Retro Branding
While Generation Y may be too young to remember, there was a time in the 70s and 80s when the coolest gadgetry was…
By Stacey Kole
Comics of the week #170
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
Fresh freebies for February
It is never a bad time to have an idea for the web, and when it comes, the best thing to do is developing and creating…
Is Photoshop dead?
I guess a more suitable title might be ‘is Photoshop still an appropriate tool for designing typography on the web?’…
ReCAPTCHAing the importance of UX
Recently, I had the 'joy' of attempting to book tickets with Ticketmaster.co.uk and, I knew exactly what I was in for —…
How to find your USP
Do you call yourself a freelance web designer? If so, you are only partially correct. The truth is that you also need…
Saving a city with a serif
Fonts can become synonymous with brands. Picture, for example, "Yahoo", "Disney", or the masthead for "The New York…
By Stacey Kole
Futuristic typeface echoes art nouveau designs
Is there anything better than a font named after the Spanish word for cockroach? Maybe a font named after that combined…
Talking about the new American Airlines logo
There was a time, not so long ago, when flying was considered a glamorous experience, something people aspire to do, a…
By Ray Vellest
Optimize your JavaScript with RequireJS
RequireJS is an effective way to improve the speed and quality of your JavaScript code additionally making it a lot…
By Sara Vieira
Comics of the week #169
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
How to fire a client
As I put the phone down, I was still shaking quietly. It was one of the hardest phone calls I've had to make. I had…
Extraordinary heat-sensitive stationery
If a company’s branding materials should seek to leave a mark, then Austrian design studio Bureau Rabensteiner has more…
By Stacey Kole
30 successful sports websites
It's a well known fact that a sport is not just pleasure: it's a business (without a doubt a big business) that can…
By Ann Davlin
Sensational deal on Photoshop actions
Photoshop opens up such a huge range of possibilities for photography enthusiasts. And Photoshop actions make it easy…
What we can expect from WordPress 3.6
The most recent WordPress release, 3.5, has passed the 6 million download mark. It brought us a renewed media…
Death-defying photography
We’ve all heard of the suffering artist, but photographer Kerry Skarbakka is taking the idea of suffering for one’s…
By Stacey Kole
15+ tools for getting things done
Even the most creative mind needs a bit of left-brain order sometimes. While more work is what every freelancer and…
Design fundamentals: constraints
The concept of constraints in design can be defined as the practice of limiting user actions on a system.
Constraints…
10 things HBO's Girls can teach you about design
Even if you haven't seen the show, you've almost certainly heard of HBO's hit Girls, created by and starring Lena…
Sensational stop-motion music video
Big-budget music videos involve countless people, crazy costumes, and elaborate sets. But Japanese singer-songwriter…
By Stacey Kole
Comics of the week #167
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
How to upsell your clients
Have you ever just finished a project and wondered: How can I do more for this client? or perhaps you were thinking: Oh…
Scotch tape photography
Parents who leave their kids alone with seemingly innocuous items like glue and sticky tape will certainly live to…
By Stacey Kole