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Advanced Tree Counting: Mathematical Layouts With sibling-index() And sibling-count() — Smashing Magazine
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Advanced Tree Counting: Mathematical Layouts With sibling-index() And sibling-count() — Smashing Magazine

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Durgesh Pawar)·4 days ago
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Meet `sibling-index()` and `sibling-count()`. Staggered cascade effect in one line of CSS without `:nth-child()` rules or JS workarounds. Works for 5 items or 5,000.

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Four Levels Of Customer Understanding — Smashing Magazine
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Four Levels Of Customer Understanding — Smashing Magazine

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman)·4 days ago
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What people say, feel, think, and do are often very different things. To understand the underlying reasons for user behavior, it helps to look beyond the surface and explore hidden motivations, root causes, and the different layers of reality that shape…

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Your Prototype Is Not Being Honest With Your Users (And Here’s How To Fix It) — Smashing Magazine
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Your Prototype Is Not Being Honest With Your Users (And Here’s How To Fix It) — Smashing Magazine

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Eric Joseph L.)·4 days ago
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There’s a moment in almost every usability session where a participant pauses at the login screen, types something, and glances up: checking whether they’re “doing it right.” That pause is a clear sign.…

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Algorithmic Theming Engines: Building Self-Correcting Color Systems With contrast-color() — Smashing Magazine
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Algorithmic Theming Engines: Building Self-Correcting Color Systems With contrast-color() — Smashing Magazine

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Durgesh Pawar)·4 days ago
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Seventy percent of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025. After years of design system tooling, accessibility linters, and JavaScript libraries, nothing moved the needle. We didn’t need better libraries. We needed better CSS.…

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The “Bug-Free” Workforce: How AI Efficiency Is Subtly Disrupting The Interactions That Build Strong Teams — Smashing Magazine
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The “Bug-Free” Workforce: How AI Efficiency Is Subtly Disrupting The Interactions That Build Strong Teams — Smashing Magazine

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Casey Hudetz and Eric Olive)·about 1 month ago
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AI tools are eliminating the need to “bug” colleagues for help, but the informal interactions they replace are the very scaffolding that builds team trust, belonging, and innovation.…

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Identifying Necessary Transparency Moments In Agentic AI (Part 1)
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Identifying Necessary Transparency Moments In Agentic AI (Part 1)

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Victor Yocco)·about 2 months ago
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Designing for agentic AI requires attention to both the system’s behavior and the transparency of its actions. Between the black box and the data dump lies a more thoughtful approach.…

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The Joy Of A Fresh Beginning (April 2026 Wallpapers Edition)
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The Joy Of A Fresh Beginning (April 2026 Wallpapers Edition)

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Cosima Mielke)·about 2 months ago
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With the new month just around the corner, could there be a better occasion to freshen up your desktop? If you’re looking for some unique and inspiring wallpapers to accompany you on all those adventures that April may bring — and maybe spark some new…

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A Practical Guide To Design Principles
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A Practical Guide To Design Principles

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman)·about 2 months ago
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Design principles with references, examples, and methods for quick look-up. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video courses on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.

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Beyond `border-radius`: What The CSS `corner-shape` Property Unlocks For Everyday UI

Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers·@hellosmashingmagazine.comBrechtDeRuyte·2 months ago
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When I first started building websites, rounded corners required five background images, one for each corner, one for the body, and a prayer that the client wouldn’t ask for a different radius.

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