More is less: Not so minimal, minimalist websites
When you think of minimalism in design, whitespace usually comes to mind. When the designer is strips a piece down…
Beautiful lettering of yesteryear
As designers we seem to have lost our courage, churning out identical brand ‘solutions’, posting Dribbble shots of the same…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 12, 2013 – August 18, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Comics of the week #196
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
How to present screenshots of your work
When it comes to presenting screenshots of your work the most obvious choice would be to use a straightforward screen-grab….
Creative freedom may not be as free as you think
There are three things every creative yearns to hear: “we pay the total up front,” “our staff is ready to…
Free download: 30 flat shopping icons
Tired of the same old flat design? Everywhere you look there are people offering up flat icons; some are fabulous,…
Master typography in ten minutes
Typography is a subject of two extremes: you love it, or you hate it. Designers who love typography revel in…
What’s new for designers, August 2013
The August edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery resources, web development tools,…
Should you be working with startups?
For me, working with startups has been a huge learning experience. Over the last two and a half years I’ve…
Comics of the week #195
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Free Download: Flattastic UI kit
Give your flat design a boost with this Flattastic UI kit, designed by Vlade Dimovski, free to download and simple…
Yahoo! to rebrand after 30 days of change
For the average user there’s little difference between products offered by Yahoo! and by market leader Google. Yahoo!’s position is…
How to take WordPress to the cloud with Amazon S3 & CloudFront
Cloud computing is one of the buzzwords in the web design and computing industry that seems to have a very…
10 CSS selectors you shouldn’t code without
Every time we use CSS, we use selectors. But despite this, CSS selectors are one of the more neglected parts…
Free download: 48 flat designer icons
The flat design juggernaut continues to roll on, crushing everything in its path. With an emphasis on simplicity, it’s easy…
How to keep responsive design engaging
Responsive web design is popular and it’s absolutely no secret. It’s what experts are calling for and what many brands…
Free download: 25 free retro patterns
Patterns have graced our designs for thousands of years. The texture, color and life added by patterns have enhanced design…