Creating and Applying Natural Textures

Textures make a website feel tangible. They give content a relationship to the physical world, a sense of place and a…

60+ Awesome New WordPress Themes

It seems like every time you go looking for a new WordPress theme, you find countless roundups of the same old…

20 Reasons You Shouldn't Be a Freelancer

We've all read countless articles on the reasons you should consider freelancing. They often make it out like anyone…

Comics of the Week #21

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

Book Review: Digging Into WordPress

Digging Into WordPress by Chris Coyier and Jeff Starr is one of the most comprehensive looks at WordPress…

The Virgin Atlantic Airways Blog: A Case Study

Working with a company as large as Virgin Atlantic was something of a dream come true for me. I it's something that a…

Winners of iPad and Free ActiveCampaign Licenses

Finally, the day you've been waiting for is here... The contests' results are in! 2048 comments were made for this…

Captivating Examples of Sleeveface Photography

Sleeveface is an intriguing phenomenon making its rounds on the web. It has become particularly popular on social…

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Brings Sexy Back

Adobe will unveil its new Creative Suite 5 on Monday April 12th at 8AM PDT, just a few hours from now. You can catch…

Comics of the Week #20

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

Book Review: Making Ideas Happen

Most creative professionals have no problem coming up with ideas. In fact, too many ideas is more often the problem…

You're Failing as a Web Developer — and Here's Why

There is endless content available in the world of web design blogging telling us how to do things right, and how to…

Win an iPad and Free ActiveCampaign Licenses

Who doesn't like freebies? We all do, and today the good folks at ActiveCampaign are bringing you an absolutely awesome…

The Ups and Downs of Being a Perfectionist

Almost everyone out there knows someone who's a perfectionist, if they aren't one themselves. Some people are…

How to Make a Screencast for Your Website

Having a video on your website can vastly improve your conversion rate. Whether the goal is for users to sign up for…

Comics of the Week #19

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

4 People You Should Ask For Website Feedback

Most people know that good feedback is essential to designing and developing quality websites. But what constitutes…

Fight Div-itis and Class-itis With the 960 Grid System

Years ago, HTML tables were the standard for laying out web pages. CSS and semantic thinking changed that, and today…

A Showcase of Watercolor in Web Design

Watercolor is such an old school element. Artists have been using watercolor for hundreds of years, and web designers…

A Look at the New MSN.com Design

Since March 9 of this year Microsoft has been rolling out their new design of MSN.com. Backed by countless hours of…

Comics of the Week #18

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

Book Review: Logo Design Love

Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey is a fantastic place to start if you're…

Winners of “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”

Last week's contest from SitePoint is now officially over. The giveaway was really successful with almost 800 entries…

The World's Most Beautiful Bridges

Today's bridges not only symbolize our world's advancement in design but its advancement in technology as…