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Quiz: How Many Web Design Acronyms Do You Know?
Web design is chock-full of acronyms like WWW (World Wide Web), and HTML (HyperText Markup Language). But how many of…
By Simon Sterne
Poll: Is It Time to Merge Browser Engines Into a Browser Protocol?
We tend not to think about it, but the Internet has a physical dimension. It’s a complex network of wires, cables,…
By Ben Moss
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Anatomy of a Typeface?
The constituent parts of a typeface design have some bizarre names. Any ideas what a beak might be? How about a crotch?…
By Simon Sterne
Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Design History?
Design is on a loop; it goes round and round, repeating the same ideas, and revisiting the same problems. If you want…
By Ben Moss
Quiz: How Well Do You Know UX Principles?
UX principles guide many of our decisions when we design and build sites and apps. Understanding UX principles doesn’t…
By Ben Moss
Poll: Is Minimalism a Dead Trend Walking?
Since the skeuomorphism of the early 00s, the design trend of choice has been minimalism. In fact, minimalism has been…
By Ben Moss
Quiz: What Type of Designer Should You Be?
How you present yourself as a designer, the core skills you nurture, the type of work you take on all contribute to a…
By Ben Moss
Quiz: Which Famous Designer Said This?
How good is your knowledge of the history of design? Do you know which famous designer disliked computers? Or which…
By Ben Moss
20 Hints That It's Time to Take a Holiday
Everyone needs time off, and this is especially true for creative professions. The brain is like any other organ in…
The Alternative Dictionary of Web Design Terms
It’s a universal truth that there’s more than one meaning to just about every word. This is doubly true for industry…
Comics of the week #439
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
Comics of the week #438
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
Comics of the week #437
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
Comics of the week #436
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
5 Simple Steps to Zero Conversions
Alright, so let me begin by addressing the title because there is a method to my madness: There are literally hundreds…
By John Demian
Comics of the week #435
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King
6 Pointless Design Achievements You Should Totally Go For
Web design is a process of carefully planned and researched steps. You have a job to do, and users to satisfy. Ideally,…
Comics of the week #434
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging…
By Jerry King