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February 3, 2020 — SmashingConf is coming to Austin, and in this post, Rachel Andrew brings you an interview with one of our speakers, Zach Leatherman, who will be talking about type and font performance. Zach is no stranger to the Smashing stage, and if you want to find out more about web fonts and loading strategies, you can watch his talk from SmashingConf London 2018. Read more…

January 21, 2020 — SmashingConf is coming to Austin! In this post, Rachel Andrew gives you a rundown of what you can expect and shares a video interview with Miriam Suzanne who will be sharing the stage with the rest of the brilliant SmashingConf Austin speakers! Read more…

December 31, 2019 — The Smashing Team looks back at 2019. It’s been a busy year with new team members, four conferences, two books, a print magazine, and many, many articles. In this annual round-up, Rachel Anderw will share some of her thoughts and those of some of the Smashing team, as we look back on the past year as well as look forward to 2020. Read more…

December 31, 2019 — In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about micro-frontends. What is a micro-frontend and how is that different from the sort of approach we might be taking at the moment? We find out from micro-frontend pioneer, Luca Mezzalira. Read more…

December 11, 2019 — A roundup of Advent Calendar sites of interest to web designers and developers. From accessibility to UX, coding challenges to Perl, there really is something for everyone this December. Read more…

December 10, 2019 — Today, Rachel Andrew spoke about how to build a CSS layout. Follow along and learn how to use Grid and Flexbox, as well as why Rachel makes certain decisions as she builds out the layout. In this session, Rachel will be building a component of a layout, talking through her thinking as she does so. Is Flexbox or Grid the right method to use? How will the component respond to different screen sizes? And, what about those old browsers? Read more…

December 3, 2019 — Today, we broadcasted a live session on privacy UX, highlighting privacy UX patterns and strategies to consider when designing and building privacy-aware websites and apps. As the webinars have always been about sharing lessons learned with the community, we’d like to open them up to everybody, with Members having a chance to ask questions right after the session. Read more…

November 12, 2019 — The video from SmashingConf New York is ready to share. If you didn’t manage to get a ticket, this post should give you a feel for what happened. Rachel Andrew rounds up the event with all the video, photos and memories of the fun we had together in New York. We also have the video of the presentations to share with you. Read more…

November 7, 2019 — Today, Heydon will talk about the relationship between accessibility and design systems, and introduce his brand new book: Inclusive Components. During the session, he will explore how to create an accessible accordion using progressive enhancement, and answer your questions about inclusive interaction design. Read more…

November 5, 2019 — What does it mean to be a freelance designer or developer? In this second episode of the Smashing Podcast we take a look a freelancing. Today, Drew McLellan talks to experienced freelance brand designer Liz Elcoate to find out more. Read more…