<p>Prior to the World Wide Web, the act of writing remained consistent for centuries. Words were put on paper, and occasionally, people would read them. The tools might change — quills, printing pr...

Part of me can’t believe I’m writing this article. Applying the insights of [Leonardo da Vinci](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/03/leonardo-da-vinci-teach-web-design/) or [Saul Bass](https://...

I think we, as engineers and designers, have a lot to gain by stepping outside of our worlds. That’s why in previous pieces I’ve been drawn towards [architecture](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2...

Svelte occupies a curious space within the web development world. It’s been around in one form or another for eight years now, and despite being used by the likes of Apple, Spotify, IKEA, and the N...

There seemed to be a hot minute when the tech industry understood the value of idle tinkering and made a point of providing ‘side project time’ as an explicit working perk. The concept endures — I’...