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…
By Ray Vellest
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…
By Sara Vieira
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…
By Jerry King
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…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Ann Davlin
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…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Jerry King
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…
By Stacey Kole
How to improve your writing in WordPress
WordPress is a powerful and popular CMS for nearly all types of websites. But what about content creation? Writing is…
Pinterest redesigns
Pinterest have just announced on their blog that they will be experimenting with a new look using a small group of…
By Jeff Orloff
Web IDEs: the future of coding
Still using desktop code editors? Web integrated development environments (IDEs) are a new way to build your web…
By Matt Pass
Typographic furniture
While typography is typically a two-dimensional proposition, the communication design students at the University of…
By Stacey Kole
Superb redesign will save lives
One of the most challenging briefs any designer can take on is to design for a cross-cultural organization that needs…
By Ben Moss
The new rules of the responsive web
Responsive web design has become a near ubiquitous buzzword on the web. Try searching for #rwd on Twitter to find equal…
Is it time to abandon privacy?
Whilst the trend for online business continues to grow, there is a significant increase in the number of consumers…
By Ben Moss