Tom Hussey is a photographer who focuses on advertising and portrait photography.

The project featured on this post is called “Reflections” and was created for a new Novartis drug called the Exelon Patch.

The drug in question is a prescription medicine for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia.

The highly conceptual photographs shows an older person looking at the reflection of their younger self.

What do you think of these impressive photographs? Please share your views in the comments area.

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The amazing artwork showcased in this post consist of layers upon layers of glass, each and every one of which has been painted on.

Only when the glass is viewed in the correct order and from the right position is the true image really seen.

The post features two incredibly talented artists: American David Spriggs who focuses on explosive work, featuring fireworks, storms and blast like images.

The second artist is Chinese Xia Xiao Wan who takes a completely different and more disturbing approach to his work, with all of his 3D glass paintings featuring distorted and deformed figures.

What do you think of this type of art? Please share with us in the comments!

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Selecting a content management system on which to run a business website is an important decision. Businesses have needs that are more targeted than individuals, and many of the hosted options available don’t quite fit the bill. Fortunately, there is a range of hosted content management systems that are packed with powerful features. Even better, these hosed platforms tend to be extremely easy to use and quick to develop on.

Before selecting a hosted platform, carefully asses your client’s needs. From there, you can narrow the field until you find a platform that suits the client perfectly. Given the broad range of options available, I have selected five top-tier options to review here.

Hosted CMS’ tend to be targeted to audiences that are keenly interested in simplicity. By contrast, most business-oriented hosted platforms offer a wide range of features. They essentially attempt to cover all of the basic features that a typical website owner might want. Because of this, you will find that many hosted platforms offer tremendous value and savings for your clients.

The hosted platforms covered below represent some of the most powerful content management systems available today. It is truly mind boggling how easy it can be to build a robust and beautiful website. Let’s dig in and see what these platforms have in store for us. Read more

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.

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Mobile development is all the rage, and the interactive industry is in great turmoil as countless tablets and smartphones come to market.

Mobile app development gets most of the attention, while the mobile web somewhat quietly creeps along. But the mobile web is making progress every day as more and more developers launch mobile-optimized interfaces.

The great thing about the mobile web is that it is fundamentally built with all of the same tools used in traditional web design and development.

This makes it far more approachable than app development. Also, many users will want to visit a company’s website on the go, without necessarily needing a full-blown app. Read more

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.

The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.

These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.

Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own… Read more

Julien Vallée is a graphic designer and art director from Montréal, Canada.

One of Julien’s favorite materials to use in his artwork and design is paper, hand-crafting it to create unique one of a kind pieces.

He has worked for some important clients, including the likes of MTV, The New York Times Magazine and Computer Arts Magazine.

On top of these amazing achievements, Julien has been featured in countless publications all over the world, and has also held exhibitions of his work in various countries.

If you like the work you see here, be sure to check out more of Julien Vallée’s work at his portfolio, and follow him on Twitter.

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Not every designer wants to (or knows how to) code. Sometimes all you want to do is design, and leave the coding to someone else.s

Or maybe you’ve just taken on more design work than you can handle, and don’t have time to code everything yourself.

In either case, PSD to HTML services can be a great way to save time and energy, while still getting a hand-coded design.

In this post, we’ve compiled a hundred PSD to HTML services that might be just what you need for coding your next project.

Some of the services below also offer CMS implementation and other add-on services. The better services take as much time and care with converting your design as you would take yourself, so be sure to shop around and compare not only on the basis of price (which starts as low as $29), but also quality and service.

When picking a service like this, make sure you find a company that either provides samples of their work or a money-back guarantee (preferably both). A non-disclosure agreement is also a good idea, especially if you’re using them for client work. Read more