When I walk into a design studio, there are several things I know I'll see; tattoos, piercings and toys... lots and…

"Barry, wake up!" screamed Winny but he just groaned and pulled up the old comforter over his head. It was his first…

Cartography (aka mapmaking) dates back to, quite literally, the cave man. The earliest maps consisted of cave…

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

With the ever increasing accessibility of smart phones, coupled with the rapid advancement of mobile internet…

Artists can do a lot with a blank canvas. But UK-based Ed Fairburn demonstrates that a canvas with lines, words, and…

The wonders of the QR code have been proved over and over for marketing and customer engagement. You see them all over,…

Since the dawn of the mobile web, the design and development landscape has changed drastically. Today, no one working…

The first question to ask, is do you really need to send Christmas cards to your clients and business contacts, and if…

Not a lot keeps Mark Zuckerberg up at night. When he slips between his — presumably luxury — sheets, rests his head and…

Anyone involved in Web design or development will have come across the term "semantic" with reference to HTML5 and the…

Taking an entire movie and translating it into a single image is not an easy job. Identifying the elements which best…

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

New site designs pop up every week, all over the web. Sometimes they fly under the radar for weeks before being found,…

In a recently published article Jakob Nielsen thoroughly trashes Windows 8. This is not your typical Windows vs. Mac…

There are just 12 days until Christmas! If you're still struggling to find that perfect gift for the designer/developer…

At this time of year, there's no better way to start the day than opening up a new window on your advent calendar and…

Whether as part of a registration form, a payment form, or a contact form, it seems we’re always asking our users to…

It happens to all of us: that rude awakening when we realize Santa is just a department store employee and the Tooth…

Today, Adobe announced some exciting new features in Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Muse. Of particular…

While big data makes for useful applications, it can also stand in the way of clean, usable interface designs. With…

Finger painting is sooo 20th Century. This millennium, it’s all about the finger portrait — at least according to the…

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

Thumbnails are one of the purest pieces of usability the digital age has created. In essence a thumbnail is a preview,…