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The Accessibility Problem With Authentication Methods Like CAPTCHA

CAPTCHAs were meant to keep bots out, but too often, they lock people with disabilities out, too. From image classification to click-based tests, many...

Nov 27, 2025 • 5 min read

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A Sparkle Of December Magic (2025 Wallpapers Edition)

With December just around the corner, how about some new desktop wallpapers to welcome the last month of the year — and the holiday season, if you’re...

Nov 30, 2025 • 5 min read

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Beyond The Black Box: Practical XAI For UX Practitioners

Explainable AI isn’t just a challenge for data scientists. It’s also a design challenge and a core pillar of trustworthy, effective AI products. Victo...

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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State, Logic, And Native Power: CSS Wrapped 2025

CSS Wrapped 2025 is out! We’re entering a world where CSS can increasingly handle logic, state, and complex interactions once reserved for JavaScript....

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

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Accessible UX Research, eBook Now Available For Download

We’ve got exciting news! eBook versions of “Accessible UX Research,” a new Smashing Book by Michele A. Williams, are now available for download! Which...

Dec 09, 2025 • 5 min read

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Giving Users A Voice Through Virtual Personas

Turn scattered user research into AI-powered personas that give anyone consolidated multi-perspective feedback from a single question.

Dec 23, 2025 • 5 min read

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How To Design For (And With) Deaf People

Practical UX guidelines to keep in mind for 466 million people who experience hearing loss. More design patterns in Smart Interface Design Patterns, a...

Dec 30, 2025 • 5 min read

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Countdown To New Adventures (January 2026 Wallpapers Edition)

Whether 2026 has already begun as you’re reading this or you’re still waiting for the big countdown to start, how about some new wallpapers to get you...

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

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Pivoting Your Career Without Starting From Scratch

Most developers spend their days fixing bugs, shipping features, and jumping into the next sprint without even thinking about it. After a while, you b...

Jan 07, 2026 • 5 min read

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Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows

[Penpot](https://penpot.app/?utm_source=SmashingMagazine&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=MCPserver) is experimenting with MCP (Model Context P...

Jan 08, 2026 • 5 min read

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Practical Use Of AI Coding Tools For The Responsible Developer

AI coding tools like agents can be valuable allies in everyday development work. They help handle time-consuming grunt work, guide you through large l...

Jan 30, 2026 • 5 min read

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Short Month, Big Ideas (February 2026 Wallpapers Edition)

Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and ma...

Jan 31, 2026 • 5 min read

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Is It Time to Rethink Human-Centered Design?

Human-centered design helped shape the modern web—but in today’s AI-driven, globally connected world, it’s time to expand the definition. The next era...

Dec 03, 2025 • 5 min read

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Should We Give Adobe Express a Second Chance?

Adobe Express used to be a joke — now it might be the smartest design tool you’re ignoring. After years of playing catch-up to Canva, it’s quietly evo...

Dec 10, 2025 • 5 min read

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Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2025

As you can see from our roundup of new tools for designers this month, almost everything is based in artificial intelligence. Most of the tools in dev...

Dec 15, 2025 • 5 min read

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Interfaces Are Too Polite: The Case for Assertive UX

Modern interfaces are so afraid of offending users that they’ve forgotten how to communicate clearly. From apologetic error messages to emoji-filled c...

Dec 22, 2025 • 5 min read

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Designing for Cognitive Strain: When Friction Improves UX

The next frontier of UX isn’t making everything smoother—it’s making it smarter. Designers who learn to shape friction, not just remove it, will creat...

Jan 05, 2026 • 5 min read

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Your Brand Just Evolved: The Rise of AI-Generated Identities

What if your favorite brand could change its logo, colors, and voice in real time — just for you? Generative branding is turning static identities int...

Jan 08, 2026 • 5 min read

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Exciting New Tools for Designers, January 2026

New year … and so many new tools to be happy about. This month’s list is teeming with fun options as well as things to help speed up or enhance your w...

Jan 12, 2026 • 5 min read

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What Figma Got Wrong About Design Systems

Figma sold us the dream of perfect consistency — but what we got was 'design by spreadsheet'. See how design systems turned from creative tools into c...

Jan 19, 2026 • 5 min read