Smashing Media: 58 books

The Smashing Book #1 (eBook) is the digital version of the printed book about best practices in modern Web design. The Smashing Book #1 shares technical tips and best practices on coding, usability and optimization and explores how to create successful user interfaces and apply marketing principles...

After having read fundamental concepts in our Smashing eBook #10 "WordPress Essentials" and having expanded your knowledge by applying the many options gathered in our Smashing eBook #11 "Mastering WordPress", it's time for you to go even further with WordPress development....

This Smashing eBook contains the best articles that have been published on Smashing Magazine from 2006 to 2011. It was released as a "Thank You" to Smashing readers on the occasion of Smashing Magazine's 5th Anniversary.

The Smashing Book 2 shares valuable practical insight into design, usability and coding. It provides professional advice for designing mobile applications and building successful e commerce websites, and it explains common coding mistakes and how to avoid them. You will explore the principles of...

With Web design, we can do much more than inform the audience. The power of storytelling and content strategy is in creating engaging, emotional connections that transcend their platforms. In this book, we will review emerging navigation design patterns and understand how to employ a content strategy...

Unlike its predecessors, the new Smashing Books #3 and #3⅓ have the main theme: Redesign. The books are a professional guide on how to redesign websites, but they also introduce a whole new mindset for progressive Web design. They challenge you to think differently about your work and will change...

As the technology becomes more advanced, all of us seek for time-saving tips and guidelines to make our work much more effective and productive. The eBook "Mastering Photoshop for Web Design Vol. 2" (eBook #8) contains 11 articles that cover useful and partly unknown Photoshop techniques...

WordPress is an economy in its own right. To really understand this, one has to know its history. In this eBook, you can find out about the economy that developed around this revolutionary CMS. The authors will introduce you to WordPress development, show you how to profit from WordPress development...

WordPress is without a doubt the most popular Web software among online publishers. But did you know that there are thousands of plugins and techniques available which you can use to extend WordPress well beyond its potential and transform your site into almost anything you can imagine? ...

Responsive design is not only a new technique — it's an entirely new mindset. This eBook, "Responsive Design" (eBook #23), provides an overview on responsive Web design, showing many situations and techniques in which this approach can be applied to. Smartphones, tablets, laptops and...

Web design, with its wide range of disciplines and fields, is not an easy nut to crack. However, it is possible to put together a book with some of the crucial principles and fundamentals that you will need for every project you take on. Learn about the harsh truths of corporate Web design...

What is it that makes a website stand out from the crowd? What makes it memorable and meaningful? This eBook wants to approach these questions. It's in no means a step-by-step guide to follow, but rather a collection of thoughts to give you some general impulses and perspectives on creating meaningful...

Designing and developing e-commerce websites is a puzzle with thousands of pieces. Not only are the layout and structure of your Web store important, but you also have to keep the user experience and conversion rates in mind. These are what, in the end, really convince your client’s customers to...

It didn’t work out as you expected, did it? The freelancing life was supposed to give you more time with the family and free you from that incompetent boss. You even assumed you would be better off financially. Instead, you’re working longer hours and are under constant stress, worrying about...