Inspiration
Explore new sources of inspiration, check out the best new websites, and discover design trends that resonate with you and your design style.
The Secret Designer: First Job Horror
This is a true story. The events described in this article took place at some point in the author’s career. At the requ…
3 Essential Design Trends, February 2018
Sometimes design trends are tough to see, even when you are looking for them. This month is no exception with trends th…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, January 2018
And it’s here! January 2018 has arrived in all its cold, cold glory, and I just spent the first few days of it looking …
3 Essential Design Trends, January 2018
If you are bored with everything you’ve been toying with in design projects, the start of a new year is a great time to…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, December 2017
Jingle those bells, people! It’s December, and Santa brought you portfolio sites. This month’s theme generally seems to…
30 Creative Gifts for Designers, Christmas 2017
It’s that time of year again: The season of peace, goodwill and ‘what can I possibly get Eric/Joanna/Clare/Michael/inse…
11 Ways to Design the Perfect Site Navigation
Header navigation menus can often be overlooked when it comes to inventive and creative web design. But as the primary …
By Saijo George
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, November 2017
There are basically two kinds of portfolio websites nowadays: those with asymmetrical layouts, and those with backgroun…
3 Essential Design Trends, November 2017
If you’re a fan of this monthly design trends series, there’s a strong possibility you’ve seen a trend or two that you …
3 Essential Design Trends, October 2017
Every designer loves breaking the rules every now and then. This month’s web design trends highlight some of the rebell…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, September 2017
Greetings, Readers! Yep, it’s that time again, that sweet, beautiful time when all the kids go back to school and there…
3 Essential Design Trends, September 2017
Sometimes you can just look at new website projects and see what designers are thinking. You can feel the mood. This mo…
12 Essential Scroll-To-View Animation Trends
Animated page elements are super common on landing pages and startup websites. But they’re not always talked about in d…
19 Best New Portfolio Sites, August 2017
Hello readers, it’s August, and that joke I made about the heat last month has come back to bite me. On the upside, we …
3 Essential Design Trends, August 2017
If the dog days of summer have you longing for a change of scenery, this month’s web design trends are the perfect star…
19 Best New Portfolio Sites, July 2017
Hello WDD Readers. It’s July, and is it hot in here, or is it just these awesome portfolios? This month, it seems that …
3 Essential Design Trends, July 2017
This month the focus is on design elements. Many recent trends have involved user patterns, color or typography, but he…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, June 2017
Welcome readers, it’s June, and the Brutalism bug is back. No, really. After disappearing into the phenomenon I called …
