Dropdowns Inside Scrollable Containers: Why They Break And How To Fix Them Properly
Dropdowns often work perfectly until they’re placed inside a scrollable panel, where they can get clipped, and half the menu disappears behind the container’s edge. Godstime Aburu explains why this ha...
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Design is about pacing and feelings as much as pixels and patterns. Alan Cohen explores Emotion in Flow and Emotion in Conflict, showing how anime like Dan Da Dan and superhero films like James Gunn’s...
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Moving From Moment.js To The JS Temporal API
The way JavaScript handles time has evolved significantly, from the built-in `Date` API to Moment.js and now Temporal. The new standard fills gaps in the original `Date` API while addressing limitatio...
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Beyond `border-radius`: What The CSS `corner-shape` Property Unlocks For Everyday UI
For years, developers have been hacking around the limitations of `border-radius`, using clip-path, SVG masks, and fragile workarounds just to get anything other than round corners. The new `corner-sh...
March 10, 2026
Building Dynamic Forms In React And Next.js
Some forms stay UI, while others quietly become rule engines. Here’s why these two different approaches exist and how to choose between them.
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Persuasive Design: Ten Years Later
Many product teams still lean on usability improvements and isolated behavioral tweaks to address weak activation, drop-offs, and low retention – only to see results plateau or slip into shallow gamif...
March 6, 2026
Human Strategy In An AI-Accelerated Workflow
UX design is entering a new phase, with designers shifting from makers of outputs to directors of intent. AI can now generate wireframes, prototypes, and even design systems in minutes, but UX has nev...
March 3, 2026
Now Shipping: Accessible UX Research, A New Smashing Book By Michele Williams
Our newest Smashing Book, “Accessible UX Research” by Michele Williams, is finally shipping worldwide — and we couldn’t be happier! This book is about research, but you’ll also learn about assistive t...
March 2, 2026
Getting Started With The Popover API
What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The Popover API turns tooltips from something you simulate into something the browser actual...
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Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition)
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opport...
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Say Cheese! Meet SmashingConf Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Meet our brand new conference for designers and UI engineers who love the web. That’s [SmashingConf Amsterdam](https://smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026), taking place in the legendary Pathé Tuschinski,...
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A Designer’s Guide To Eco-Friendly Interfaces
Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges the era of “unlimited pixels” and reframes performance as responsibility. I...