Breaking Out of the Box
CSS is about styling boxes. In fact, the whole web is made of boxes, from the browser viewport to elements on a page. But every once in a while a new feature comes along that makes us rethink our design…
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Next.js Wildcard Subdomains
A “wildcard”? What in the world? Great question, these types of domain stem from Wildcard DNS Records which look like this: *.example. 3600 TXT “Wild! You have found a wildcard.” When used, this DNS record will cause any subdomain that…
The Value Of Concept Testing As Part Of Product Design
UX design teams are passionate about our approach to solving problems and providing users with experiences that lead to their desired outcomes. Without some type of user input guiding our process, we are left being directed by the same high-level…
Smashing Podcast Episode 43 With Matthew Phillips: What Is Astro?
In this episode, we’re talking about Astro. Will this modern static site builder launch you into the stratosphere? Drew McLellan talks to developer Matthew Phillips to find out. Show Notes Astro Matthew’s personal site Matthew on Twitter Weekly Update Optimizing…
How to Sell UX Research with Two Simple Questions
Do you find yourself designing screens with only a vague idea of how the things on the screen relate to the things elsewhere in the system? Do you leave stakeholder meetings with unclear directives that often seem to contradict previous…