How to supercharge your site's speed with AJAX and jQuery
In this tutorial we're going to look at how to speed up the user experience on small static sites using a few different…
By WDD Staff
Using animation to create an emotional connection with your audience
For many of us, our early days are filled with animation. Cartoons made up a big part of my childhood, and many others…
By WDD Staff
The best free WordPress themes, February 2014
WordPress is still a hot technology in 2014, and the CMS of choice for the majority of web designers continues to go…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the week #221
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
Facebook gives away next-gen design tool Origami, for free
Origami, developed by the Facebook design team, is one of the emerging next-generation tools for designers producing…
By WDD Staff
35+ fresh inline typefaces
It's looking to be the hottest trend to hit web design since large text: inline typefaces are the perfect marriage of…
By WDD Staff
Deal: Massive discounts on stock photos
Stock imagery is one of the toughest things to get right on a website. Hunting for the right image can be…
By WDD Staff
How to use large images like a pro
Despite the fact that it's a huge trend these days, using large scale photographs, or just photography incorporated…
By WDD Staff
Is templating killing your brand?
Templating; it’s a fantastic web design idea for pulling together a business’ online presence, and creating the…
By WDD Staff
The best free WordPress plugins for February 2014
Welcome, friends, to WebdesignerDepot's first monthly WordPress plugin roundup of 2014.
If there's one word that I…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the week #220
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
15+ widgets that take Adobe Muse to the next level
In 2011, Adobe sent shockwaves through the design community by introducing Adobe Muse: design software that made…
By WDD Staff
Type inspired glasses for font nerds
Stereotypes are frequently wrong, but every legend has, as they say, a grain of truth to it. It seems that the image of…
By WDD Staff
5 research mistakes and why you must avoid them
Before you first meet with project stakeholders for a website design or redesign, you’ll want to prepare yourself by…
By WDD Staff
Deal of the week: Bundle of one-page parallax Bootstrap 3.0 templates
As a designer, you want to provide a superb service to your clients, and one of the best ways to do that is to base…
By WDD Staff
The best of DesignFaves.com, January 2014
For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there's a brand new…
By WDD Staff
How to harness the power of a well-cropped photo
As a website designer, I’ve always been fascinated by design (of any kind) that “works” and why.
Of late, I’ve become…
By WDD Staff
What’s really wrong with Squarespace Logo
Last week Squarespace launched Squarespace Logo, a new addition to their service designed to provide individuals and…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the week #219
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
50 freebies that you have to try
We've all been there: the moment when we realise that our project is missing something. With deadlines looming and…
By WDD Staff
Was Milton Glaser right about computers destroying design?
In a previous article, I wrote about design before computers became commonplace in the design industry. A fun look back…
By WDD Staff
Deal of the week: Respublika font family
It’s often difficult to settle on a strong sans-serif. So many carry a lot of baggage with them; Helvetica is…
By WDD Staff
How to learn more in 2014
Albert Einstein once said, “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” It’s one thing to be aware of what’s new in…
By WDD Staff
Giveaway: Win 1 of 10 professional WordPress themes from TemplateMonster
A great source for high-quality WordPress themes is TemplateMonster, so we're absolutely stoked to be able to announce…
By WDD Staff