Deal of the week: 50% off the amazing Typo-painter

Typographic art is all the rage, with everyone from politicians to pop-stars finding their speeches, lyrics and quotes…

5 fundamentals every web designer needs to understand

We all know intuitively what makes a website look bad: overused bevel effects, corny clip art, overcrowded layouts.…

Japanese duo create interactive prints

Bookstores are closing, newspapers are folding and magazines are rushing to publish online. The stock of print media…

Sketch 3 has launched, is it time to switch?

The latest, highly anticipated version of Sketch by Bohemian Coding, has just been released. It's an application that…

Create a website using Startup Design Framework

Designmodo have just released their latest product, Startup Framework, designed to build sites for new startups and 9…

What's new for designers, April 2014

The April edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, Photoshop extensions, game…

Deal of the week: Design websites faster with Pinegrow Web Designer

Working in Photoshop is no longer an option. The bloated behemoth just doesn't provide a suitable interface for…

Could switching fonts really save the US government $400 million?

Everyone loves saving money, especially the US government. But could it really be as simple as switching fonts? Last…

7 simple IA mistakes that could be undermining your conversions

Information Architecture (IA) is not just a buzz word. Information Architecture is the art of structuring information…

25+ free WordPress themes for April 2014

It’s been a busy month for theme designers & developers as a large number of new themes were released, making this…

Comic Sans gets a facelift

Craig Rozynski may have taken on the mother of all type design challenges with his creation Comic Neue; a revival of…

How to beat the “paradox of choice” in UI design

"Less is more" is one of the most important minimalistic design principles every designer learns: you read about it a…

How to build irresistible websites by designing for emotion

Good design has strong ties to emotion: this is something designers do know and understand. Unfortunately, in a world…

Deal of the week: 6 professional iOS7 app design templates

It seems like the whole world's got an idea for an app, the really tricky part is converting that idea into a real app…

20 impactful package designs that teach us about effective UX

I've always had this crazy infatuation with packaging design. There's just something about getting a physical product…

Building 3D in the browser with Three.js

We have capabilities in our browsers that we wouldn’t have dreamt of 5 or 10 years ago. Entire 3D game worlds can run…

The web designer's guide to presenting legal stuff

With the recent developments in online privacy it is just about the right time to suggest small tweaks to improve your…

Major shakeup to domain names will affect millions

At the end of last week ICANN, the body responsible for the allocation of domain names online, announced it will be…

Unforeseen side effects of Google Glass reported

It was seen as the future of the Web and mobile devices. Google Glass was the thing we all saw in movies about the near…

11 free, must-have WordPress plugins, April 2014

Welcome back, WDD readers! It’s time for this month’s round of WordPress plugin goodness. As usual, we’ve got quite a…

Comics of the week #228

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

Deal of the week: Anodyne, 6 distressed, all-caps fonts

One of the biggest problems designers have on the Web is combatting the sterility of the screen; as human beings we…

Essential design tips for the mobile web

It’s no surprise that a recent report from UN agency, the International Telecoms Union, predicted that there will be…

50 essential freebies for web designers, April 2014

New projects are released all the time that get us excited about the industry we work in. Each month we bring you a…