What's new for designers, December 2013

The December edition of ‘What’s new for web designers and developers’ includes new web apps, graphic design tools,…

Can we kill off lorem ipsum?

Once upon a time, in decades and centuries past, Lorem Ipsum served typesetters and printers well. That was back in the…

Pantone unveils 2014 color of the year

Color watchers may be intrigued to see Pantone’s color of the year for 2014. The influencial team at the Pantone Color…

Comics of the week #212

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

40+ Fantastic and free UI kits

UI kits are a fantastic starting point for many projects. You can quickly mockup a professional solution and then…

Deal of the week: Over 2,000 exclusive unique fonts

Typefaces are the most elemental resource designers have in their toolbox. They’re a great way to add personality to…

How to use Foundation's advanced features

Last time we covered our bicycle enthusiast's page, we built an entire basic page in less than twenty minutes flat…

The best of DesignFaves.com, May 2013

For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there's a brand new…

In defence of skeuomorphism

Just a few short years ago the majority of web designers wouldn't have been able to spell skeuomorphism, much less…

Google makes available new cloud computing option

With yesterday’s announcement about the general availability of its Compute Engine, Google has rounded its service-rich…

Take UX to the next level by adding 'delight'

Web sites are built to perform a function, and communicate to their users. But beyond this, web sites can also be…

Are hollow icons harder to understand?

With the release of iOS7, Apple made the most significant changes to their application design guidelines to date.…

Comics of the week #211

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

7 Black Friday rules for maximizing your site's conversions

It's Black Friday, a day when all sensible Americans stay home eating leftovers and doing their shopping online. In…

A fresh approach to iStock

It's pretty easy to get confused as to who owns what right now. Pick any web start-up and there's a good chance that…

Deal of the week: Elite Pro icons

There are very few icon sets as comprehensive as PictoFoundry's Elite Pro. With over 850 unique vector icons, Elite Pro…

Introducing DesignFaves.com

For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there's a brand new…

How to get started with Foundation 5

Zurb's Foundation is one of the most widely-used responsive frameworks available at the minute — and for good reason,…

Giveaway: Win 1 of 20 Premium WordPress Themes from MyThemeShop

If you’re a WordPress developer, you’ll know that there are a huge range of themes out there to build a site from. Many…

The key to success is a creative brief

It's a sad fact that the biggest problem freelancers face, is disagreements with a client once a project has…

The best free WordPress themes for November 2013

WordPress, one of the most popular blogging and website platforms in the world, accounts for thousands of new blogs and…

Comics of the week #210

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

45+ freebies you have to try this month

Web design is an adventure. Creating awesome projects requires time, creativity, and a lot of hard work. And sometimes…

Deal of the week: Massive infographic bundle

There’s no escaping the fact that some of the most vital information can be as dull as dishwater. No matter how you try…