Advertising

Today we’d like to thank all our advertisers for their continued support of WDD.

It’s both thanks to them and to our audience that WDD continues to thrive month after month.

We realize that many of you may not click on adverts as you may feel that they may not be relevant to you, or your business.

Why not try something new today and check out some of these awesome companies?

You might just learn about a useful service or product while at the same time helping to support WDD. Thank you!

Rupen Sharma says: I've rarely click on ads. However, I tried clicking one today (Wix). It's an awesome product. I think I'll give it a shot. I...
Design

Robots have been appearing for decades in sci-fi movies and on TV and are finally making their way into the real world.

Although it will probably take several years for robots to become part of our every day lives, that day now seems to be closer than ever.

In this post, we feature robot concepts designed by great illustrators from around the world, which include human looking ones as well as aliens and super heros.

Here are 50 incredible illustrations portraying robots that will blow your mind.

Know of other great examples? Please share them with us in the comments section below.

Neo says: Are there any great books with this kind of robot art? I've been searching for a while, but can't find any..
How to

Organic design is commonly applied to products such as chairs, electronic equipment, books and home décor.

Following the same principles, organic web design has recently emerged as a trend.

Professional designers and companies have taken a more natural approach to creating their websites, logos and packaging, leaving behind the overtly technological sheen of the early 2000s.

Yes, fellow designers, it is safe to say that the new age of organic design for websites and corporate logos has taken effect.

Whether overt or subtle, whether scanned elements or graphics that mimic nature, organic web design has taken on many forms. But what constitutes organic design? What makes it successful? Let’s find out…

Wafiq says: Pat me in the back but I thought the term organic in design were meant to be something that is out of normal shape. Literally...
Compilation

We’ve put together a collection of magazine covers that have stirred up controversy through the years.

These covers can serve as object lessons for what to do and what not to do both with design and editorial.

While some controversial covers have worked and sold more magazines, or won awards for the editors who made the decision to go to press with them, others were embarrassments that the publication had to either apologize for, or fire an editor over.

Here are some of the most controversial magazine covers of all time. Feel free to suggest other covers that you think should be part of this collection.

Ms J says: So, did anyone notice the "devil horns" over LeBron James's head? Vogue magazine, like Time, may claim this to be a coincidence,...
Art

The subject of what separates art and design is convoluted and has been debated for a long time.

Artists and designers both create visual compositions using a shared knowledge base, but their reasons for doing so are entirely different.

Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves designers.

So what exactly is the difference between art and design? In this post, we’ll examine and compare some of the core principles of each craft.

This is a subject that people have strong opinions about, and I’m looking forward to reading the various points of view in the comments.

This post isn’t a definitive guide, but rather the starting point for a conversation, so let’s be open-minded!

Katey says: Designers create art (design is an art, after all) for a client. They create art for a purpose. There's almost always a reason...
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

Yaggo says: To clarify my point: if you really need to make short URL, then it's ok to use services such as bit.ly. Hoever, in normal HTML...
Plugins

WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms available today. And for good reason.

It’s powerful enough to be a complete CMS, has every feature or function a blogger could dream of (either built in or available via plugins or custom functions), and it’s free and open source.

While WordPress is incredibly powerful and easy to use on its most basic levels, it can also get pretty complicated, pretty quickly.

Below are more than 300 resources to help you master WordPress no matter what your skill level is.

Everything from premium and free themes to plugins to WP hacks and everything in between is included. If it’s possible with WordPress, it’s likely you’ll find it below.

NnpctO says: Excellent collection! Yes, has now passed on these sites and has understood that I on a right way, and I worked with these sites...
Apple

Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s.

The 80s showed a wide variety of ads, some of which served to convince consumers that they should purchase a computer, and specifically an Apple.

These ads were text-heavy and light on images, as were many computer and technology ads from that era.

Apple ads really came into their heyday during the 1990s, with the “Think Different” campaign, which became very popular as they featured a number of famous people.

Here’s a stunning compilation of some of Apple’s most notable advertisements from the 70s until the present day, including a few videos ads.

Sonari says: Hi, the thing is, Apple has a dämn good marketing battalion, i call it so, because they make their money only over...