How to harness Yahoo!'s weather API
In 2006, while working at a design agency in Cardiff, Wales, I conceived of an idea to feature on our website the…
What designers want
"Whew!" exclaimed a recent client when he finally agreed to pay his entire fee, "I didn't know artistic-types were such…
85+ new WordPress themes to inspire you
Whether you're a WordPress theme creator or just a consumer, it's important to stay abreast of what's going on in the…
Europe joins the U.S. in condemning U.N. power-grab
As we reported two weeks ago, a closed-door meeting opened yesterday in Dubai that is debating control of the internet.…
By Ben Moss
Check out Adobe Creative Cloud's latest updates live on Facebook
One of the biggest advantages to Adobe's Creative Cloud membership is the regular updates Adobe offers to Cloud…
Stop chasing screen resolutions
We live in such an exciting time in the world of the web. Technology and standards are moving forward at a rate that's…
Comics of the week #158
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 get started with Sass
There is one persistent problem with CSS; it doesn't support variables. Each time you specify a color, for a block of…
By Rob Bowen
6 free mobile device emulators for testing your site
The percentage of all web usage that comes from smartphones and other mobile devices is growing, and it won’t be long…
How to go viral
Going viral is the holy grail of advertising these days. Mom and Pop run businesses can become global names overnight…
By Ben Moss
What makes a good logo designer?
As strange as this may sound for some, not every designer is a good logo designer.
I've met many highly talented…
By Ray Vellest
How to create a simple CSS3 tooltip
Tooltips are a great way to show your user more information by simply hovering over an image or text. They can be used,…
By Keenan Payne
20 Kid's WordPress themes
W.C. Fields famously said 'Never work with children or animals' and there are numerous blooper reels around to show…
To HTML5 or not to HTML5, that is the mobile question
Mark Zuckerberg opened up recently about HTML5 and the difficulties that Facebook has faced in developing mobile apps.…
By Alana Bender
Introduce brainstorming to your creative arsenal
Creative thinking is an integral part of design and all art-related professions. Hyper-creative people appear to…
Iconbench: for styling your icons
When creating website designs, it's almost impossible to leave out icons. They help visualize pieces of copy and are…
Comics of the week #157
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
9 vital tools for shoestring startups
For many startup businesses out there, the idea of funding or angel investment is a mere pipe dream. ‘Bootstrapping’ is…
By Ross Hinton
WPMU DEV: Extraordinary WordPress plugins
We're all sold on WordPress, it's a great solution for anybody who needs to easily manage their site's content in a…
By WDD Staff
Should you learn to code?
I earned my BFA in ’98. Learned to layout feature pages and create infographics for the local daily paper. I earned a…
Google asks you to take action against the U.N.
On December 3rd a closed-door meeting will take place in Dubai. In attendance will be members of the United Nation's…
By Ben Moss
Building your first WordPress plugin (part 3)
There is no need to ask why anybody would want to write a plugin for WordPress. It's one of the primary features that…
Amazing bundle from MightyDeals.com
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true: our sister-site MightyDeals.com is 2 years old. Hard to believe, because it’s only…
By WDD Staff
Amazing free bundle from ByPeople.com
Most web pros can't make it through a week without falling back on some else's work: you may be a great programmer, but…
By Ben Moss