SmashingConf
@smashingconf.com
Smashing Conferences, friendly, practical events for web designers and developers.
🌟 In 2026, join us in-person or online in Amsterdam 🇳🇱, Freiburg 🇩🇪, and more!
🌟 Or learn from the comfort of your home with our Online Workshops! We can't wait!
🌟 In 2026, join us in-person or online in Amsterdam 🇳🇱, Freiburg 🇩🇪, and more!
🌟 Or learn from the comfort of your home with our Online Workshops! We can't wait!
Got a little extra time this holiday season? 🎄✨ Love design and development talks? Our YouTube channel is your perfect companion! From conference highlights to workshop deep dives, there’s plenty to binge.
Subscribe to catch every new video the moment it goes live:
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Subscribe to catch every new video the moment it goes live:
🔗 www.youtube.com/@SmashingMag...
Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine is more than an online magazine for the lovely people who make the web. We also do (online) conferences, workshops, meet-ups and interviews. We post our (free) community videos…
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December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Got a little extra time this holiday season? 🎄✨ Love design and development talks? Our YouTube channel is your perfect companion! From conference highlights to workshop deep dives, there’s plenty to binge.
Subscribe to catch every new video the moment it goes live:
🔗 www.youtube.com/@SmashingMag...
Subscribe to catch every new video the moment it goes live:
🔗 www.youtube.com/@SmashingMag...
💻 Ready to level up your skills from the comfort of your own desk? Our 2026 online workshops are here!
Learn from top experts and connect with other pros, check out the schedule, and save your spot: 🔗 smashingconf.com/online-works...
Learn from top experts and connect with other pros, check out the schedule, and save your spot: 🔗 smashingconf.com/online-works...
December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
💻 Ready to level up your skills from the comfort of your own desk? Our 2026 online workshops are here!
Learn from top experts and connect with other pros, check out the schedule, and save your spot: 🔗 smashingconf.com/online-works...
Learn from top experts and connect with other pros, check out the schedule, and save your spot: 🔗 smashingconf.com/online-works...
🎄💫🥧 With the holidays around the corner, we’re moving at a slightly slower pace, so replies may take a bit longer than usual.
Wishing you a wonderful end to the year, and we can’t wait to see you in the new year, in-person or online. 💝
Wishing you a wonderful end to the year, and we can’t wait to see you in the new year, in-person or online. 💝
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🎄💫🥧 With the holidays around the corner, we’re moving at a slightly slower pace, so replies may take a bit longer than usual.
Wishing you a wonderful end to the year, and we can’t wait to see you in the new year, in-person or online. 💝
Wishing you a wonderful end to the year, and we can’t wait to see you in the new year, in-person or online. 💝
Come and join us in February for the first Smashing Meets of 2026!
We'll be talking about everything Design Systems with the lovely @bencallahan.com, @samiamdesigns.bsky.social, and @geoffgraham.me.
We hope you will join us online. Tickets are free 💞
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We'll be talking about everything Design Systems with the lovely @bencallahan.com, @samiamdesigns.bsky.social, and @geoffgraham.me.
We hope you will join us online. Tickets are free 💞
smashingconf.com/meets-design...
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Come and join us in February for the first Smashing Meets of 2026!
We'll be talking about everything Design Systems with the lovely @bencallahan.com, @samiamdesigns.bsky.social, and @geoffgraham.me.
We hope you will join us online. Tickets are free 💞
smashingconf.com/meets-design...
We'll be talking about everything Design Systems with the lovely @bencallahan.com, @samiamdesigns.bsky.social, and @geoffgraham.me.
We hope you will join us online. Tickets are free 💞
smashingconf.com/meets-design...
Starting in 30 mins, Smashing Meets Accessibility, you can still register your free ticket and join us online!
🎟️ smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
🎟️ smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
Smashing Meets — Friendly, inclusive, practical event for web designers and developers. — Meets Easy Accessibility — December 10, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 8–11am PDT / 5–8pm CET, we are hosting a new edition of our online community event Smashing Meets. In this Meets we're talking about Easy Accessibility. We'll go into Acc...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Starting in 30 mins, Smashing Meets Accessibility, you can still register your free ticket and join us online!
🎟️ smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
🎟️ smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
💡 Making your websites and apps usable for everyone doesn’t have to be tricky.
Join Smashing Meets Easy Accessibility on Dec 10 for 3 expert talks + a live panel, packed with practical tips you can apply immediately.
🎟 Free & online → smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
Join Smashing Meets Easy Accessibility on Dec 10 for 3 expert talks + a live panel, packed with practical tips you can apply immediately.
🎟 Free & online → smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
Smashing Meets — Friendly, inclusive, practical event for web designers and developers. — Meets Easy Accessibility — December 10, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 8–11am PDT / 5–8pm CET, we are hosting a new edition of our online community event Smashing Meets. In this Meets we're talking about Easy Accessibility. We'll go into…
smashingconf.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
💡 Making your websites and apps usable for everyone doesn’t have to be tricky.
Join Smashing Meets Easy Accessibility on Dec 10 for 3 expert talks + a live panel, packed with practical tips you can apply immediately.
🎟 Free & online → smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
Join Smashing Meets Easy Accessibility on Dec 10 for 3 expert talks + a live panel, packed with practical tips you can apply immediately.
🎟 Free & online → smashingconf.com/meets-easy-a...
Want to level up your Figma game? Join our Figma Workflow Masterclass with Christine Vallaure!
🗓 Dec 10–16, 2025 – 5 live sessions, hands‑on design + prototypes + dev handoff
✨ Walk away with cleaner setups, responsive UIs, smarter components — and a certificate.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🗓 Dec 10–16, 2025 – 5 live sessions, hands‑on design + prototypes + dev handoff
✨ Walk away with cleaner setups, responsive UIs, smarter components — and a certificate.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
Figma Workflow Masterclass — Online Workshops
"Ever handed off this fantastic design to development and wasn’t quite so happy (putting it politely) when seeing it in the browser? Do you have some experience with designing but don’t know how to…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Want to level up your Figma game? Join our Figma Workflow Masterclass with Christine Vallaure!
🗓 Dec 10–16, 2025 – 5 live sessions, hands‑on design + prototypes + dev handoff
✨ Walk away with cleaner setups, responsive UIs, smarter components — and a certificate.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🗓 Dec 10–16, 2025 – 5 live sessions, hands‑on design + prototypes + dev handoff
✨ Walk away with cleaner setups, responsive UIs, smarter components — and a certificate.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🚀 SmashingConf 2026 — Save the dates!
🇳🇱 Amsterdam – Apr 13–16, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20... 
🇩🇪 Freiburg – Sep 7–10, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/freiburg-2026/ 
🇧🇪 Antwerp – Oct 12–15, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026/ 
🎨 Great talks, hands‑on workshops, and good vibes ahead.
🇳🇱 Amsterdam – Apr 13–16, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20... 
🇩🇪 Freiburg – Sep 7–10, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/freiburg-2026/ 
🇧🇪 Antwerp – Oct 12–15, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026/ 
🎨 Great talks, hands‑on workshops, and good vibes ahead.
A Smashing Conference on UX and front-end. April 13–16, 2026. Conference and workshops for designers, UI engineers and UX professionals. — SmashingConf Amsterdam
Meet a friendly and inclusive conference for product designers, UX designers and UI engineers. Boost your design and front-end skills, the smashing way.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🚀 SmashingConf 2026 — Save the dates!
🇳🇱 Amsterdam – Apr 13–16, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20... 
🇩🇪 Freiburg – Sep 7–10, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/freiburg-2026/ 
🇧🇪 Antwerp – Oct 12–15, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026/ 
🎨 Great talks, hands‑on workshops, and good vibes ahead.
🇳🇱 Amsterdam – Apr 13–16, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20... 
🇩🇪 Freiburg – Sep 7–10, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/freiburg-2026/ 
🇧🇪 Antwerp – Oct 12–15, 2026
👉 smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026/ 
🎨 Great talks, hands‑on workshops, and good vibes ahead.
🎉 Smashing Online Workshop Bundles. Grab a bundle of workshops and get $100 off extra — only this week!
🗓 Join live sessions, ask questions, and keep lifetime access to recordings. Perfect for designers, devs, and curious minds.
👉 Check it out: smashingconf.com/online-works...
🗓 Join live sessions, ask questions, and keep lifetime access to recordings. Perfect for designers, devs, and curious minds.
👉 Check it out: smashingconf.com/online-works...
Bundles For Teams — Online Workshops
"Pick any workshop of your choice at the best price, for your company or for your educational institution. Make it a Smashing experience for the entire team! Save on travelling expenses and get full…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🎉 Smashing Online Workshop Bundles. Grab a bundle of workshops and get $100 off extra — only this week!
🗓 Join live sessions, ask questions, and keep lifetime access to recordings. Perfect for designers, devs, and curious minds.
👉 Check it out: smashingconf.com/online-works...
🗓 Join live sessions, ask questions, and keep lifetime access to recordings. Perfect for designers, devs, and curious minds.
👉 Check it out: smashingconf.com/online-works...
Our Upcoming SmashingConf Workshops:
💻 The New CSS Toolkit. Dec 3–17
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🖌️ Figma Workflow. Dec 10–16
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🧠 Behavioral Design. Jan 15–29
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The full lineup: smashingconf.com/online-works...
💻 The New CSS Toolkit. Dec 3–17
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🖌️ Figma Workflow. Dec 10–16
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🧠 Behavioral Design. Jan 15–29
smashingconf.com/online-works...
The full lineup: smashingconf.com/online-works...
SmashingConf Online Workshops — Friendly, practical workshops for designers and web developers — Online Workshops
Meet our friendly front-end & UX workshops. Boost your skills online and learn practical, actionable insights from experts — live.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our Upcoming SmashingConf Workshops:
💻 The New CSS Toolkit. Dec 3–17
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🖌️ Figma Workflow. Dec 10–16
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🧠 Behavioral Design. Jan 15–29
smashingconf.com/online-works...
The full lineup: smashingconf.com/online-works...
💻 The New CSS Toolkit. Dec 3–17
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🖌️ Figma Workflow. Dec 10–16
smashingconf.com/online-works...
🧠 Behavioral Design. Jan 15–29
smashingconf.com/online-works...
The full lineup: smashingconf.com/online-works...
🧠 Kevin Powell’s workshop “The New CSS Toolkit” starts December 3, and there are still spots if you want to join!
We’ll cover everything from Grid & Subgrid to container queries, :has() and cascade layers and much more! Learn more: smashingconf.com/online-works...
We’ll cover everything from Grid & Subgrid to container queries, :has() and cascade layers and much more! Learn more: smashingconf.com/online-works...
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
🧠 Kevin Powell’s workshop “The New CSS Toolkit” starts December 3, and there are still spots if you want to join!
We’ll cover everything from Grid & Subgrid to container queries, :has() and cascade layers and much more! Learn more: smashingconf.com/online-works...
We’ll cover everything from Grid & Subgrid to container queries, :has() and cascade layers and much more! Learn more: smashingconf.com/online-works...
Join Vitaly Friedman for a 4‑session SmashingConf workshop on Measuring UX & Design Impact (Dec 1–12).
4 live sessions + Q&A + replay forever = your design toolkit just got a major upgrade. 
smashingconf.com/online-works...
4 live sessions + Q&A + replay forever = your design toolkit just got a major upgrade. 
smashingconf.com/online-works...
How To Measure UX and Design Impact — Online Workshops
How do we measure the quality of UX? What metrics to use? How to bridge business objectives and UX goals? How to remove bias and guesswork from our design decisions? And how to measure and make a…
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November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Join Vitaly Friedman for a 4‑session SmashingConf workshop on Measuring UX & Design Impact (Dec 1–12).
4 live sessions + Q&A + replay forever = your design toolkit just got a major upgrade. 
smashingconf.com/online-works...
4 live sessions + Q&A + replay forever = your design toolkit just got a major upgrade. 
smashingconf.com/online-works...
In Samantha Gordashko's Theming Design Systems workshop (Dec 1–15), you’ll:
✨ Turn vague design “wishes” (multi-brand, light-dark, cozy-classic) into scalable token structures
Live sessions, small group work, Q&A — and yes, all recordings stay with you forever.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
✨ Turn vague design “wishes” (multi-brand, light-dark, cozy-classic) into scalable token structures
Live sessions, small group work, Q&A — and yes, all recordings stay with you forever.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
Theming Design Systems — Online Workshops
“Light and dark mode across five brands, with unique requirements for web and native apps, plus classic and cozy style options. And please keep the component library clean and simple.” Sound…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In Samantha Gordashko's Theming Design Systems workshop (Dec 1–15), you’ll:
✨ Turn vague design “wishes” (multi-brand, light-dark, cozy-classic) into scalable token structures
Live sessions, small group work, Q&A — and yes, all recordings stay with you forever.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
✨ Turn vague design “wishes” (multi-brand, light-dark, cozy-classic) into scalable token structures
Live sessions, small group work, Q&A — and yes, all recordings stay with you forever.
smashingconf.com/online-works...
Design, Figma, Beers and Fries! We're back in Antwerp! 🇧🇪
For product designers and UI engineers who love good design.
📍 Bourla Theatre, Antwerp
📅 October 12–15, 2026
🎟️ Early birds available now
Hope to see you there!
smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026
For product designers and UI engineers who love good design.
📍 Bourla Theatre, Antwerp
📅 October 12–15, 2026
🎟️ Early birds available now
Hope to see you there!
smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026
A Smashing Conference on UX and Web Design. October 12–15, 2026. Conference and workshops for web designers, design engineers and UX professionals. — SmashingConf Antwerp in Belgium.
Join us this October in Antwerp for our friendly and inclusive conference for UX designers, web designers and design engineers. Boost your web design and development skills, the smashing way.
smashingconf.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Design, Figma, Beers and Fries! We're back in Antwerp! 🇧🇪
For product designers and UI engineers who love good design.
📍 Bourla Theatre, Antwerp
📅 October 12–15, 2026
🎟️ Early birds available now
Hope to see you there!
smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026
For product designers and UI engineers who love good design.
📍 Bourla Theatre, Antwerp
📅 October 12–15, 2026
🎟️ Early birds available now
Hope to see you there!
smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026
🔥 10 hours to go! Join Vitaly Friedman for Design Patterns for AI Interfaces — real talk on making AI feel smart, not clunky. Can’t make it live? Recordings available.
Register your free ticket!
👉 smashingconf.com/online-works...
Register your free ticket!
👉 smashingconf.com/online-works...
Why You Will Not Be Replaced by AI — Online Workshops
In this workshop, Vitaly Friedman, will explore why the good old-fashioned craft of design and engineering is so much needed, where it's irreplaceable, and what skills we need to know today to design…
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November 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🔥 10 hours to go! Join Vitaly Friedman for Design Patterns for AI Interfaces — real talk on making AI feel smart, not clunky. Can’t make it live? Recordings available.
Register your free ticket!
👉 smashingconf.com/online-works...
Register your free ticket!
👉 smashingconf.com/online-works...
🤖 Will AI replace you? Join Vitaly Friedman for a free live workshop on Nov 19 and learn why human skills still matter, how to design AI experiences people love, and more. Can’t join live? 🎁 Recording + slides sent afterward!
smashingconf.com/online-works...
smashingconf.com/online-works...
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
🤖 Will AI replace you? Join Vitaly Friedman for a free live workshop on Nov 19 and learn why human skills still matter, how to design AI experiences people love, and more. Can’t join live? 🎁 Recording + slides sent afterward!
smashingconf.com/online-works...
smashingconf.com/online-works...
Thank you @amelianash.bsky.social for your lovely blog post about our New York conference!
“There’s something rare and refreshing about an event that reminds you why you fell in love with design in the first place.”
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“There’s something rare and refreshing about an event that reminds you why you fell in love with design in the first place.”
www.printmag.com/design-event...
A Smashing Conference Indeed – PRINT Magazine
Designers and developers don’t often speak the same language — except at SmashingConf, which turns the two disciplines into one dialogue.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Thank you @amelianash.bsky.social for your lovely blog post about our New York conference!
“There’s something rare and refreshing about an event that reminds you why you fell in love with design in the first place.”
www.printmag.com/design-event...
“There’s something rare and refreshing about an event that reminds you why you fell in love with design in the first place.”
www.printmag.com/design-event...
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Had a smashing time at @smashingconf.com last week, meeting people & nerding about #CSS value resolution.
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Designing With Code
CSS video course waitlist signup
oddbird.dev
October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Had a smashing time at @smashingconf.com last week, meeting people & nerding about #CSS value resolution.
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
Now back to the video course. Aiming to launch a first module in Jan/Feb!
From grids/alignment to guaranteed invalid values – sign up for updates & discounts:
oddbird.dev/courses/desi...
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Last week, I spent a whole 2.5 days in New York, attending @smashingconf.com with the @browserchoicealliance.org, reminding developers that the open web depends on free choice of web browsers. brucelawson.co.uk/2025/smashin...
Bruce Lawson's personal site
» Smashing NYC with the BCA
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October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Last week, I spent a whole 2.5 days in New York, attending @smashingconf.com with the @browserchoicealliance.org, reminding developers that the open web depends on free choice of web browsers. brucelawson.co.uk/2025/smashin...
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A few more sketch notes from day two of the @smashingconf.com. Good speakers, and great experience!
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A few more sketch notes from day two of the @smashingconf.com. Good speakers, and great experience!
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Got the slides up now. noti.st/tkadlec/gIzx...
One Step Ahead by Tim Kadlec
As the web grows more powerful, so do user expectations. What feels fast today will be slow tomorrow, and meeting current performance standards will soon be the bare minimum. The real winners will be ...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Got the slides up now. noti.st/tkadlec/gIzx...
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I was able to catch the last talk at @smashingconf.com with @natebaldwin.bsky.social 🙌
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I was able to catch the last talk at @smashingconf.com with @natebaldwin.bsky.social 🙌
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Learning about Visa Chart Components at #smashingconf - open-source accessible data visualisation web components design.visa.com/data-visuali...
Visa Product Design System
Learn how to use Visa Chart Components with the Visa Product Design System for ease and efficiency.
design.visa.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Learning about Visa Chart Components at #smashingconf - open-source accessible data visualisation web components design.visa.com/data-visuali...
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Gave a new talk today at #SmashingConf about ‘typographic curiosities’—in performance, responsiveness, and expression. Loved the response so far so wanted to share the slides and resources: noti.st/jpamental/3A...
October 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Gave a new talk today at #SmashingConf about ‘typographic curiosities’—in performance, responsiveness, and expression. Loved the response so far so wanted to share the slides and resources: noti.st/jpamental/3A...
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Haven’t posted here in a bit. But back at a web conference and feels like a good time to get back to it. If you’re at #SmashingConf in NYC say hello!
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Haven’t posted here in a bit. But back at a web conference and feels like a good time to get back to it. If you’re at #SmashingConf in NYC say hello!