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…
By WDD Staff
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…
By Jerry King
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…
By WDD Staff
Astounding underwater photography
These incredibly beautiful images by artist Christy Lee Rogers are created without the aid of Photoshop, with carefully…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
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.…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the week #199
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
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…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
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,…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
Side project: Friends of Type
Friends of Type is the side project of designers Aaron Carambula, Erik Marinovich, Dennis Payongayong and Jason Wong.…
By Sam Jones
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,…
By WDD Staff
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…
By WDD Staff
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.…
By WDD Staff
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…
By Jerry King
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…
By WDD Staff
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…
By Sam Jones