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Marco Hengstenberg is a former front-end developer at Smashing Magazine, and currently works as a Pixelpusher & Websitewrangler at NIMIUS. He was previously a web-administrator, a web designer, a digital media designer, a barista, a book-seller and was called some other names he does not want us to mention here. You can find some of his work on Github.

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Mobile Navigation For Smashing Magazine: A Case Study

Back in spring 2013, Smashing Magazine sported a <select> menu as its mobile navigation. It wasn’t considered an anti-pattern back then and Marco Hengstenberg still thinks it’s a viable solution to the complex problem of how to build accessible and functional cross-device navigation. Brad Frost wrote a few words about the pros and cons of this pattern on his blog and Marco couldn’t agree more. In this article, Marco will explain how he helped rebuild the mobile navigation in order to enhance the experience for the readers of Smashing Magazine. Read more…