The Myth of DPI

The size of an image in a website layout is important. From proper alignment to getting just the right amount of white…

Comics of the Week #12

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

Using a Pre-Launch Checklist for your Website

Accounting for every aspect of a new website isn’t easy, especially at the last minute. The problems aren’t the…

Out of this World Coral Photography

Nature is a superb way of finding natural and unique inspiration. It refreshes our mind and gives us something to…

Free Speech and Freedom of Information: Advice for Bloggers

The information bloggers choose to put out there often has a huge impact on how they're perceived and what others…

A Collection of Free iPad Icons, Tutorials and PSDs

Since its controversial release, the iPad has been both criticized and admired by the design community. In this post…

Comics of the Week #11

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

How to Plan for the Absence of JavaScript

Though the methods used to gather website traffic statistics call into question the validity of the stats themselves,…

The Hidden Art of Camouflage Photography

Camouflage has always been a wonder to us. It allows animals and plants to remain indiscernible from the surrounding…

How to Grow as a Web Designer

The field of web design is constantly changing and growing. Getting in a rut is often the result of not staying up to…

A Showcase of Minimalist Workstations

No matter what your personal work style, an uncluttered and attractive workspace will improve the quality and…

20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop has been a part of every web designer's life since they picked up their first mouse. On February 10th, 2010,…

Winners of “Fluid Web Typography”

Last week we run a great contest here on WDD to give away 5 free copies of the book "Fluid Web Typography" ...and today…

Comics of the Week #10

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

10 Tips for Better Print Style Sheets

Print style sheets have been somewhat forgotten, and yet they remain important all the same. Many people print out…

Impossible Gravity Defying Ads

According to Newton's Law of universal gravitation, what goes up, must come down.... but that's not always the…

The Principle of Proximity in Web Design

Recently I picked up an old design book that I hadn't touched in a while, and it reminded me of a design principle that…

Win 5 Copies of “Fluid Web Typography”

Typography on the Web has remained unchanged for over a decade, but we're now in the midst of a type revolution. In a…

Comics of the Week #9

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

Beautiful curvy brush fonts for design

Brush fonts are hotter than ever and we are seeing them more often on professionally designed websites. Thick, bold and…

Unbelievable Celebrity Phone Book Carvings

Alex Queral is a Philadelphian sculptor best known for using old phone books to carve their pages into celebrities…

The Simplicity of Helvetica

Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces in the world. Technically speaking, it's a sans serif Grotesque…

CSS Transitions 101

Despite people's expectation of change and movement on the screen, CSS and HTML have few controls that allow you to…

Comics of the Week #8

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