- Using Multimodal AI Models For Your Applications (Part 3)
Freitag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
In this third part of the series, you are looking at two models that handle all three modalities — text, images or videos, and audio — without needing a second model for text-to-speech or speech recognition. - How to Manage Your Website’s Technical Debt
Mittwoch 8:59 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
The web seems to move at the speed of light. The tools and best practices we use today will soon be outdated. It’s a vicious cycle we repeat again and…
The post How to Manage Your Website’s Technical Debt appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Build A Static RSS Reader To Fight Your Inner FOMO
Montag 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
RSS is a classic technology that fetches content from websites and feeds it to anyone who subscribes to it with a URL. It’s based on XML, and we can use it to consume the feeds in our own apps. Karin Hendrikse demonstrates how to do exactly that with a static site you can use as your personal RSS reader. - 40 Creative Portfolio Websites for Inspiration in 2024
Sonntag 16:22 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
A collection of beautifully designed personal portfolio websites to give you the inspiration you may need for creating your own.
The post 40 Creative Portfolio Websites for Inspiration in 2024 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - How A Bottom-Up Design Approach Enhances Site Accessibility
Freitag 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
You can’t overstate the importance of accessible website design. By the same token, bottom-up philosophies are crucial in modern site-building. A detail-oriented approach makes it easier to serve a more diverse audience along several fronts. Making the most of this opportunity will both extend your reach to new niches and make the web a more equitable place. - Interview With Björn Ottosson, Creator Of The Oklab Color Space
Mittwoch 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Go behind the scenes with Björn Ottosson, the Swedish engineer who created Oklab color space, and discover how he developed a simple yet effective model with good hue uniformity while also handling lightness and saturation well — and is “okay” to use. - Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know
Dienstag 17:55 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
We call ourselves web designers and developers. However, the job often goes beyond those narrow margins. Freelancers and small agencies deal with a range of non-design and coding issues. We…
The post Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Crows, Ghosts, And Autumn Bliss (October 2024 Wallpapers Edition)
Montag 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Could there be a better way to celebrate the beginning of a new month than with a collection of desktop wallpapers? We’ve got some eye-catching designs to sweeten up your October. Enjoy! - How To Manage Dangerous Actions In User Interfaces
Freitag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
One of the main laws that applies to almost everything in our lives, including building digital products, is Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Our goal is to prevent things from going wrong and, if they do, mitigate the consequences. In this article, Victor Ponamarev explores different strategies for preventing users from making mistakes. - The 15 Best Free Typewriter Fonts for Creatives
Montag 10:00 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Typewriter fonts can bring a unique style to your creative projects. Their worn-out letters and subtle ink blots replicate those characteristics you associate with vintage typing machines. They are great…
The post The 15 Best Free Typewriter Fonts for Creatives appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - The Timeless Power Of Spreadsheets
Montag 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
In this age of endless newfangled organizational tools, the spreadsheet holds firm. Frederick O’Brien explains how, from engineering to design, they can still provide a rock-solid foundation for your work. - Embracing Introversion In UX
Donnerstag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
This article aims to celebrate the power of introversion in UX research and design. Victor Yocco debunks common misconceptions, explores the unique strengths introverted researchers and designers bring to the table, and offers practical tips for thriving in a field that sometimes seems tailored for extroverts. - SVG Coding Examples: Useful Recipes For Writing Vectors By Hand
Mittwoch 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Myriam Frisano explores the basics of hand-coding SVGs with practical examples to demystify the inner workings of common SVG elements. In this guide, you’ll learn about asking the right questions to solve common positioning problems and how to leverage JavaScript so that, by the end, you can add “SVG coding” to your toolbox. You’ll also be able to declare proudly, “I know how to draw literal pictures with words!” - Creating Custom Lottie Animations With SVGator
Dienstag 11:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Creating ready-to-implement Lottie animations with a single tool is now possible thanks to SVGator’s latest feature updates. In this article, you will learn how to create and animate a Lottie using SVGator, an online animation tool that has zero learning curve if you’re familiar with at least one design tool. - How To Build Custom Data Visualizations Using Luzmo Flex
Donnerstag 11:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Bringing data to life in your application can be done without the usual headaches. Paul Scanlon shows you how you can build beautiful data visualizations using the Google Analytics API, and you won’t have to spend any time “massaging” the data. - Beautiful Poster Art Created with CSS & JavaScript
Dienstag 16:06 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Posters are among the most common art forms. You probably had a few of them on your wall as a child. They cover the full spectrum of people, places, and…
The post Beautiful Poster Art Created with CSS & JavaScript appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Why Anticipatory Design Isn’t Working For Businesses
Dienstag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Anticipatory design, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine learning (ML), and Big Data (BD), promises to transform user experiences by predicting and fulfilling needs before users even express them. While this proactive approach seems revolutionary, many businesses struggle to meet the high expectations it sets. Joana Cerejo delves into the challenges of anticipatory design, highlights key failures, and offers a framework to help designers and businesses succeed in this complex landscape. - How To Create A Weekly Google Analytics Report That Posts To Slack
Freitag 17:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Google Analytics is often on a “need to know” basis, but why not flip the script? Paul Scanlon shares how he wrote a GitHub Action that queries Google Analytics to automatically generate and post a top ten page views report to Slack, making it incredibly easy to track page performance and share insights with your team. - Sticky Headers And Full-Height Elements: A Tricky Combination
Donnerstag 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Sticky positioning is one of those CSS features that’s pretty delicate and can be negated by a lot of things, so here’s another one to add to your mental catalog: Sticky elements don’t play nicely if they have to coordinate with other elements to make up a combined height, like `100vh`. Philip Braunen explores why this happens and presents a solution to fix it. - How to Download a YouTube Video or Channel
Mittwoch 4:42 – David Walsh at David Walsh Blog
The ability to download media on the internet almost feels like a lost art. When I was in my teens, piracy of mp3s, movies, and just about everything else via torrents and apps like Kazaa, LimeWire, Napster, etc. was in full swing. These days sites use blob URLs and other means to prevent downloads. Luckily […]
The post How to Download a YouTube Video or Channel appeared first on David Walsh Blog. - Aspects of the Early Web I’d Like to See Come Back
Dienstag 9:22 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
The early web (we’ll define it as 1995 – 2005) was an adventurous place. The narrative was that anyone could participate in this new medium. Thus, it attracted an eclectic…
The post Aspects of the Early Web I’d Like to See Come Back appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - The Big Difference Between Digital Product And Web Design
Dienstag 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Designing for digital products requires a different mindset than traditional websites. It’s all about continuous adaptation, refining, and iterating as user behavior and needs evolve. Paul Boag reflects on the key differences, including how the frequency of usage impacts your design approach and what you can do about it. - Goodbye Summer, Hello September (2024 Wallpapers Edition)
Samstag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Let’s get ready for September with a fresh collection of desktop wallpapers! Created with love by the community for the community, they come in versions with and without a calendar. Enjoy! - Integrating Image-To-Text And Text-To-Speech Models (Part 2)
Freitag 9:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
In the second part of this series, Joas Pambou aims to build a more advanced version of the previous application that performs conversational analyses on images or videos, much like a chatbot assistant. This means you can ask and learn more about your input content. - Generating Unique Random Numbers In JavaScript Using Sets
Montag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Want to create more randomized effects in your JavaScript code? The `Math.random()` method alone, with its limitations, won’t cut it for generating unique random numbers. Amejimaobari Ollornwi explains how to generate a series of unique random numbers using the `Set` object, how to use these random numbers as indexes for arrays, and explores some practical applications of randomization. - Mastering Typography In Logo Design
Donnerstag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Finding the right typeface for a logo is a challenge and can be a very time-consuming process that requires both creativity and a practical approach. Levi Honing provides the essential background and tools to enhance your typography journey and apply this knowledge to your logo design. Let’s dive deep to learn how to create a logo that is not only expressive but also purposeful and well-thought-out. - Regexes Got Good: The History And Future Of Regular Expressions In JavaScript
Dienstag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Although JavaScript regexes used to be underpowered compared to other modern flavors, numerous improvements in recent years mean that’s no longer true. Steven Levithan evaluates the history and present state of regular expressions in JavaScript with tips to make your regexes more readable, maintainable, and resilient. - Pricing Projects As A Freelancer Or Agency Owner
Freitag 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Discover effective pricing strategies for digital projects. Learn how to balance fixed pricing, time and materials, and value-based approaches while managing client expectations and scope creep. - How To Defend Your Design Process
Donnerstag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Ever felt pressure to speed up your design process? Here’s how to address unrealistic expectations and foster a shared understanding with stakeholders, ensuring everyone is aligned on the path to a successful delivery. Part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com) by yours truly. - 20+ Best YouTube Channel Premiere Pro Templates
Montag 15:02 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
A collection of Premiere Pro templates and presets for YouTube content creators and video editors, and resources for launching new YouTube channels.
The post 20+ Best YouTube Channel Premiere Pro Templates appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - If I Was Starting My Career Today: Thoughts After 15 Years Spent In UX Design (Part 2)
Freitag 11:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
In this two-part series, Andrii Zhdan outlines common challenges faced at the start of a design career and offers advice to smooth your journey based on insights from his experience hiring designers. In Part 2, Andrii speaks about how you can grow faster in your brand-new junior UX job. - Best Of Pro Scheduler Libraries
Donnerstag 20:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
For teams working remotely across the globe or together in an office, as well as for any group of collaborating users, a scheduler can be a valuable tool indeed. In this post, you’ll find some of the best commercial web scheduler libraries (JavaScript based) with amazing UX and high efficiency that are currently available. - How to Help Your Web Design Clients Without Being There
Dienstag 9:35 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Learn practical ways to assist web design clients remotely, covering communication tools and methods to maintain strong client relationships without in-person meetings.
The post How to Help Your Web Design Clients Without Being There appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - The 15+ Best Free Graffiti Fonts for Creatives
Dienstag 9:17 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Browse our selection of free graffiti fonts, designed to add an edgy dose of street-inspired creativity to your projects.
The post The 15+ Best Free Graffiti Fonts for Creatives appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - It’s Time To Talk About “CSS5”
Montag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Have you ever wondered what happened after CSS3? It’s common knowledge that we never saw CSS4 come after it, yet we have a plethora of new features that have no similar way of defining when they were introduced. The W3C CSS-Next community group is actively searching for better approaches for how we describe the evolution of CSS over time and identify feature sets as effectively as we did with CSS3 way back in 2009 — and you can help. - How to Add a Header to a curl Request
Samstag 16:51 – David Walsh at David Walsh Blog
curl is one of those great utilities that’s been around seemingly forever and has endless use cases. These days I find myself using curl to batch download files and test APIs. Sometimes my testing leads me to using different HTTP headers in my requests. To add a header to a curl request, use the -H […]
The post How to Add a Header to a curl Request appeared first on David Walsh Blog. - If I Was Starting My Career Today: Thoughts After 15 Years Spent In UX Design (Part 1)
Freitag 11:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
In this two-part series, Andrii Zhdan outlines common challenges faced at the start of a design career and offers advice to smooth your journey based on insights from his experience hiring designers. Learn why mastering design tools is crucial, how to build a strong portfolio, and tips for acing your first interviews. - How To Build A Multilingual Website With Nuxt.js
Donnerstag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Handling translations for multilingual websites is famously difficult and, yet, crucial for many companies and organizations that serve a global audience. Thankfully, modern tooling abstracts away a great deal of the work, allowing for seamless translations that dynamically update the rendered content on a page, as demonstrated in this step-by-step tutorial. - The 40+ Best Logo Fonts for Brand Designers
Mittwoch 15:43 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
If you’re looking for that perfect font for a logo design, check out this collection. Serif, sans-serif, script, or decorative, there’s plenty to pick from!
The post The 40+ Best Logo Fonts for Brand Designers appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Sweet Nostalgia In August (2024 Wallpapers Edition)
Mittwoch 9:30 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers might be for you. Designed by the community for the community, they come in versions with and without a calendar for August 2024. Enjoy!