Hear, hear! SmashingConf NYC 2016 is coming! A spectacular performance about failures, successes and superpowers in front-end and UX — now on Broadway! A flabbergasting show on fascinating endeavours in web design, with busted myths, horror design stories and wisdom gained from daunting real-life struggles! Don't miss the most remarkable show of the year! Can you dispel the truth from the lies? Honesty from deception? Myths from heartbreaking real-life experience? Have you figured out responsive design, mobile, pattern libraries, SVG, flexbox, performance, HTTP/2 — and all of the other mischievous, erratic facets of designing for the web today?The post ? "Busting Myths and Horror Stories Of Designing For The Web!" ? appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

When designing a landing page to promote a product or service online, you're ultimately pointing users toward one goal. That goal most often relates to generating business via sales or leads. You may want users to purchase a product immediately, or you may simply want them to sign up for a mailing list. Whatever the goal, you want to ensure that every piece of the user experience works toward fulfilling that goal. If you don't yet have goals in mind, start by defining goals. Are you seeking to generate a 10% increase in qualified leads? Are you looking to build sales by 20%? Establishing clear key performance indicators based on what will benefit your business will ultimately help you understand how to properly approach a landing page.The post Strategies For Effective Mobile Landing Pages appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Advertise here with BSA Over the last couple of years, CSS has evolved into more than web designers and developers could have ever expected. CSS3 introduced features such as border-radius, box-shadow, text-shadow, text-overflow, multiple-background,... Advertise here with BSA The post The Cutting-Edge CSS3 Features That Are Essential to Modern Web Design appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

When it comes to informing the public about critical health issues, timing is everything. The information you consume today could save your life tomorrow. And with more than 65% of the population being visual learners — meaning they learn and remember best through visual communication — the job of creating and sharing accessible images has never been more important. This is especially true for public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at providing crucial and urgent information to the public.

This week’s exclusive freebie is a beautifully designed collection of 100 colored food and drink icons, all courtesy of our friends Icons8.com. These icons are perfect for any food-related project... The post Freebie: 100 Colored Food & Drink Icons (EPS, SVG, PDF & PNG) appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

This week's Designer News (N.455) includes Redesigning Chrome, The Rise and Demise of RSS, Free "Libre" Web App Template, Trendy Palettes, Super Simple Grids Using CSS Grid, Loving & Hating the Hamburger Icon, 9 Layout Design Trends and much more. The post Weekly News for Designers No 455 appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

Imagine that it's a hot day. The sun is out, and the temperature is rising. Perhaps, every now and then, there's a cool breeze. A good song is playing on the radio. At some point, you get up to get a glass of water, but the exact reason why you did that at that particular time isn't easy to explain. It was "too hot" and you were "somewhat thirsty," but also maybe "a little bored." Each of these qualities isn't either/or, but instead fall on a spectrum of values. In contrast, our software is usually built on Boolean values. We set isHot to true and if isHot && isThirsty && isBored, then we call getWater(). If we use code like this to control our game characters, then they will appear jerky and less natural. In this article, we'll learn how to add intelligent behavior to the non-player characters of a game using an alternative to conventional Boolean logic.The post Building Killer Robots: Game Behavior In iOS With Fuzzy Logic Rule Systems appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

The Ampersand is loved by all types of creatives! Its shape has evolved into a variety of styles since it was conceived as a ligature of the letters ‘e’ and ‘t’ from the Latin ‘et’ for ‘and’. You can find a range of ampersand designs across different fonts and typefaces, from cursive script variants to […] The post Art of the Ampersand: 35 Creative Examples of The '&' Character appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

The unprecedented rise of cryptocurrencies, and their underpinning blockchain technology, have taken the world by storm — from the humble beginnings of being an academic concept over a decade ago to current increased adoption in various industries. The blockchain technology is receiving a lot of attention because of its ability to enhance security in trustless environments, enforce decentralization, and make processes efficient. Traditionally, Python has been the de facto programming language for blockchain development.

Most web designers are working with website builders that use a drag and drop approach. After all, drag and drop are not complicated, and once they’ve become accustomed to it,... The post Effectiveness in Website Builders – Polydoms are Gaining Momentum appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.