WDD Staff
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Interview: Steve Matteson
There's a good chance you're intimately acquainted with the work of Steve Matteson, it's probably right in front of you…
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Deal of the week: Smashing Library
Smashing Magazine is one of the premium sources for learning the principles of web design. Their articles and eBooks…
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Transforming the internet in 2013
It's amazing how far we've come in the last 15 years; the web has developed at a rate it took print 150 years or more,…
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30 essential UX tools
When developers build websites, they often focus on the layout and technical features but neglect one very important…
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Beautiful lettering of yesteryear
As designers we seem to have lost our courage, churning out identical brand 'solutions', posting Dribbble shots of the…
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Build better sites by telling stories
I'm sure you've heard of personas and scenarios, but let's start with a quick explanation of how they are useful in the…
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Deal of the week: FluidMask 3
Hands down the most frustrating task in Photoshop is cutting out hair, especially when the background's busy. For some…
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Master typography in ten minutes
Typography is a subject of two extremes: you love it, or you hate it.
Designers who love typography revel in all manner…
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How to build standards-compliant responsive design using @viewport
One of the key concepts in any responsive design is the change of viewport size. That's because mobile viewports vary…
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Inspiration for iOS7's color scheme finally revealed
The inspiration for Apple's color scheme in the iOS7 beta design has been a jealously guarded secret for months.
Jony…
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Deal of the Week: BrowseEmAll
With the amazing apps available for Mac these days, Windows users must get sick of hearing about "the latest must-have…
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Yahoo! to rebrand after 30 days of change
For the average user there's little difference between products offered by Yahoo! and by market leader Google.…
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Deal of the week: 10 Twitter Bootstrap templates
One of the very best frameworks to build new sites on is Twitter Bootstrap. Mobile-first, lightweight and powerful;…
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How to boost your profit margin with a good brief
Do you cringe at the mention of a “brief”? It's just a document for clients and “suits,” right? Wrong!
A brief has the…
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Deal of the week: The ultimate guide to UI design
The web is full of advice on different aspects of UI design, but what no one ever seems to offer is a complete start to…
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Deal of the week: Versatile Nexa Slab
If you have one workhorse display font that you rely on again and again, make sure it's a slab-serif.
In recent times…
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Deal of the week: Distressed Veneer font
We're all looking for ways to insert some cool into our designs, and you'd have to go some way to be cooler than this…
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Deal of the week: Luxurious Samantha Script
One of the best ways of adding personality to a website is with a typeface; and when you’re looking for a touch of…
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