Kestrel flys into view
Born in London, England in the early 1950s, Alan Meeks began his career as a trainee artist, typographer and typeface…
By Ben Moss
Are corporate logo changes always necessary?
It seems that everyone is on the logo change bandwagon. Why are so many companies choosing now to change logos that are…
What's new for designers, November 2012
The November edition of what's new for web designers and developers includes new web and Mac apps, JavaScript and…
Faster internet! Kill! Kill!
It will come as no surprise to anyone, that slow buffering of a video is highly likely to see viewers give up, and go…
By Ben Moss
Comics of the week #155
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
The opportunities and challenges of responsive design
In August 2011 7.12% of all website hits worldwide came from a handheld mobile device. By August 2012, that figure had…
By Sabina Idler
Google simplifies but retains dead space
It is a commonly held view that the minimalist approach to design is what lifted Google, in the early days of the web,…
By Ben Moss
25+ wonderful wedding websites
Being in love is great. It's often a crazy journey where you find out much about your partner and especially yourself.…
Gender bending
Oh Photoshop, what wonders you perform: creative freedom second to none, the bitmap tool of choice for most digital…
By WDD Staff
Making extra money as a freelancer, without being cheated
Today I’m going to show you some interesting ways to make money as a web professional.
Before I do, let's clarify…
jqMobi rolls out support for IE10
There has been much cross-over between web development and application development in recent years. The biggest trend…
By Ben Moss
Stop being so square
As a design professional, you are familiar with (and possibly contributing to) the increased use of circles in all…
U.S. election, we decide
In the U.S. election day is finally here. People across the country are heading out to vote, with many U.S. citizens…
By Ben Moss
The splash strikes back: 40+ splash-like headers
A long time ago, on a website not that far away, you'd be welcomed by a web page that didn't have much on it.
It maybe…
Comics of the week #154
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
By Jerry King
Best practices for navigation on the mobile web
The way people access information online is evolving. Google reports that by next year (2013) more than half of website…
Striking.ly review: professional websites for everyone
If you're looking to set up a website there are a multitude of options. With no budget or time restrictions the choice…
#instacane
Since the advent of the world wide web, people have been using it to bear witness to the events around them, some…
By Ben Moss
Sometimes, more is more
If you’ve been involved in today’s conversations about what’s best as far as style goes for websites, and nearly…
Web Revenge! Dirty tricks for Halloween
My therapist says I’m obsessed with revenge. He’ll be sorry he said that! It’s not that I’m paranoid about all of the…
A bright idea from Philips
Now the lights are coming back on in New York, a lot of our regular readers may be feeling a little nostalgic for cosy…
By Ben Moss
Building your first WordPress plugin (part 2)
In the previous part of our series we created the base for a WordPress plugin recognisible by the core. Today we are…
Google takes on Hurricane Sandy
With Hurricane Sandy still lashing the North East of America, Google was forced to modify its launch event for the…
By Ben Moss
What's old is new again when it comes to SEO essentials
With at least 13 updates to its algorithms since April’s Penguin update targeted sites that violate Google’s webmaster…
By Eric Nacul