The 1 rule all designers should live by
When Thomas Heatherwick’s 2012 Olympic cauldron unfolded its 204 petals on a warm summer’s evening in London during the opening…
7 more questions asked by noob designers
Back in 2012, I wrote an article entitled 7 Questions Asked by Noob Designers, Answered. A lot has changed in…
The state of responsive images in 2015
The Web is a visual medium. The vast majority of that visual landscape is thanks to image files. Whilst plenty…
Progressive design for the modern web
Good responsive web design, by its nature, goes unnoticed to those consuming content online. So when someone asks for a…
How to create a personal brand, and why you should
The concept of having a personal brand can be intimidating. It seems like only famous people have a shot at…
Why websites should all be using video
Video continues to grow in popularity as a provocative way to share information online. When it comes to promoting and…
The practical guide to web design workflow
As a web designer who’s part of a larger web development team, it’s common that you have to juggle a…
Sub-branding vs. brand fragmentation, which should you choose?
Designers commonly offer numerous services and products, from straight design consultation, to side-projects, and apps. But are you one organization…
6 tips for successful design critiques
Few things are more stressful than a design critique. From that pressure, though, comes new viewpoints, action items, and an…
The ultimate guide to designing landing pages that convert
Landing pages are pages that are designed specifically to accomplish conversion goals. Occasionally, a home page functions as a landing…
Comics of the week #296
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Are your websites too slow?
Once upon a time, Tim Berners-Lee and a few other very smart people made the Web. They looked upon what…
Everything you need to know about the long-scrolling trend
Long-scrolling pages are at the heart of the above the fold vs. there is no fold debate. For a while,…
9 reasons you should never use a CMS
I’d like to find that guy who was the first to promote to customers the idea that they could manage…
Facebook reveals new logo
Yesterday, Christophe Tauziet, a product designer at Facebook, shared a shot of the new Facebook logo. Reportedly designed by Facebook’s…
How to design for multiple languages
The Internet isn’t all in English. I mean, I know this. You know this. But unless you actually have to…
How to write compelling copy for the Web
Have you ever heard the saying “web design is 95% typography”? If you have, it’s with good reason: it’s 100%…
How to export SVG patterns
It used to be that you could just whack out a tileable image as a gif or jpg at 72dpi…