How to create your own WordPress shortcodes

In version 2.5 WordPress introduced shortcodes, and all of us have probably used them at one time or another. They…

Perfection in a portfolio; a web design showcase

Web design is a subtle science that is lost to most who are not in the field. The amount of choices that go into…

Win 10 licenses of the Jumpeye Framework

Today we have a neat giveaway from our friends at Jumpeye which will come in handy for all developers. The Jumpeye…

Comics of the week #185

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

14 key WordPress functions to jump-start theme development

After a few years (or even months) of designing and developing WordPress themes, especially for clients, you start to…

How corporate logos evolve

It’s fascinating to watch the evolution of a brand. Companies large and small inevitably change their identity over…

The SEO sanity check part 3: White hats always win

The last two articles have dealt with black and gray hat techniques employed by some search engine optimization…

Deal of the week: Mega design bundle

You’ll find enough great deals on our sister site MightyDeals.com to keep you busy for weeks at a time, but even so,…

Enchant, simplify and amaze; the Android way

The Android User Experience Team have published their own design principles for delivering a world-class user…

A taste of CoffeeScript (part 2)

In the first part of this article about CoffeeScript, you saw its basic capabilities; but let's be honest, most of the…

Social networking noise

Everywhere you go online you see lots of tweets, Facebook posts, and Google+ updates: the social networking noise can…

Common misconceptions about responsive design

I browse the internet everyday, on multiple devices. I use my Macbook Pro, iMac, PC, iPad, iPhone and yes even my…

Graphic designer dad’s lunch bag surprise

Pulling a peanut butter and jelly, or ham and cheese on rye out of your lunchbox every day can get boring pretty…

iOS7 to adopt flat design

The last great bastion of skeuomorphic design, Apple Inc., is rumored to be completely revamping its mobile OS, ahead…

What's new for web designers in Illustrator CC

On May 6th Adobe announced its latest updates to its creative software. Some of these updates have big implications on…

Ghost: a crowd-funded blogging platform, launching soon

Sometimes you need a fully-fledged CMS; something that lets you create any kind of website you want to create, with…

Comics of the week #184

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

A more social Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe has been rolling out some major changes and updates to Creative Cloud. While the new subscription-only model and…

Side project: Coloradore

Coloradore is the side project of graphic designer Anna Kövecses in which her aim is to create a collection of…

Design = emotions + usability

While fine art is a subjective field, graphic design is more formulaic in its fundamentals. An effective design should…

Deal of the week: Responsive parallax templates

Most sites have too much information; users are overwhelmed as CEOs wax lyrical on everything from their favorite…

The designer's secret weapon: an account handler

I’m a lucky person. Every day I get to do what I love, which is helping clients work out what their web project is…

Do's and don'ts of typography

As so much of the content available on the web is text it's essential for web designers to understand the basic…

Fantastical fairytale photos

Film studios spend millions of dollars to create stunning epic masterpieces like The Lord of the Rings. But sometimes…