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June 10, 2021 — We don’t need to write everything from scratch every single time. With boilerplates and starter kits, we can set up our projects faster, and get to work immediately. Read more…

May 27, 2021 — Meet useful Visual Studio Code extensions for web developers: little helpers to minimize slow-downs and frustrations, and boost developer’s workflow along the way. With auto log messages, auto code formatting, file utils, file labels, code snippets, highlight brackets, tags, indents and workspaces, onboarding and remote SSH. Read more…

April 12, 2021 — A complete guide to HTML email templates, tools, resources and guides. Everything you need to know about designing and building HTML Email in 2021. Read more…

December 20, 2017 — To remove the dust from the term “office” and give the visuals revolving around it a fresh and friendly face, too, the creative minds at Vexels designed a set of 32 office-themed icons. The icons come in AI, EPS, SVG, and TIFF formats and can be downloaded for free. Attribution is required, so if you would like to use the icons, please do remember to credit the designers and to link to this article if you want to spread the word in blog posts or anywhere else. Read more…

November 30, 2017 — What better way could there be to celebrate the last few weeks and the upcoming holiday season as with some cheerful wallpapers? To get you in the right mood for December and the upcoming holiday season, artists and designers from across the globe once again got their creative ideas bubbling and created festive and inspiring desktop wallpapers for you. Wallpapers that are a bit more distinctive as the usual crowd and that are bound to add some holiday cheer to your screen. You can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendars series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them? Read more…

October 31, 2017 — All artworks in this collection come in versions with and without a calendar for November 2017, so it’s up to you to decide if you want to have the month always in sight or just some distraction-free inspiration. All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper, and you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendars series. A big thank-you to everyone who shared their wallpapers this time around! Enjoy! Read more…

September 30, 2017 — This monthly wallpapers mission has been going on for nine years already, and we are very thankful to everyone who has and still is contributing to it each month anew. Today, to provide you with some fresh inspiration even when the weather is gray, artists and designers from across the globe once again challenged their creative skills to design beautiful, one-of-a-kind wallpapers for you to indulge in. The wallpapers in this collection all come in versions with and without a calendar for October 2017 and can be downloaded for free. Happy October! Read more…

September 26, 2017 — Today, Cosima Mielke brings you 60 icons with everything from transportation and equipment to nature, activities and other motifs that are bound to awaken your wanderlust. EPS, AI, SVG and PNG formats are available, so it’s easy to customize the icons to your liking. Read more…

August 31, 2017 — We embarked on a special creativity mission nine years ago: to provide you with inspiring and unique desktop wallpapers every month. Wallpapers that are a bit more distinctive as the usual crowd and that are bound to fuel your ideas. In this post, Cosima Mielke brings amazing artworks for September 2017. All wallpapers come in two versions — with and without a calendar — and can be downloaded for free. Time to freshen up your desktop! We are very thankful to all artists and designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing to this mission, who challenge their artistic abilities each month anew to keep the steady stream of wallpapers flowing. Read more…

July 31, 2017 — To help you start into August freshly inspired, artists and designers from across the globe once again challenged their artistic skills to create unique desktop wallpapers for you to indulge in — wallpapers that are a bit more distinctive as the usual crowd. All wallpapers in this collection can be downloaded for free and come in versions with and without a calendar. A big thank-you to everyone who shared their artworks with us! Now it’s up to you to decide which one will become your August companion. Read more…