Smashing MagazineThe Giants15 min read
Should You Actually Add AI To That? A Four-Question Audit For Product Teams
An AI feature can save users time on a task, only for them to spend it checking the results. This practical audit helps product teams decide where AI earns its place and what users need to verify its output.
Smashing MagazineThe Giants4 min read
A New Community For In-House UX People
We’ve been working on something new! We’ve teamed up for a **new small community** for people doing UX-inside organizations — with weekly calls and a shared library of the business cases, templates, and research plans that have actually worked for other folks. [Jump to details](https://uxinsiders.boagworld.com/).
Smashing MagazineThe Giants20 min read
Making Immersive LLM Chat Experiences More Accessible
As LLM chat patterns become more widespread, making them accessible is essential to ensuring everyone can access the information, tools, and opportunities they offer. Drawing on his work improving these interfaces, Eric Bailey shares practical ways to make chat-based experiences on the web more accessible and usable for people who rely on assistive technology.
Smashing MagazineThe Giants12 min read
Modern CSS Might Make Your Front-End More Complex
Replacing JavaScript with a modern CSS feature can simplify a piece of code while making the wider application harder to reason about. Gabriel Shoyombo explores what happens when logic is split between CSS and JavaScript, sharing practical guidance to help you keep complexity in check during migration.
Smashing MagazineThe Giants11 min read
A Spark Of Color In November’s Gray (2026 Wallpapers Edition)
Let’s kick of November with a new collection of desktop wallpapers! Designed by creatives from across the globe, the wallpapers come in a variety of screen resolutions and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy!
Smashing MagazineThe Giants3 min read
Accordion Icons: Which Work Best?
A closer look at accordion icons, why split menus are harmful, and why it’s better not to have icons and text labels link to different actions. Plus, why the caret is the safest icon choice. You’ll find more [useful guides](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/guides/) and [online workshops](https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops) here on Smashing Magazine, so make sure to browse and explore.
Smashing MagazineThe Giants15 min read
Embracing Playful Imperfection With The CSS `random()` Function
Design systems thrive on consistency, so where does randomness fit in? Through playful demos of organic typography, bouncing letters, and splayed cards, Brecht De Ruyte shows how the new CSS `random()` function brings a little imperfection to the web without JavaScript libraries or preprocessor loops that generate hundreds of lines of static CSS.
Smashing MagazineThe Giants10 min read
Is Your Organization Messing Up AI Adoption?
What can digital transformation teach us about AI adoption? Paul Boag revisits his book Digital Adaptation to show how lessons from the past can help organizations navigate the challenges of AI today.