September 21, 2011 — The ability to logically justify our designs is a skill many of us lack, and this is the heart of the challenge that Paul Boag brings you. Get ready to face it, and improve the quality of your work. Read more…

September 20, 2011 — If you use them correctly, metrics can vastly improve design and make you an even better designer. In this article, Laura Klein talks about some specific tools to get the most out of them. Read more…

September 19, 2011 — Offering a range of new features that help us break free of the float, the flexbox model is another step forward for the layout of modern Web pages and applications. By experimenting with these new techniques now, you can actively contribute to its development. Read more…

September 16, 2011 — Luca Degasperi brings this round-up with the most useful resources for Node.js. From handy tools to detailed tutorials, not to mention in-depth articles and resources on this promising technology. Read more…

September 16, 2011 — If you plan to create illustrations that repeat a lot of graphics, such as trees, grass, flowers, floating shapes and swirls, then symbols should become your best friend in Illustrator. Take the time to really play around with them and grasp this gem! Read more…

September 15, 2011 — A business loses potential customers as they move closer to the purchasing stage. Improving the user experience can reduce this loss by removing unnecessary barriers to shopping online. Read more…

September 14, 2011 — In this article, we will take our first steps with CSS animation and consider the main guidelines for creating animation with CSS. We’ll be working through an example, building up the animation using the principles of traditional animation. Finally, we’ll see some real-world usages. Read more…

September 13, 2011 — A Smashing freebie: a Facebook Fan Page GUI PSD, designed by Hike and released for Smashing readers. You can use it for all your projects for free and without any restrictions. Read more…

September 13, 2011 — Dickson Fong shares the S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting criteria for defining user and business goals. Don’t try to create a good user experience… Create a S.M.A.R.T. one. Read more…

September 9, 2011 — Interaction design is a multi-faceted discipline that links static communications together to form an experience. In this article, Jeff Gothlef explains the basic principles of this discipline to understand and implement in your next project. Read more…