Comics of the week #209

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

25+ flat UI kits for web designers

If you're a living, moving, breathing person, then the chances are very high that you've heard of the newest…

Deal of the week: Alana Pro script font

The constant geometric precision of screen-based design is enough to dehumanize any design project. The best way to…

How to write simple, elegant CSS with Compass & Sass

A lot of designers use some sort of CSS pre-processor, whether that be Sass, LESS or Stylus. If you've used any of…

Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic pictograms revealed

On the celebrated heels of its new logo and custom typeface, the Olympic brand team has just completed the most…

The ultimate guide to everything Dribbble

In case you've been living in a cave with no internet access for the past few years, you're almost certainly familiar…

Review: Fast video encoding in the cloud from Encoding.com

The normal process when encoding video goes something like this: sort files, set preferences, start encoding, make a…

How to use video bgs for incredible visual impact, part 2

In the previous part of this tutorial, using a mixture of HTML5, jQuery and CSS, we constructed the barebones…

Astounding photographic trick recreates mid-century America

How do you date a photo? Normally, you take a look at the fashion, the buildings, and the cars. If that's how you do it…

What's new for designers, November 2013

The November edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, graphic design tools, coding…

Comics of the week #208

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

The best free WordPress plugins for November

Welcome, friends, to WebdesignerDepot's first monthly WordPress plugin roundup. (Try saying that out loud really fast a…

Deal of the week: Wiescher Design fleurons

Fleurons are typographic elements, much like swashes; they add an elaborate touch to display text, they create borders…

Design responsive emails with brand new Ink

App design powerhouse, ZURB today launched Ink, a powerful new resource for designers to easily produce responsive HTML…

The easy way to answer, 'Should I take that job?'

“Make something interesting” is a client request we don’t hear often. When Adobe asked it of Kelli Anderson (they…

How to use video bgs for incredible visual impact, part 1

Full screen images used as the background of sites have an amazing visual impact, but did you know that you can use…

Easily create stunning animated charts with Chart.js

Charts are far better for displaying data visually than tables and have the added benefit that no one is ever going to…

How to design for maximum traction

When someone lands on your website for the very first time, what happens? That’s the most critical point of conversion…

Comics of the week #207

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

Deal of the week: Verb Font Family

Looking for a good alternative to the tedium of Helvetica? Us too, and we think we've got the answer right here. Out…

Can space really be negative?

The old saying is that the optimist sees the glass as half full, while the pessimist sees the glass as half empty. It…

The 5 best tools for responsive design

Let me start by saying this, I will not be including any point-and-click design tools in this list (think Adobe Edge…

How white noise affects UX

Web Designers are typically thought to only solve design problems and create trendy sites. Little credit is given to…

80+ free wood type alphabets

An absolute must-have for any typography buff, these wood type alphabets, available as a Flickr photoset from Patricia…