Smashing Magazine

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| author = Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman

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Smashing Magazine is an online publication primarily catering to web developers and web designers{{cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=About Us |url=https://www.smashingmagazine.com/about/ |work=Smashing Magazine}} worldwide. Launched in 2006 by Sven Lennartz and Vitaly Friedman, both then part of the German-based Smashing Media AG, the magazine focuses on providing resources and insights to the web development community.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

In 2012, the magazine expanded its offerings by organizing web design conferences across Europe and North America. These events, known as SmashingConf, were initiated by Vitaly Friedman and Marc Thiele and provide a platform for practitioners to learn, interact, and network.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

Several sources have acknowledged Smashing Magazine's influence within the web development world. The Huffington Post ranks it as a leading platform for web developers to find job opportunities.{{cite news |date=2015-04-23 |title=9 Amazing Places to Find Skilled Developers |work=Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-rampton/9-amazing-places-to-find-_b_7097670.html}}

Conferences

Smashing Magazine hosts four annual conferences that take place in New York City, San Francisco, Barcelona, and Freiburg. Each conference consists of two-day, single-track talks and workshops featuring industry professionals discussing web design trends and insights. Notable speakers include Stefan Sagmeister, Jon Burgerman, Peter Sunde, and Daniel Burka.{{Cite web |url=http://smashingconf.com/speakers |title=Speakers | Smashing Conference |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520005525/http://smashingconf.com/speakers |url-status=dead }}

Library

On November 27, 2012, Smashing Magazine launched their [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ebook-bundles/smashing-library/ Smashing Library], containing more than 60 eBooks and videos on web design. The library provides content on design best practices and coding techniques.

Newsletter

A bi-monthly email newsletter highlights the magazine's content. As of August 2022, the newsletter had over 176,000 subscribers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-newsletter/|title=The Smashing Email Newsletter|date=January 28, 2010|website=Smashing Magazine}}