The 4 pillars of successful content

Great content connects. It speaks to visitors, makes them want to share it, and motivates them to buy. In a world that…

Test your brand knowledge with Name That Blue

Name That Blue is a deceptively simple online game that asks you to identify which household name brands go with which…

SNOW aims to improve responsive design

The goal of responsive web design is to seamlessly adapt the look and UX of a website to different platforms. The…

Comics of the week #206

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

20 beautiful monochromatic sites

We know from both our educations and our personal experiences that color has a huge impact on how a design or piece is…

Deal of the week: John Forsythe's Professional Text Effects

Sometimes being flat is what a design calls for, at other times we get the chance to really let fly in Photoshop and…

50 awesome freebies for web designers, October 2013

Anyone working in web design and development knows that the working day passes a lot easier if you've got a regular…

Not your standard CSS: Pushing the boundaries with Adobe

Do you revel in experimenting with leading-edge web design but feel conflicted by the formal technical specifications…

A history of the Apple mouse in CSS

Take a look at this incredible Pen, it's an homage to how radically the Apple mouse has evolved over the years. Using a…

How to optimize single page sites for search engines

When Google and other search engines index websites, they don't execute JavaScript. This seems to put single page sites…

Will generative typography revolutionize the Web?

Love it or hate it, it’s getting difficult to deny generative typography’s steadily increasing importance in the world…

HTML5 app smackdown: Which tool is best?

Modern browsers can support rich animation and interactive content without requiring use of plugins such as Flash.…

Was iOS7 designed in Microsoft Word?

Since the beta release, there have been countless complaints about the look and feel of iOS7. The community at large…

Master responsive design with Modernizr

As you know, there is a lot more to building responsive websites than width. You need sensors that give you feedback to…

Forrst announces major relaunch

Design and development community, Forrst, has announced a completely new and improved website experience. Originally…

Comics of the week #205

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

Our favorite free WordPress themes, October 2013

There are more than 71 million WordPress sites on the internet and new sites are going live every single day. One of…

Deal of the week: 14 Gorgeous WordPress themes

TeslaThemes produce some of the most attractive, and feature-rich WordPress themes available on the Web. Now, thanks to…

Can you design on Windows?

Ask the average person who’s ever heard about these new fangled “computer” things which kind of computer is best for…

Is Mainframe2 the end for desktop computing?

If Angel funded Mainframe2 has their way with the cloud, what they reveal this week at Demo Fall 2013, will make…

30 incredibly addictive HTML5 games

It's been a fantastic couple of years for HTML5 games, for both consumers and developers. In fact, HTML5 is turning…

How to play video with HTML5

Placing a video in HTML5 markup is simple, no more complex for any given browser than placing an image. In this article…

What's new for designers, October 2013

The October edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, app creators, coding…

Ghost is live

Following months of anticipation the first public release of the Ghost blogging platform is finally live. Released…