The secret of success: self-branding

When I speak to senior students at art schools, there is one major thing I try to impress upon them: to freelance is to…

Comics of the week #200

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

How designers can prepare for the Winter and Fall

It's very typical that I experience an increase in clients during the summer months. I mean, business is really…

Incredible voice control for the Web

Browsing the Web is usually an endless round of clicks, taps and scrolling. That's changed with Annyang, an incredibly…

Astounding underwater photography

These incredibly beautiful images by artist Christy Lee Rogers are created without the aid of Photoshop, with carefully…

Why now is the right time to become a UX designer

In recent years, user experience design has become a popular topic in the web design community, with discussions…

The awesomeness of beige

Are you underestimating this deceptively "neutral" color? Either it's considered cheap (because it reminds us of putty…

Google gets flattened

It seems like there's been a flurry of logo redesigns lately and Google is the latest to throw its hat into the…

Deal of the Week: Melany Lane Font Family

You can't have too many good script typefaces; each one brings personality and a distinct character to a brand. Case in…

YouTube indecisive over rebrand

When Google acquired YouTube back in 2006, most people expected to see a rebrand to pull the video sharing site closer…

What's new for designers, September 2013

The September edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery resources, sites to…

Adobe revolutionizes Photoshop with Generator

This morning 500,000 premium Creative Cloud subscribers will be waking up to an update alert for Adobe Photoshop.…

Comics of the week #199

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

25 inspiring not-for-profit ads

In one form or another, public service announcements (or advertisements) have been with us for well over a hundred…

Deal of the Week: Bundled Set of Web Services Contracts

Freelancing is a minefield, and if you don't traverse it properly you can find yourself in real trouble, fast. Just…

Conference review: Reasons to be Creative 2013

One of the more ambitious conferences on the circuit, Reasons to be Creative was held this year on September the 2nd,…

Yahoo!'s branding disaster

Marissa Mayer is many things. A brand designer she is not. After 30 days of change and countless dollars thrown at…

Side project: Friends of Type

Friends of Type is the side project of designers Aaron Carambula, Erik Marinovich, Dennis Payongayong and Jason Wong.…

How to invoice clients the right way

Congratulations! You won a job, worked hard to produce a great site, and the client is thrilled with the results. Now,…

Things to check before printing online

Print's a tricky business. Just because the dimensions are set in stone, we tend to think that everything will come out…

Sell your domains with Namebox

Namebox is a simple service created by designer Drew Wilson to help you sell your unwanted and/or unused web domains.…

Comics of the week #198

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

Facebook and Shutterstock giving advertisers more options

Advertisers on Facebook will shortly be getting some new options for sprucing up their ads with high-quality stock…

8 must-watch talks for any creative

Every now and again I come across a talk that I find to be truly inspiring or informative. Over the years I've made…