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Smashing Magazine evaluates software, applications, and web-based tools that are targeted at web designers and developers,<ref name="theglobeandmail">{{cite news |
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=== Regular Features === |
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Each Friday, the magazine publishes an exclusive cartoon by Ricardo Gimenes, on the topic of a recent industry event, or more recently in the Fleaty the Bug series, common challenges to designers and developers<ref>http://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-cartoons/</ref>. The cartoons by Gimenes followed an earlier experiment into a cartoon strip with Paddy Donnelly which received a mixed response from readers in 2009<ref>http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/16/smashing-magazine-comic-strip-episode-1/</ref>. However, the cartoons by Ricardo Gmenes have become an increasingly regular addition to the magazine. |
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== Smashing Newsletter == |
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Highlights of the magazine are collated very fortnight to form an email newsletter, sent out on a Tuesday<ref>http://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter/</ref>. As of May 2011, the newsletter is subscribed to by over 57,000 readers. The first edition, published on March 2nd 2010 was distributed to 17,321<ref>http://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter/</ref>. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 13:07, 28 May 2011
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| Available in | English |
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| Owner | Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman |
| Created by | Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman[1] |
| URL | smashingmagazine.com |
Smashing Magazine is a website and blog that offers resources and advice to web developers and web designers.[1][3]
It was founded by Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman in September 2006.[4] Today Smashing Magazine is run by Smashing Media GmbH. [1] In December 2008 BurrellesLuce ranked Smashing Magazine number ten in their list of top blogs.[5] As of August 2010, Smashing Magazine had an Alexa ranking of 606[2].
Content
Smashing Magazine evaluates software, applications, and web-based tools that are targeted at web designers and developers,[6][7] and publishes tutorials and how-tos on design and development.[8][9] Smashing Magazine also offers free fonts,[10] icons, and templates for download,[9] as well as showcasing other things of importance to the web development community, such as HTTP 404 error page designs.[11]
Regular Features
Each Friday, the magazine publishes an exclusive cartoon by Ricardo Gimenes, on the topic of a recent industry event, or more recently in the Fleaty the Bug series, common challenges to designers and developers[12]. The cartoons by Gimenes followed an earlier experiment into a cartoon strip with Paddy Donnelly which received a mixed response from readers in 2009[13]. However, the cartoons by Ricardo Gmenes have become an increasingly regular addition to the magazine.
Smashing Newsletter
Highlights of the magazine are collated very fortnight to form an email newsletter, sent out on a Tuesday[14]. As of May 2011, the newsletter is subscribed to by over 57,000 readers. The first edition, published on March 2nd 2010 was distributed to 17,321[15].
References
- ^ a b c Walker, Esther (5 December 2007). "Top of the blogs". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ a b "Alexa Details". Alexa. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ Laube, Natalia. "El año que diseñamos" (in Spanish). Clarín.com. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/about/
- ^ "BurrellesLuce Issues Rankings of Top Media". Forbes.com LLC. December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-11. [dead link]
- ^ Schick, Shane (August 29, 2007). "Visualization tools take data beyond the pie chart". CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Rosencrance, Linda (July 28, 2008,). "11 ways to save money online". ITworld. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Hoffman, Allan (May 30, 2008). "Newsletter an eyesore? Online artists can help". Minneapolis StarTribune. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Allan (May 20, 2008). "Blogs offer life jackets to web design-impaired". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Anivers, Gentium, Fresco: Drei freie Fonts". Macwelt - IDG Magazine Media GmbH. 16.06.2008. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Best of 404 Pages". Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-cartoons/
- ^ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/16/smashing-magazine-comic-strip-episode-1/
- ^ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter/
- ^ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter/
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