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1 Sep
Winners of Custom Stickers from Sticker Mule
Contests, Freebies
5
After more than 300 comments on last week’s Sticker Mule giveaway, we finally have the results.
As you know, Sticker Mule makes awesome custom stickers in all different shapes and sizes as well as skins that you could use, for example, for your laptop, iPhone or iPad. These are not only great fun, but can also be used as excellent promotional tools, or even gifts.
Each of the 5 winners has won a voucher worth $100, which can be applied to any of Sticker Mule’s stickers or skins.
The winners were selected at random and you can check the results after the jump. Read more
25 Aug
Win Custom Stickers from Sticker Mule
Contests, Freebies
337

Who’s ready for some great freebies? This time, we’ve partnered with Sticker Mule to bring you another awesome giveaway.
If you haven’t heard of Sticker Mule yet, they make truly awesome custom stickers in all different shapes and sizes as well as skins that you could use, for example for your laptop, iPhone or iPad. These are not only great fun but can also be used as promotional tools, or even gifts.
One week from today, we’ll be giving away 5 vouchers worth $100 each, with which the winners can choose any of Sticker Mule’s stickers or skins.
The winners will be chosen at random on September 1st. Read on more for details on how to participate as well as some examples of stickers and skins… Read more
21 Jul
Winners of Icon Sets from IconDock
Contests, Freebies, Icons
9
For the past week, we’ve been running IconDock’s Giveaway for 10 Icon sets. Thanks to all who participated and a special thanks to Nick La for these wonderful icons.
IconDock features professionally designed pixel and vector stock icons suitable for print and web projects. The website contains a great collection of both premium and free icons.
Today we have the results of the contest and 10 lucky winners get the chance to pick any icon set of their choice from the great collection at IconDock.
The winners were selected at random and you can see the results after the jump. All winners will be contacted via email for details as to how to receive their prizes. Read more
14 Jul
Win 10 Fantastic Icon Sets from IconDock
Contests, Freebies, Icons
308
IconDock is the brain child of renowned designer Nick La, more known for his popular blog, Web Designer Wall, and his portfolio site, N Design Studio.
IconDock features professionally designed pixel and vector stock icons suitable for print and web projects. The site contains a great collection of both premium and free icons.
With today’s contest, we’re bringing you the chance to win 10 sets of these wonderful and useful icons.
One week from today, on July 21st, we’ll be giving away 10 sets of icons to 10 lucky WDD readers.
Check out the beautiful icon previews after the jump and read on for more details about this contest… Read more
7 Jul
Winners of 1000 Postcards from UPrinting
Contests, Freebies
11
For the past 7 days we’ve been running a great giveaway from UPrinting. Many thanks to all those of you who participated and to UPrinting for a great giveaway.
UPrinting is one of the leading online printing companies in the world, with over 25 years of experience under their belt.

Each of the 10 winners has won a set of 500 free business cards of their choice with free shipping to anywhere in the world.
The winners were selected at random and you can see the results after the jump.
All winners will be contacted via email for details as to how to receive their prizes.
Each of the 10 winners has won a set of 100 custom postcards with free shipping to anywhere in the world.
The winners were selected at random and you can see the results after the jump. All winners will be contacted via email for details as to how to receive their prizes. Read more
30 Jun
Win 1000 Postcards from UPrinting
Contests, Freebies
227

Sending postcards to your old clients to remind them of your services, or to prospective new clients, can be a great and often overlooked way to generate more business.
As you probably know by now, UPrinting is one of the leading online printing companies in the world, with over 25 years of experience under their belt.
They’re truly a great company to work with when you need to get something professionally printed, whether it’s a business card, brochure or postcard.
A few months ago we teamed up with them and gave away 5,000 business cards to 10 lucky winners, which was a resounding success.
Today we bring you even more great goodies! We have 100 custom postcards from UPrinting to give away to 10 lucky winners. Read on for more details on the prizes and on how to participate… Read more
23 Jun
Winners of Que Publishing Book Giveaway
Adobe, Contests, Freebies
10

And here we are with the results of last week’s Que Publishing giveaway, in which we’re giving away 5 books about Adobe’s CS5.
Que Publishing is a very established publisher with almost 30 years of experience providing information and books related to computing and technology, and in this case they’re providing 5 winners with books from the OnDemand CS5 series.
As usual, all winners were chosen at random and the results appear after the jump. The publisher will contact all winners directly via email with details as to how to receive their books.
Did you win this time? Find out after the jump! Read more
16 Jun
Que Publishing: Adobe CS5 Books Giveaway
Adobe, Contests, Freebies
573

Que Publishing is a very established publisher with almost 30 years of experience providing information and books related to computing and technology.
We’ve partnered with this awesome publisher to bring you a super cool giveaway today, to ensure that you get the most out of your new Adobe CS5 products.
I’ve been using the CS5 On Demand book series for a while now and they really provide the answers in an quick and easy visual step-by-step format. They show you exactly what to do with lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.
One week from today, we’ll be giving away 5 books about CS5, from Photoshop CS5 to InDesign CS5… Read more after the jump and for a full description of all books.
Read more
11 Jun
Winners of Radim Malinic’s Book #Three
Books, Contests
8

We’re finally ready with the results of last week’s giveaway, where we’re giving away 5 copies of Radim Malinic’s new book called #Three.
As you probably know by now, Radim is the illustrator of the awesome graphics that you see in the header and footer of Webdesigner Depot.
The book features Radim’s designs from the past 18 months, both in detail and in real-world settings.
All winners were chosen at random and the results appear after the jump. Radim will contact all winners directly via email with details as to how to receive their prizes.
Did you make it this time? Check below to find out! Read more
4 Jun
Review and Giveaway: Radim Malinic’s Book #THREE
Books, Contests, Review
146

Book #THREE by Brand Nu is a unique book that serves as the portfolio of Radim Malinic, one of the most prolific and successful commercial illustrators around.
Radim is the illustrator of the awesome graphics that you see in the header and footer of Webdesigner Depot. If you didn’t see our interview with Radim, you can check it out here
It’s filled with designs from the past 18 months, both in detail and in real-world settings.
The list of clients included in this book is extensive, and includes high profile organizations such as the London Film Museum, QV Melbourne, Acer Computers and Haagen-Dazs ice cream.
Read on to know more about #Three and for a chance to win 1 of 5 books that we will be giving away next week… Read more
12 May
Winners of “TypeFaces” Playing Cards
Contests, Freebies, Web Designers
16

For the past week, we’ve been running a great contest to win sets of awesome playing cards from Typefaces.
These super cool cards feature world renowned designers such as Veerle Pieters, Jeffrey Zeldman and Jason Santa Maria, among many others.
The official Typefaces site also carries wallpapers for each of the designers which you can download for free.
All winners were chosen at random and the results appear after the jump. Typefaces will contact all winners via email with details as to how to receive their prizes.
Read on to see if you won… Read more
7 May
Win 10 Sets of “TypeFaces” Playing Cards
Contests, Freebies, Web Designers
416

What are TypeFaces? They’re “top-trumps” style card packs featuring 20 well known designers.
For each designer, a typeface was selected to match their overall vibe. Each card has also been individually designed to reflect their vibe, supported typographically with the selected typeface.
The official site also carries wallpapers for each of the TypeFaces characters which you can download for free right away.
And today, we have 10 great sets of these cards ready to be shipped to you. The contest is open to WDD readers worldwide. Only one entry per person.
Read on for more details and information on how to participate and win one of these awesome sets of cards. Read more
5 May
Winners of the Massive Iconshock Giveaway
Contests, Freebies, Icons
15

Today we have the results of last week’s Iconshock Giveaway.
We received over 451 entries for this super awesome contest, where IconShock is giving away 10 licenses for ALL of their icons.
Each license includes 800,000 stock icons, 250 icon sets, 500 logo templates and 250 animated icons. The total value of the prizes is $4,990.
All winners were chosen at random and you can find the results after the jump. Iconshock will contact all the winners directly via email with details as to how to receive their prizes.
Did you win? Find out after the jump… Read more
28 Apr
Massive Giveaway of Iconshock Icons
Contests, Freebies, Icons
451

Iconshock is the largest icon design company in the world and today they’re bringing a spectacular giveaway to WDD readers.
In this contest, Iconshock will be providing 10 full subscription licenses to ALL their icons. Yes, you read that right, ALL their icons.
The value of all these prizes is an astonishing $4,990!
And this includes a staggering amount of goodies: 800,000 stock icons, 250 icon sets, 500 logo templates and 250 animated icons!!
That’s their entire collection and we have 10 of these licenses for you today. Read on for details on how to participate and check out some of the icons below…
Read more
14 Apr
Winners of iPad and Free ActiveCampaign Licenses
Contests, Freebies
21

Finally, the day you’ve been waiting for is here… The contests’ results are in!
2048 comments were made for this amazing giveaway. This is certainly a record for any contest on WDD!
A ginormous thank you to the generous folks at ActiveCampaign for providing us with some stunning prizes (total worth of $8,979).
The prizes include 1 Apple iPad and free licenses to their awesome email marketing and survey software.
As usual, all winners were chosen at random and the results appear after the jump. We will contact all the winners via email with details as to how to receive their prizes. Read more
7 Apr
Win an iPad and Free ActiveCampaign Licenses
Contests, Freebies
2047

Who doesn’t like freebies? We all do, and today the good folks at ActiveCampaign are bringing you an absolutely awesome giveaway that’s sure to make you drool…
By participating in this contest, not only you stand the chance of winning a just released Apple iPad, but you can also win a bunch of free licenses for ActiveCampaign’s email marketing and survey software, that will come in really handy for your next project.
ActiveCampaign specializes in awesome web based software which includes email marketing and survey software.
Read on for more details on how to participate in this amazing contest…
Read more
24 Mar
Winners of “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”
Books, Contests, Freebies
25

Last week’s contest from SitePoint is now officially over.
The giveaway was really successful with almost 800 entries from all over the world.
Many thanks to all of you who participated and to SitePoint for their generous prizes.
Each of the 5 winners has won a full copy of their latest and very successful book “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”.
All winners were chosen at random and you can find the results after the jump. We will contact all the winners via email with details as to how to receive their prizes.
Read more
17 Mar
Win 5 Copies of “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”
Books, Contests, Freebies
784

Sitepoint is known to consistently release amazing books.
Their latest book, “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”, covers jQuery, one of the most powerful JavaScript frameworks.
The exciting new 390-page book is perfect for any jQuery user, regardless of whether you’re a beginner, advanced, or somewhere in-between.
WDD has once again partnered with Sitepoint to bring you this great book in a fantastic giveaway.
Just one week from today we will be giving away free copies of this great book to 5 lucky WDD readers chosen at random.
Read on for more details and information on how to participate… Read more
9 Mar
Winners of 5000 Business Cards from UPrinting
Contests, Freebies
18

Today we’re announcing the winners of the UPrinting contest that we held on WDD for the past week.
Many thanks to all of you who participated. The response was great and we’ve got almost 500 comments.
Each of the 10 winners has won a set of 500 free business cards of their choice with free shipping to anywhere in the world.
The winners were selected at random and you can see the results after the jump.
All winners will be contacted via email for details as to how to receive their prizes. Read more
2 Mar
Win 5000 Business Cards from UPrinting
Contests, Freebies, Web Designers
498

We all know that as web designers, we should market ourselves both online and offline.
For online purposes, a great portfolio website or blog is a perfect way to spread the word, but for offline purposes, nothing beats the traditional business card.
We’ve partnered with UPrinting to bring an amazing contest to WDD. One week from today, we will be awarding 10 prizes of 500 free business cards each!!!
You can choose from a variety of business card styles, such as the traditional US Standard, square, slim and specialty shapes. Let your creativity flow and design the cards any way that you want. We will ship them to you worldwide absolutely free of charge.
Read on for more details on how to enter this contest… Read more
1 Feb
Winners of “Fluid Web Typography”
Contests, Freebies, Typography
5

Last week we run a great contest here on WDD to give away 5 free copies of the book “Fluid Web Typography” …and today we have the results!
Congratulations to all 5 winners: Christopher Barnes (#392), Claudiu (#145), Tutorial City (#403), Austin (#113) and Patricia (#346).
Each of you have won a free copy of this excellent web typography book written by Jason Cranford Teague.
All winners will be contacted via email for details on how to receive their books.
Thanks to the over 400 of you who participated and for leaving links to all those awesome typographic resources.
We’ll be running more contests in the near future, stay tuned! Read more
25 Jan
Win 5 Copies of “Fluid Web Typography”
Contests, Freebies, Typography
411

Typography on the Web has remained unchanged for over a decade, but we’re now in the midst of a type revolution.
In a great effort to bring light to typography on the web and how to use it properly, one of our respected authors, Jason Cranford Teague, in association with Peachpit has released the book “Fluid Web Typography”.
Today, we’re bringing this must-have book to the WDD audience.
We’re running a one week contest where we will be awarding 5 free copies of this unmissable book. Read on for all the details and how to participate. Read more
15 Dec
Win 10 Premium Accounts at Grafpedia
Contests, Freebies
517

We love to bring great contests to all our loyal readers and today we have another great one lined up for you.
We’ve partnered with Grafpedia a great provider of Photoshop gradients, brushes and vectors to bring another great giveaway to some lucky WDD readers.
We’re giving away a total of 10 premium accounts with access to ALL of Grafpedia’s content for 3 months. That is thousands of Photoshop brushes, vector shapes and patterns, and much much more.
The contest runs for one week and we will announce the results on December 22nd.
For a chance to win, please follow the participation guidelines after the jump. Read more
1 Dec
Winners of ‘Fancy Form Design’
Books, Contests, Freebies
14

The results are in! Today we’re pleased to announce the winners of the SitePoint book giveaway.
All winners will be contacted via email for details as to how to receive their prizes.
Check out to see if you won and view the winners’ names after the jump.
For those that didn’t win this time, you can buy the PDF version for only $14.95 until December 5th via this link OR get $5.00 off the print book, published in full color, shipped to your door anywhere in the world by following this link. Worldwide shipping is free when you add a 2nd book to your order.
Thanks to the almost 1000 of you that participated and thanks to SitePoint for sponsoring this great contest for the WDD community. Read more
24 Nov
Win 5 Free Copies of ‘Fancy Form Design’
Books, Contests, Freebies
931

We’re partnering once again with the awesome folks at SitePoint to bring you another great giveaway for one of their latest books.
The book this time is called Fancy Form Design and it guides you through the creation of beautiful forms for your websites.
Forms need not be ugly, they can be beautiful, too, and their coding can now be hassle free.
We will give away a total of 5 copies of the book, and the contest will run for a week, with the results announced on December 1st.
To get a chance to win, please follow the guidelines for participation after the jump. Read more
19 Nov
The wait is over! And the prizes go to…
Contests, Freebies
48

Thanks to everyone that participated in our massive first birthday giveaway.
Your response of over 1,200 comments was absolutely unbelievable and made me realize how influential the blog has been to so many people out there.
The comments were great! Funny, artistic, original and charged with positive vibes.
A very heartfelt thank you to all of you for your support, and for the great feedback in your comments.
I’m now truly charged to propel WDD further into its second year! Feel free to always send me your feedback, ideas and suggestions. I read all emails and will definetely take your feedback into consideration.
And now, what you’ve been waiting for since last week… the prizes! And there are 42 very lucky winners… are you one of them? Read more
11 Nov
Webdesigner Depot Turns One Year Old! (surprises included)
Contests, Freebies
1248

It’s been one year already and today we celebrate WDD’s first birthday!
It’s been an incredible journey so far… and I’ve enjoyed it immensely, and still am.
I started WDD out of my curiosity for blogging and my passion for design. I wanted to put my mark out there by pouring my design vision into the world.
Since WDD began, the blog has been visited by over 10 million people and that number is growing in leaps and bounds month after month.
Today, I’d like to share a few interesting details about myself and WDD, and I also have some very special birthday surprises in store… Read more
28 Jul
Interview with SpecWatch:
The Naked Truth About Design Contests
Contests, Interviews, Web Designers
140

“Spec work” stands for speculative work. It’s a term used to refer to any job for which the client expects to see examples with no guarantee of payment.
The Internet has accelerated its growth in the form of “design contest” websites, and these businesses have advertising machines that draw in thousands of unsuspecting designers who think it’s normal to give away their intellectual property for nothing.
With the increasing prominence of “spec work” businesses, we’re witnessing more and more about the downsides of the practice, and there’s one initiative in particular that’s documenting what goes on — SpecWatch.
David Airey, a well respected graphic designer, has approached WDD with this important issue and we felt it was necessary to bring light to this important subject.
Here’s the exclusive interview David conducted with SpecWatch for WDD readers. Designers take note… Read more
27 Apr
Winners of ‘Sexy Web Design’
Books, Contests, Freebies
12

Today we’re happy to announce the winners of the SitePoint book giveaway.
Congratulations to @innervoices, @kmog, @sherri_g, @6bdesign and @TylorSkory. Each of you have won a full copy of the book “Sexy Web Design”.
All winners will be contacted via email for details as to how to receive their prize.
For the ones that didn’t win, don’t despair as SitePoint has generously provided a 25% discount for all of our readers that would like to purchase the book. Note that this discount is only valid until May 1st: Discount link
Thanks to the almost 600 of you who participated and thanks to SitePoint for sponsoring this great contest for the WDD community.
16 Apr
Win 5 Free Copies of ‘Sexy Web Design’
Books, Contests, Freebies
618

I’m always reading tons of design blogs as well as buying books and magazines to gain more knowledge on design and bring fresh ideas to WDD.
A little while ago, I ordered Elliot Jay Stocks book “Sexy Web Design” and after reading it, I thought it would be a great idea if I could bring this book to the loyal readers of WDD.
So, I’ve partnered with the publisher SitePoint, one of the leading resources for designers, to bring this great book to the WDD audience.
Starting today, we’ll be running a 10 day contest here on WDD, where you can win one of 5 free copies of the book that we’ll be giving away. Read more