June 10, 2020 — Stress isn’t just something that makes people feel uncomfortable. It stimulates the urge to “fight” or “flight”. The very last thing you want is to design a website that stresses visitors out, leading them to dread the experience or abandon it entirely. There are many things that might invoke this response from your visitors, including the design. In the following guide, we’re going to look at some ways to de-stress your design. Read more…

June 9, 2020 — To make the move from “site” to app, we’ll need to dive into the world of “app-generated” content. In this article, Bryan Robinson will get you started in this world with the power of serverless data. He’ll start with a simple demo by ingesting and posting data to FaunaDB and then extend that functionality in a full-fledged application using Auth0, FaunaDB’s Token system and User-Defined Functions. Read more…

June 9, 2020 — Right questions don’t simply roll off the tongue, but it’s a handy skill everyone can train. The following pieces of advice will help you to formulate questions that foster reliable answers from your users and clients. Slava Shestopalov will talk about 12 kinds of questions explained with examples. The first part includes six frequent mistakes and how to fix them. The second part presents six ways to improve decent questions and take control of difficult situations. Read more…

June 8, 2020 — In this tutorial, Shedrack Akintayo is going to learn about higher-order components, the syntax of higher-order components, as well as use cases for them. In the process, you will build a higher-order component from an existing React component. By the end of this tutorial, you will understand the basics of higher-order components and how to build them. Read more…

June 5, 2020 — Constructing an equivalent experience may mean changing the way you think about development and design, and potentially reevaluating your existing work. In this article, Eric Bailey will discuss learning how to embrace an equivalent, inclusive mindset. He will also provide practical, robust ways to improve your websites and web apps by providing solutions to common, everyday barriers cited by the people he interviewed. Read more…

June 4, 2020 — We stand firmly behind the Black Lives Matter movement. We have always stood strongly behind introducing a wide range of voices to Smashing publications and conferences. Positive change is difficult, but it’s possible. It takes work, time, and dedication. We are fully committed as a team to see it through. Read more…

June 4, 2020 — Getting a client or stakeholder to approve a design concept can be challenging. However, testing can make it easier, as well as ensuring you have the right solution. In this post, Paul Boag will explore some of the advantages testing design concepts can provide to us as designers, and demonstrate that you can do it cheaply and without slowing down the delivery of the overall project. Let’s begin! Read more…

June 3, 2020 — If you’re a React developer who’d like to learn how you can start consuming APIs in your React applications, then this article is for you. Consuming REST APIs in a React Application can be done in various ways, but in this tutorial, Shedrack Akintayo will be discussing how we can consume REST APIs using two of the most popular methods known as Axios and Fetch API. You will learn what a REST API is and how to build a simple application that consumes a REST API by using both Fetch API and Axios. Read more…

June 2, 2020 — Whether we are designers, marketers, entrepreneurs, or product owners, we are all in the same boat. We want to give users a good experience, but we also need them to take action. Meet “Click!”, our new practical guide on how to build trust, increase conversion and boost business KPIs effectively — without alienating people along the way. Written by Paul Boag. Jump to table of contents and get the book right away. The printed books have arrived, and they are shipping now! Read more…

June 2, 2020 — In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re taking a look at what’s new in Drupal 9. What are the major upcoming changes to this nearly 20-year-old open-source project? Drew McLellan talks to Drupal core committer Angie Byron to find out. Read more…