Retro Branding

While Generation Y may be too young to remember, there was a time in the 70s and 80s when the coolest gadgetry was…

Comics of the week #170

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

Fresh freebies for February

It is never a bad time to have an idea for the web, and when it comes, the best thing to do is developing and creating…

Is Photoshop dead?

I guess a more suitable title might be ‘is Photoshop still an appropriate tool for designing typography on the web?’…

ReCAPTCHAing the importance of UX

Recently, I had the 'joy' of attempting to book tickets with Ticketmaster.co.uk and, I knew exactly what I was in for —…

How to find your USP

Do you call yourself a freelance web designer? If so, you are only partially correct. The truth is that you also need…

Saving a city with a serif

Fonts can become synonymous with brands. Picture, for example, "Yahoo", "Disney", or the masthead for "The New York…

Futuristic typeface echoes art nouveau designs

Is there anything better than a font named after the Spanish word for cockroach? Maybe a font named after that combined…

Talking about the new American Airlines logo

There was a time, not so long ago, when flying was considered a glamorous experience, something people aspire to do, a…

Optimize your JavaScript with RequireJS

RequireJS is an effective way to improve the speed and quality of your JavaScript code additionally making it a lot…

Comics of the week #169

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

How to fire a client

As I put the phone down, I was still shaking quietly. It was one of the hardest phone calls I've had to make. I had…

Extraordinary heat-sensitive stationery

If a company’s branding materials should seek to leave a mark, then Austrian design studio Bureau Rabensteiner has more…

30 successful sports websites

It's a well known fact that a sport is not just pleasure: it's a business (without a doubt a big business) that can…

Sensational deal on Photoshop actions

Photoshop opens up such a huge range of possibilities for photography enthusiasts. And Photoshop actions make it easy…

What we can expect from WordPress 3.6

The most recent WordPress release, 3.5, has passed the 6 million download mark. It brought us a renewed media…

Death-defying photography

We’ve all heard of the suffering artist, but photographer Kerry Skarbakka is taking the idea of suffering for one’s…

15+ tools for getting things done

Even the most creative mind needs a bit of left-brain order sometimes. While more work is what every freelancer and…

Design fundamentals: constraints

The concept of constraints in design can be defined as the practice of limiting user actions on a system. Constraints…

10 things HBO's Girls can teach you about design

Even if you haven't seen the show, you've almost certainly heard of HBO's hit Girls, created by and starring Lena…

Sensational stop-motion music video

Big-budget music videos involve countless people, crazy costumes, and elaborate sets. But Japanese singer-songwriter…

Comics of the week #167

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

How to upsell your clients

Have you ever just finished a project and wondered: How can I do more for this client? or perhaps you were thinking: Oh…

Scotch tape photography

Parents who leave their kids alone with seemingly innocuous items like glue and sticky tape will certainly live to…