Mobile first: Luke Wroblewski interview
The Mobile First philosophy has radically changed how professionals approach Web design and become the way companies as diverse as…
How to use HTML5 audio (part 1)
The introduction of the HTML5 spec introduced new tags for presenting media on a webpage; the <audio> and <video> tags,…
Getting creative with usability
When it comes to designing a truly intuitive, responsive, and coherent website that’s also unique and interesting, it often feels…
How to use the download attribute
HTML5 came with all new APIs, new input types and attributes for forms. As is often the case, those major…
Our favorite tweets of the week: April 15, 2013 – April 21, 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 #179
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Innovative animated gifs
At first thought, animated GIFs might conjure up images of dancing “under construction” signs and cheesy banner ads circa the…
jQuery 2.0 released
Hot on the heels of jQuery Mobile 1.3 comes jQuery 2.0, a brand new, full release version of the popular…
4 subconscious mistakes you’re probably making
It’s like biting your nails. It’s like sucking your thumb. It’s like cursing too much. We all have some bad…
IM-Creator: Build awesome HTML5 sites for free
A few years ago, it was tough to create a professional-looking website without designing and coding something from scratch. There…
Formal degree vs. self taught
For many web design professionals, there was no option but to be self taught. Years ago, the academic qualifications simply…
Twitter tip-toes into the ad game
Twitter finally tossed a bigger hat into the advertising realm on February 20, 2013 by announcing the new Twitter Ad…
App icons with hidden messages
I was having a chat with a friend of mine recently and somehow we got onto the subject of hidden…
Deal of the week: Certified Adobe training
There is so much technology employed on the web, it’s difficult to keep up, and even harder to know where…
How to host a WordPress blog on your computer
When I’m designing themes for WordPress, I find that working remotely can be a little troublesome at times; particularly when…
What’s new for designers, April 2013
The April edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins and JavaScript resources,…
How to write markdown
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about markdown as an alternate way to format text. I decided to do…
Our favorite tweets of the week: April 8, 2013 – April 14, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…