Best Of

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.

To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot

Melody says: Interesting perspective on becoming "google free." I've recently backed off of using all of their services, they're getting a...
Comics

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.

The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.

These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.

Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own…

Ichizu says: Love these. "King Tweet" is the best! "Designer Deception" is a funny one as well - that's why I think it's best to take on...
Freebies

Google Buzz made a loud and controversial entrance when it launched in February shrouded with privacy issues and various other concerns.

Like it or not, it seems that Google Buzz is here to stay with many blogs adding ‘buzz’ icons to their posts. Today, we’ll make it easier to add some buzz to your posts with a free and exclusive set of icons for Google Buzz.

This set includes 24 beautiful icons in raster and vector formats.

They are completely free for personal or commercial use, all we ask is that you link back to WDD if you use them.

You can see a full preview after the jump. The download button is located after the preview. Enjoy!!!

Frank burns says: It should not just be about Google and their choice of color, why not impose a sign of Hope and include a charity symbol smack...
Books

Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey is a fantastic place to start if you’re interested in creating logos that aren’t just visually appealing, but are also memorable, easily recognizable, and timeless.

The book includes a ton of real-world examples from a variety of businesses; everything from the brands of Fortune 500 companies to local restaurants and other businesses have space devoted to them.

There are examples on virtually every page, lending credence to the points being discussed. Airey’s extensive experience as a graphic designer shines through and lends even more credibility to the book.

It’s essential reading for anyone looking to create better logo designs, whether they’re just getting started or have been designing for years already.

The Loft Creative Branding Design says: Creating Icon Brand Identities words are saying a lot of thing about book and I think I have go for it to feel the rhythm of the...
Books

Last week’s contest from SitePoint is now officially over.

The giveaway was really successful with almost 800 entries from all over the world.

Many thanks to all of you who participated and to SitePoint for their generous prizes.

Each of the 5 winners has won a full copy of their latest and very successful book “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”.

All winners were chosen at random and you can find the results after the jump. We will contact all the winners via email with details as to how to receive their prizes.

Advego says: Good contest and suitable prize. Congrats to winners!
Compilation

Today’s bridges not only symbolize our world’s advancement in design but its advancement in technology as well.

Consequently, architects and engineers have been able to merge design and technology together in order to create bridges that are bigger, better, and more spectacular than ever before.

Several of these are simply stunning – a true marvel of classic engineering capabilities and the outstanding achievements of modern engineering.

We’ve compiled a list of 50 of the world’s most amazing bridges, both young and old. If we’ve missed and of your favorites, please feel free to add them in the comments area below… Enjoy!

Lucas says: Forgot that this bridge is in...
How to

An image’s dimensions on screen are measured in pixels: width and height.

An image’s quality is determined by less tangible factors: composition, mood, style, contents. But none of that matters if people get impatient waiting for the file to download.

Web images change in file size when compressed. Smaller files are faster to download, which makes for a better browsing experience.

But clear pictures make for a better experience, too. How much—and what kind of—compression should we apply? Are there alternatives to these messy trade-offs?

Here we look at some surprising facts about preparing image files for the web.

Danny says: Ben, hands down best image compression article I've read. This is a topic near and dear to me since I create elearning courses...
Best Of

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.

To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot

Mihaela says: hey, nice work on this week. i really like "How to avoid your creativity Burnout", i really find myself sometimes having problems...