can check out even more conference interviews and talks by Jeremy Keith, Rachel Andrew and Stephen Hay. Read more…

March 5, 2013 — In this article, Jeremy Girard will detail the process he and his team took when they were redesigning their company’s website. including some of the changes they made along the way, as they worked to build a better responsive website. Read more…

March 5, 2013 — The purists out there may be throwing their hands up in horror — a WYSIWYG interface! Letting users alter themes themselves! Well, yes, there is a risk on that. But the Customizer means that if you’re developing custom themes for client websites, you have a whole new set of tools to play with. The theme customizer allows users to tweak theme settings using a WYSIWYG interface and customise a theme so it includes pretty much anything they want. Read more…

March 5, 2013 — Everyone likes stuff that moves about on the Web, right? Remember how you cried joyful tears when you first used <marquee>? I do. I nearly sobbed all the water out of my body as I gazed upon “JAKE’S COOL WEBSITE” bobbing back and forth in uppercase serif. Of course, we’re more mature as an industry these days. Read more…