I thought I could not be out-geeked. With a background in radio, and having dabbled in the demo scene on the Commodore 64 and hung out on BBSes and IRC for a long time and all the other things

The design profession is full of happy folks, and understanding why so many designers enjoy their work is not hard. But not all are so happy.

Although much valuable information for all sorts of web and print professionals can be found online, it is often difficult to weed through all the noise and find good quality content.

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful software for illustrating that allows users to produce beautiful artwork, technical illustrations, and even graphics for both print and the web.

App Store is a competitive environment. Against more than 140,000 apps, all screaming for attention,

Web design is a relatively young field. It's youthful, growing and made up of people from all kinds of backgrounds, many of whom lack formal design training.

There has been an increasing and sincere interest in typography on the web over the last few years.

Over the years designers have pushed themselves to create unique and inspiring designs. Companies have yearned to have websites which are innovative and make them stand out against their competitors.

Inspiration can be a fickle thing. Most designers, when lacking ideas, turn to design galleries to find ideas. But there are a few problems with that approach.

Business Web application design is too often neglected. I see a lot of applications that don't meet the needs of either businesses or users and thus contribute to a loss of profit and poor user

Israel is a young country with an old heart. It has been quickly built up over the last 60 years as an independent democratic Jewish state and is shockingly cutting edge for a country so new.

Using JavaScript has become increasingly easy over the last few years.

The way you express yourself with words is a crucial extension of your creative identity.

In this post we are glad to release DesignPile WordPress Theme, a theme designed by Site 5 and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers.

Meet John the client. John runs a reasonably large website. He is a marketer who considers himself smart, articulate and professional.

Although CSS is generally considered a simple and straightforward language, sometimes it requires creativity, skill and a bit of experimentation.

Our readers have requested that Smashing Magazine conduct an interview with industry leaders on issues that are relevant to students and those just starting off in their design career.

The email newsletter is a powerful marketing and communication tool that has various useful functions.

Hyperlinks (or links) connect Web pages. They are what make the Web work, enabling us to travel from one page to the next at the click of a button.

Upon first thinking about it, the idea of selling advertising on a website or blog with limited traffic seems a bit daft.

In recent years Internet Explorer 6 has become the browser web designers love to hate. Security issues, JavaScript errors and inexplicable CSS rendering quirks have made it the brunt of many jokes.

In the first part of this Better User Experience With Storytelling series, we explored some of the basic structures and story patterns found in myths and religions.

Almost every movie has a scene in which a character pull the protagonist aside and says, "There's something you should know about .