The Future Of User Research: Expert Insights And Key Trends

Based on responses from over 1,200 product professionals, Maze’s Future of User Research Report uncovers how product teams conduct research to inform decision-making and build successful products. Learn about the top three trends defining the user research industry in 2024 and beyond. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/the-future-of-user-research/

Setting And Persisting Color Scheme Preferences With CSS And A “Touch” Of JavaScript

There are many ways to approach a “Dark Mode” feature that respects a user’s system color scheme preferences and allows for per-site customization. Henry Bley-Vroman walks through a new possibility that leans into cutting-edge CSS, with minimal JavaScript to support persisting the user’s color scheme preference across pages. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/setting-persisting-color-scheme-preferences-css-javascript/

Crafting Experiences: Uniting Rikyu’s Wisdom With Brand Experience Principles

Whether digital or physical, designing a customer touchpoint requires an understanding of the essential relationship between the brand and the user experience, which is also known as the brand experience. This article is a simple guide to building long-lasting customer relationships based on the seven rules of Rikyu in the Japanese tea ceremony for a creative and memorable twist. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/uniting-rikyu-wisdom-brand-experience-principles/

Now Shipping: Success At Scale, A New Smashing Book by Addy Osmani

It’s here, and it’s shipping! Meet our newest Smashing book, ”Success at Scale”. It’s filled with practical insights and real-world case studies of how big changes can be made on projects of any size. Addy Osmani has curated finest examples, case studies and interviews to help you get successful at scale. Jump to the details and <a href="//smashingma

Sketchnotes And Key Takeaways From SmashingConf Antwerp 2023

How was the first SmashingConf in Antwerp, you ask? One of our online attendees, Krisztina Szerovay, shares her sketchnotes and takeaways of the talks that were held on both days of the conference — with photos and recordings saved as best for last. See you live in Antwerp this year, maybe? https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/sketchnotes-key-takeaways-smashingconf-antwerp-2023/

Event Calendars For Web Made Easy With These Commercial Options

Collection of top-notch calendar components for seamless event scheduling. Whether you prefer ready-to-use setups or enjoy tweaking code for a tailored experience, these calendars have you covered. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/event-calendars-web-commercial-options/

Success At Scale: Last Chance For Pre-Sale Price

Our next book, “Success at Scale” is finally at the printer, which means we’ll be shipping books soon. It’s also your last chance to get the book at the presale price. Get your copy and save now! https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/success-at-scale-book-pre-release/

Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this series, Temani Afif explored different CSS techniques to create tooltip shapes. The main challenge was to rely on a single element and create optimized code that could easily be controlled using CSS variables to update the size, shape, and position of the tail. In this second part, you are going explore more shapes. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/modern-css-tooltips-speech-bubbles-part2/

The End Of My Gatsby Journey

“Gatsby headaches” are over. Juan Diego Rodríguez reflects on his decision to stop using Gatsby as his go-to framework. Through a detailed examination of its strengths and weaknesses, he provides valuable insights and alternative options for developers navigating their tooling choices. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/end-of-gatsby-journey/

Modern CSS Tooltips And Speech Bubbles (Part 1)

Tooltips are a very common pattern used in CSS for years. There are a lot of ways to approach tooltips in CSS, though some evoke headaches with all the magic numbers they require. In this article, Temani Afif presents modern techniques to create tooltips with the smallest amount of markup and the greatest amount of flexibility. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/modern-css-tooltips-speech-bubbles-part1/


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