Comics of the week #224
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
50 essential freebies for web designers, March 2014
New projects are being released all the time that make us excited, curious, inspired and sometimes a little bit jealous….
The best of DesignFaves.com, February 2014
For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there’s a brand new site that…
Free download: Icons8 sports icon pack
It’s tricky to find a good set of icons, most packs have one or two useful graphics and then a…
Project post-mortems: how to successfully conclude any project
It’s launched. It’s live. It works. You designed, built and tested it, grieved nixed ideas and celebrated solved quandaries. The…
How to create horizontal scrolling using display:table-cell
Horizontal layouts of all kinds have intrigued me ever since I found out you could do that. I don’t know…
The ultimate guide to logo design
There are some companies out there that would have you believe that designing a logo is as simple as slapping…
Comics of the week #223
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Improve your coding with 25 hyper legible fonts for programmers
The pinnacle of web development is hand-coding. No other approach delivers the same bespoke quality, performance and all round job-well-done-ness…
typographicposters.com presents a beautiful overview of poster design
Typographicposters.com is a hidden gem of a site, that displays the artwork of a host of talented graphic designers in…
WYSIWYGs and the end of web design as we know it
With Squarespace (and similar platforms) out in the market, Do-It-Yourself website design just got more powerful. Here’s what it means…
What’s new for designers, February 2014
The February edition of what’s new for web designers includes new web apps, icons, color resources, webmaster tools, graphics programs,…
Comics of the week #222
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
The secret of successful redesigns: what Ted got right and what Twitter got wrong
There was a time—it’s hard to imagine now—when most businesses did not have a website. In the early days of…
35+ inspiring quotes for designers
When it’s going well, design is a pleasure. But we all know what it’s like to experience a bad day:…
How to supercharge your site’s speed with AJAX and jQuery
In this tutorial we’re going to look at how to speed up the user experience on small static sites using…
Using animation to create an emotional connection with your audience
For many of us, our early days are filled with animation. Cartoons made up a big part of my childhood,…
The best free WordPress themes, February 2014
WordPress is still a hot technology in 2014, and the CMS of choice for the majority of web designers continues…