Amazing digitized digits

Finger painting is sooo 20th Century. This millennium, it’s all about the finger portrait — at least according to the…

What's new for designers, December 2012

The December edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins, productivity…

How to make an animated thumbnail

Thumbnails are one of the purest pieces of usability the digital age has created. In essence a thumbnail is a preview,…

Comics of the week #159

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

40+ Friday freebies

Every once in a while we all run out of ideas. It's a stressful and frustrating experience. And it's no coincidence…

Stop designing for screen width, design for content

320, 768 and 1024. Do these numbers mean anything to you? No, it’s not the Da Vinci code, they are the widths in pixels…

How to harness Yahoo!'s weather API

In 2006, while working at a design agency in Cardiff, Wales, I conceived of an idea to feature on our website the…

How to use the CSS3 transition property

Along with the introduction of CSS3 comes many new features that are available for use in creating great effects; one…

What designers want

"Whew!" exclaimed a recent client when he finally agreed to pay his entire fee, "I didn't know artistic-types were such…

85+ new WordPress themes to inspire you

Whether you're a WordPress theme creator or just a consumer, it's important to stay abreast of what's going on in the…

Europe joins the U.S. in condemning U.N. power-grab

As we reported two weeks ago, a closed-door meeting opened yesterday in Dubai that is debating control of the internet.…

Stop chasing screen resolutions

We live in such an exciting time in the world of the web. Technology and standards are moving forward at a rate that's…

Check out Adobe Creative Cloud's latest updates live on Facebook

One of the biggest advantages to Adobe's Creative Cloud membership is the regular updates Adobe offers to Cloud…

Comics of the week #158

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

How to get started with Sass

There is one persistent problem with CSS; it doesn't support variables. Each time you specify a color, for a block of…

6 free mobile device emulators for testing your site

The percentage of all web usage that comes from smartphones and other mobile devices is growing, and it won’t be long…

How to go viral

Going viral is the holy grail of advertising these days. Mom and Pop run businesses can become global names overnight…

What makes a good logo designer?

As strange as this may sound for some, not every designer is a good logo designer. I've met many highly talented…

How to create a simple CSS3 tooltip

Tooltips are a great way to show your user more information by simply hovering over an image or text. They can be used,…

20 Kid's WordPress themes

W.C. Fields famously said 'Never work with children or animals' and there are numerous blooper reels around to show…

To HTML5 or not to HTML5, that is the mobile question

Mark Zuckerberg opened up recently about HTML5 and the difficulties that Facebook has faced in developing mobile apps.…

Introduce brainstorming to your creative arsenal

Creative thinking is an integral part of design and all art-related professions. Hyper-creative people appear to…

Iconbench: for styling your icons

When creating website designs, it's almost impossible to leave out icons. They help visualize pieces of copy and are…

Comics of the week #157

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