Pre-order my new book Standout Designs for the Web now.

Stuff & Nonsense product and website design

Smashing Animations Part 3: SMIL’s Not Dead Baby, SMIL’s Not Dead

Yours truly over at the Smashing Magazine: “Now, you might’ve heard that SMIL is dead. However, it’s alive and well since Google reversed a decision to deprecate the technology almost a decade ago. It remains a terrific choice for designers and developers who want simple, semantic ways to add animations to their designs.”

Read Smashing Animations Part 3: SMIL’s Not Dead Baby, SMIL’s Not Dead

May 21, 2025 • Andy Clarke • Animations • Development • Smashing Magazine
My new book

Standout Designs for theWeb

I’ll show you how to uncover a company’s story, develop a distinctive visual language, and combine colour, typography, and layout to create designs that people remember.

Find out more

I’m Andy Clarke. I’ve spent over thirty years helping clients create memorable websites. I’m also the author of five books on web design.

Planning a new website? I’d love to help you create something memorable.

Start a conversation

or book a call with me

You may also like

You might also like

Shop

Standout Designs for theWeb

Drawing on over thirty years of experience, I’ll show you how to uncover a company’s story, develop a distinctive visual language, and combine colour, typography, imagery, and layout to create designs that people recognise and remember.

Find out more
Shop

Layout ❤︎

Free compound grid and modular grid layout generators, plus a set of HTML/CSS layout templates you can call on to make more interesting layouts, available to buy.

Go to Layout ❤︎