Typographic furniture
While typography is typically a two-dimensional proposition, the communication design students at the University of…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Ben Moss
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…
By Ben Moss
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…
By Jerry King
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…
By Dan Rajan
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…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Patrick Cox
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?…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Jerry King
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…
By Stacey Kole
Fantastical infrared photography
While these stunning images may look like still shots from a J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, they’re actually the handiwork…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Lior Levin
The stunning natural phenomenon of light pillars
In our technologically driven society, it’s tempting to exclusively draw inspiration from electronic sources. A…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Sarah Oxley
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…
By Stacey Kole
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…
By Luke Stevens
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…
By Stacey Kole