Book Review: From Photoshop to HTML
If you're new to creating website designs using Photoshop, learning to transform those .PSD files into semantic,…
By WDD Staff
20+ Demos Showing Advanced jQuery Effects
Just a short while ago, Flash was one of the primary technologies used by web designers to add interactivity to a…
By WDD Staff
Winners of Icon Sets from IconDock
For the past week, we've been running IconDock's Giveaway for 10 Icon sets. Thanks to all who participated and a…
By WDD Staff
A Complete Guide to A/B Testing
A/B testing (also called split testing) is a testing method generally used in marketing to compare results between two…
By WDD Staff
Applying Duotones to Data
The ability to tint black-and-white photographs with color has been a staple of photography for decades, and modern…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the Week #34
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
A Collection of Splendid Illustrated Websites
Illustrated additions to websites can lend even the plainest theme an extra level of visual interest and…
By WDD Staff
Mixing Type and Imagery: How to Manage a Controlled Collision
By setting images in type, you are able to express more than words or pictures can alone.
The effect packs a lot of…
By WDD Staff
Win 10 Fantastic Icon Sets from IconDock
IconDock is the brain child of renowned designer Nick La, more known for his popular blog, Web Designer Wall, and his…
By WDD Staff
7 Personality Types of Clients Today
In previous articles, we discussed seven types of designers and seven types of developers.
Designers and developers…
By WDD Staff
Content Organization: Deciding What Matters Most
The content of any website is paramount to a site's success.
High quality content, regardless of whether the site aims…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the Week #33
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism
Logos can convey many ideas in one simple design and as designers we need to be fully aware of any hidden…
By WDD Staff
Occam's Razor: A Great Principle for Designers
Lex parsimoniae is the Latin expression of what is known in English as Occam's Razor, a philosophical rule of thumb…
By WDD Staff
Winners of 1000 Postcards from UPrinting
For the past 7 days we've been running a great giveaway from UPrinting. Many thanks to all those of you who…
By WDD Staff
Tips for Creating Big Stature With Small Caps
When a web page demands respect from readers, few type treatments give it dignity like “small capitals.”
This…
By WDD Staff
30 Useful Frameworks for Designers
Some designers view frameworks as constricting and limiting in their creative efforts. They look at a framework as…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the Week #32
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
Great Ads of the 2010 World Cup
The world cup in South Africa continues to be one of the hottest events of the summer and the fascination for this…
By WDD Staff
Using Landmarks Makes Page Layout Easy
A design may have impact. It may have style. But having these isn’t enough.
To work well, a design has to have…
By WDD Staff
Win 1000 Postcards from UPrinting
Sending postcards to your old clients to remind them of your services, or to prospective new clients, can be a great…
By WDD Staff
6 Tips for Pitching to Major Clients
Almost every major web designer faces this dilemma at some point: either continue working with "mom-and-pop" style…
By WDD Staff
WordPress 3.0 Upgrade: What to Expect
With virtually any WordPress release (or the release of any open-source software, for that matter), there are bound to…
By WDD Staff
Comics of the Week #31
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King