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Make Your May Magnificent (2023 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

May is almost here, so what better occasion could there be for some fresh and inspiring desktop and mobile wallpapers? Created with love by artists and designers from across the globe, the wallpapers in this post come in versions with and without a calendar. Enjoy!

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Write Better CSS By Borrowing Ideas From JavaScript Functions — Smashing Magazine

Many problems with website layouts happen when we don’t write CSS with the same care we’d use when writing a JavaScript function. Let’s look at how we can borrow best practices and ideas from writing good JavaScript functions for writing CSS.

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Accessible Target Sizes Cheatsheet — Smashing Magazine

Practical guidelines to prevent rage taps and rage clicks with accessible tap targets for icons, links and buttons — on desktop and on mobile. With useful techniques and guidelines.

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Could UX Be The Key To Unlocking Web3 Mass Adoption? — Smashing Magazine

The decentralized web is our new reality, but Web3 UX is shockingly bad. In this article, Pete Boyle addresses the major shortcomings in Web3 adoption and how we might be able to solve them and make the entire ecosystem more user-friendly.

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Blockchain — Smashing Magazine

Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

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Smashing Podcast Episode 59 With Chiara Aliotta: What Is Design Storytelling? — Smashing Magazine

In this episode of The Smashing Podcast, we take a look at design storytelling. What is it, and how can it help us shape digital experiences? Vitaly talks to Chiara Aliotta to find out.

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Building And Dockerizing A Node.js App With Stateless Architecture With Help From Kinsta — Smashing Magazine

Dockerizing your Node.js apps can lead to smashing success—offering consistency, easy debugging, and hassle-free dependency management. When you host this container on Kinsta, you also benefit from high-speed performance, robust security, and top-notch scalability. By combining these two, you'll surely have a whale of a time as you sail smoothly through the development seas.

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A Comprehensive Checklist For Running Design Workshops — Smashing Magazine

Workshops are all about people: they involve people, are conducted by people, and aim to close the gaps in people’s communication. Slava Shestopalov shares a checklist with everything you need to keep in mind when running a workshop.

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Color Mechanics In UI Kits — Smashing Magazine

In this article, Adel Khamatov shares a model of color mechanics that he came up with during research on developing UI kits and illustrates an approach to solving related problems with best practices.

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What Is Design Thinking? — Smashing Magazine

Have you ever wondered if things could have been done differently? But not sure how? Well, then, do not fall in love with the solution, but fall in love with the problem! Here’s an article to dive deep into how design thinking could do just that.