Typographic furniture

While typography is typically a two-dimensional proposition, the communication design students at the University of…

Superb redesign will save lives

One of the most challenging briefs any designer can take on is to design for a cross-cultural organization that needs…

The new rules of the responsive web

Responsive web design has become a near ubiquitous buzzword on the web. Try searching for #rwd on Twitter to find equal…

Is it time to abandon privacy?

Whilst the trend for online business continues to grow, there is a significant increase in the number of consumers…

Comics of the week #166

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

19 approaches to color

With over 9 billion indexed sites on the web and counting, sites are having to do more to get noticed and encourage…

How to manage deadlines

Freelancers (and anyone else who works for him or herself) know that the tide of work ebbs and flows. There’s little…

How to find your niche

Are you trying to grow your freelance web development or design business? Do you want to spend more time designing…

Punk rock + Swiss modernism combined

I'm a huge fan of punk rock, particularly punk bands from the 70s and 80s. And I think it's safe to say that most…

Free WordPress themes!

A lot of us can never get enough WordPress themes. It's not like we get a merit badge for having a couple hundred of…

How to build user confidence in your UI

The key to great user interface design is user confidence. But designing user confidence isn’t the easiest thing in the…

Flat design vs. skeuomorphism

It seems that there has been a line drawn in the sand. A few brave design pioneers have all but denounced skeuomorphic…

What's new for designers, January 2013

The January edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins, API tools,…

Barry McGee’s monumental mural

What do you get when you cross an eccentric street artist, a traditional car manufacturer, and a trendy publication?…

Comics of the week #165

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

How to build a threaded comment block with HTML5 and CSS3

Blogs and forums often have threaded comment replies built into their network. Popular social networks Reddit and…

Friday fun with Beertone

Pantone recently released its chosen color of the year, emerald green. But ask the advertising duo behind the new beer…

Fantastical infrared photography

While these stunning images may look like still shots from a J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, they’re actually the handiwork…

10 don'ts when designing for email

Email marketing is probably the oldest and the most successful form of marketing for the web. Broadly, email marketing…

The stunning natural phenomenon of light pillars

In our technologically driven society, it’s tempting to exclusively draw inspiration from electronic sources. A…

How to market your design, the integrated approach

Picture this: you’re a freelance designer just starting out. You don’t have much of a reputation yet, but you know what…

Obsolete tech transformed into art

Of all the available New Year’s resolutions, going green in 2013 is certainly an admirable one. But if you’re not sure…

The harsh truth about HTML5's structural semantics (part 3)

In the first part of this series we looked at the failings that lead to the structural elements new to HTML5; in the…

The incredible flying houses of Laurent Chehere

If the thought of flying houses conjures up images of Dorothy, Toto, and ruby slippers in the wake of that famous…