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…

Awesome Recent Website Redesigns

It's always so interesting when you go to a website you've been visiting for months or years to find they've been…

Winners of Que Publishing Book Giveaway

And here we are with the results of last week’s Que Publishing giveaway, in which we’re giving away 5 books about…

Taking Photoshop's Curves Beyond Highlights and Shadows

Photoshop's Curves is a flexible control that can brighten or darken parts of a layer based on the layer's…

The Best Website Designs of the 2010 World Cup

The World Cup is currently taking place in South Africa and people all over the world are glued to television sets at…

Comics of the Week #30

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

The Creepy Art of Human Bones

François Robert is a photographer renowned for both his commercial and fine art photography work. In the mid 90's,…

Que Publishing: Adobe CS5 Books Giveaway

Que Publishing is a very established publisher with almost 30 years of experience providing information and books…

30 of the Best Web Typography Resources Online

It seems there are two camps among web designers: those who embrace web typography, experiment with it, and try new…

Information Architecture: Enhancing the User Experience

Defined as ‘the structural design of shared information environments’, information architecture focuses on bringing the…

Comics of the Week #29

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

Winners of Radim Malinic's Book #Three

We're finally ready with the results of last week's giveaway, where we're giving away 5 copies of Radim Malinic's new…

WordPress: From Kubrick to Twenty Ten

Kubrick, the default theme for WordPress since 2005, got many Web and open-source enthusiasts through some pretty tough…

Opacity + Photoshop Blend Modes = Pattern Magic

Forget the clone stamp, paint bucket and pattern presets. When it comes to creating patterns, the ability to duplicate…