How Limitations Improve Design
We often complain about the multitude of limitations which we’re faced with every day as designers. From browsers, to screen…
Designing Microsites: Factors To Consider
When creating a website, so many things need to be planned and considered before even beginning the design — content,…
30 Fun and Fantastic Wedding Invitations
In the past, we featured creative business cards on WDD that show incredible creativity in order to promote a business,…
Stop Designing Aesthetics, Start Designing Emotions
Despite the somewhat provocative title, you shouldn’t really stop designing aesthetics. Gradients and colors and contrast are all good, but…
Applying Duotones to Data
The ability to tint black-and-white photographs with color has been a staple of photography for decades, and modern image editors…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 treatment makes…
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…
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 principles of architectural design to…
How to Design Your Business Card
As web designers and developers, we often overlook printed marketing materials. But on occasion, they can come in very handy:…
Redesign vs. Realign
It’s been nearly five years now since the redesign vs. realign debate began. Many designers are still approaching website changes…