How to build user confidence in your UI
The key to great user interface design is user confidence. But designing user confidence isn’t the easiest thing in the…
Flat design vs. skeuomorphism
It seems that there has been a line drawn in the sand. A few brave design pioneers have all but…
Barry McGee’s monumental mural
What do you get when you cross an eccentric street artist, a traditional car manufacturer, and a trendy publication? You…
What’s new for designers, January 2013
The January edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins, API tools, design…
Our favorite tweets of the week: January 14, 2012 – January 20, 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 #165
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Friday fun with Beertone
Pantone recently released its chosen color of the year, emerald green. But ask the advertising duo behind the new beer…
Fantastical infrared photography
While these stunning images may look like still shots from a J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, they’re actually the handiwork of “amateur”…
The stunning natural phenomenon of light pillars
In our technologically driven society, it’s tempting to exclusively draw inspiration from electronic sources. A creative block hits and soon…
Obsolete tech transformed into art
Of all the available New Year’s resolutions, going green in 2013 is certainly an admirable one. But if you’re not…
The incredible flying houses of Laurent Chehere
If the thought of flying houses conjures up images of Dorothy, Toto, and ruby slippers in the wake of that…
Our favorite tweets of the week: December 7, 2012 – January 13, 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 #164
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Schoolhouse Rock!: 40th anniversary of the best animated innovation ever!
Forty years ago this coming Sunday (January 13th 1973), the American Broadcast Company added to its lineup of Saturday morning…
How to develop a great portfolio
Developing a good portfolio is an absolutely indispensable part of building a client base, or getting a good job for…
3D printing with Foldify
Sometimes apps are just apps—but other times they’re cultural phenomena (think Angry Birds). And while the jury’s still out on…
Beating creative block
Cards on the table: First and foremost, I’m a writer. And while I’ve worked with more than my share of…
Norman Rockwell in Gotham City
Few things scream Americana more than Norman Rockwell’s iconic Saturday Evening Post covers. Inherently charming and idyllic, the 323 original…