Book Review: From Photoshop to HTML

If you're new to creating website designs using Photoshop, learning to transform those .PSD files into semantic,…

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…

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…

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…

Applying Duotones to Data

The ability to tint black-and-white photographs with color has been a staple of photography for decades, and modern…

Comics of the Week #34

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

A Collection of Splendid Illustrated Websites

Illustrated additions to websites can lend even the plainest theme an extra level of visual interest and…

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…

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…

7 Personality Types of Clients Today

In previous articles, we discussed seven types of designers and seven types of developers. Designers and developers…

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…

Comics of the Week #33

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

30 Useful Frameworks for Designers

Some designers view frameworks as constricting and limiting in their creative efforts. They look at a framework as…

Comics of the Week #32

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Comics of the Week #31

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