The margin property of CSS is just a way to push other elements away. It’s very common and doesn’t feel particularly problematic. On the other hand… maybe it is?

Sustainability is an approach to design and development that focuses on environmental, social, and financial factors that are often never addressed.

Early on in the design, the need arose for a liquid three-column layout which featured two flexible outer columns and a fixed-width centre column, not a layout commonly seen implemented with CSS. I also wanted the centre column to be fixed in the browser window and so not move with the scroll.

In the design world, there’s an inconvenient truth that every product has a shelf life. Whatever product you’ve poured your heart into designing, there’s a time when that version will no longer be relevant. This end date is inevitable and based on many uncontrollable factors, such as technological advances, innovation, or evolving aesthetic tastes.

All design schools have one problem > they don’t prepare you for real life events and basic adaptability and soft skills needed to survive in a corporate environment…so that plus a little design experience applied to real world problems (which include the collision of business and design, even if people don’t want to admit it), will derive in fast growth at the beginning.

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As UXers are often not coders, this presents issues when deciphering what issues we should document from a UX perspective when reviewing sites for accessibility concerns.

Security has long been a thorn in our sides. We can build websites in any number of ways. However, they all seem to be a target for malicious actors.

Designing a website can be quite the challenge, and when it comes to crafting the navigation, it’s a whole different ball game. With options like full-screen overlays, push menus, and mega menus, the possibilities seem endless.

Smashing Members discussion on Design Systems on April 4. Moderated by Smashing Magazine’s Geoff Graham.