50 essential freebies for web designers, April 2014

New projects are released all the time that get us excited about the industry we work in. Each month we bring you a…

How to get started with SVG

In the last few months, the buzz around SVG images has grown and grown. SVG has been around for years, but it’s only…

The ultimate guide to freelancing

There are a ton of different reasons people choose to freelance. Sometimes it's born of necessity: you decide you need…

Discover the Future of Web Design, in London this April

Keeping abreast of emerging trends is one of the most challenging aspects of any designer's job. If you're looking for…

Comics of the week #227

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…

Deal of the week: Bootstrap 3.0. starter kit pro

Time is money in this business, but cutting corners can be costly if the quality of your code dips. What all designers…

Have you got what it takes to grow from freelancer to studio boss?

There may come a time you get too successful as a freelancer and must decide if you prefer sleep, money, or headaches.…

6 design essential ingredients for successful e-commerce

With growing numbers of businesses taking their products and services to the web, offering greater reach and…

Designing forms that convert, 7 proven techniques

Web forms are the stars of any respectable landing page though they're often taken for granted. They receive all the…

The designer’s guide to pixel hinting

Pixel-perfect icons and typography stand out among the crowd online. Obviously we all want to strive for such refined…

Getty’s photo embed service may not be as free as you think

Yay! More free pictures! We can now use millions of Getty-owned photos for free on our websites, blogs and social media…

Comics of the week #226

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…

21 free WordPress themes for March 2014

Simple. That's the commonality this month as dozens of new WordPress themes became available and many had a common…

Deal of the week: 100 Premium Infographics from Ingimage

Everyone loves an infographic. Designers love putting them together. Marketers love promoting them. Clients love…

24 extraordinarily cool motion graphic designs

Motion graphics are flat out neat. They're what dazzles our eyes at the beginning of movies and during commercials.…

Debunking the myths of web typography

Typography is, put simply, the arrangement of type in order to facilitate communication. As a craft, it's been around…

How to succeed with Google+ Hangouts

Google+ Hangouts have been at the heart of some of the hottest video conferencing technologies since it first debuted…

Intriguing study reveals the secrets of successful infographics

What makes an infographic successful? As designers, we want it to achieve a balance of two main things: Did the reader…

What's new for designers, March 2014

The March edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, photoshop plugins, productivity…

Comics of the week #225

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…

The secrets of successful website content

Do you know why book stores are closing at a frightening pace? Because people don't read books anymore. They say they…

21 insightful social media infographics

In an era of information overload, words by themselves can fall flat. Infographics do more than present data — they…

Deal of the week: 1,000 images with no backgrounds

We all use stock images everyday. Whether it's a business man in a suit, or a girl riding her bike, images enhance the…

19 hipster logos redesigned for corporate America

There's a trend right now, that wavers between irritating and inspired, for redesigning corporate logos in a hipster…