Are you sure you’re ready for your website to go live?

I recently witnessed a startup website train wreck. It was an extreme failure because the owner launched too soon and…

Exclusive: Fontspiration is a free app for typophiles everywhere

If you love typefaces as much as we do, then you’ll love this brand new typography app that has just been released;…

25+ resources for succeeding with HTML5 canvas

In case you've been living under a rock for the past couple years, the canvas element in the HTML5 specification is…

The ultimate guide to getting started with Foundation

Foundation is one of the two big-name HTML/CSS/JS frameworks for front-end developers. That didn't happen by accident.…

Comics of the week #262

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

Deal of the week: 8 popular texture collections from Offset

Is flat design leaving your designs looking a little…flat? Then you might want to think about adding some texture to…

Is Apple’s San Francisco the future of typography on OSX?

Apple’s cool factor has been on the wane in the last couple of years. Successive iPhones have failed to advance as…

8 proven techniques that build trust in your website

The internet can be a worrisome place. Whether you are just browsing the web, or you go online to make purchases,…

The ultimate guide to design meetings

The basic idea of a meeting is simple: it's when two or more people get together to discuss one or multiple topics. It…

Webdesigner Depot gets a redesign

A few days ago, on November 11th, we celebrated our 6th birthday here on WDD by revealing our latest redesign. If you…

Comics of the week #261

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

Why “content first” should be your new war cry

We’re not all designing our content right. There. I said it. Maybe you, personally, are doing a great job, but most of…

6 simple rules for designing mobile websites

It is projected by ComScore the by the end of 2014, around 1.75 billion people worldwide will use smartphones…

What creative opportunities will a legal marijuana market present you?

I had an advertising teacher who claimed that big tobacco companies had registered the 1970s names for different…

Deal of the week: Colossal vintage design bundle (worth $600)

Once in a while our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, comes up with a truly special deal big enough to make your head spin;…

What's new for designers, November 2014

In this month's edition of what's new for designers and developers, we've included new apps for design, frameworks and…

Manage your invoicing for free with Hiveage

One of the biggest challenges freelancers face is getting the ‘business stuff’ right. Far too many freelance careers…

Comics of the week #260

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

How to design wireframes on your tablet

There’s no doubt that mobile devices are “the (current) big thing”. This is exactly where decades of computing…

Deal of the week: Retro Textpress, 20 retro text effects for Illustrator

Retro is all the rage, and this amazing deal from our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, is the perfect way to embrace the…

Adobe releases Brackets 1.0 for elegant front-end coding

If you’re a front-end coder, you may well have been stunned yesterday, by Adobe’s latest release: Brackets. Stunned…

Competition: Win 1 of 3 platinum subscriptions to 123ContactForm

123ContactForm is a flexible solution to building forms for the web, and thanks to this competition 3 lucky winners…

The best free WordPress plugins for November 2014

Now that Halloween season is ending, it's time to think about what really matters. I'm talking about WordPress plugins;…

Comics of the week #259

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