3 Smart Ways to Engage Users with Animation
Animation was once thought of as just decoration. But as technology advances and internet connections accelerate, designers are embracing the…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, October 2017
Hey WDD readers, it’s October, so you know what that means: it’s time for Christmas-themed websites! No, I wouldn’t actually…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, September 2017
Greetings, Readers! Yep, it’s that time again, that sweet, beautiful time when all the kids go back to school and…
The Myth of Ugly Design
Have you heard the dangerous lie that’s going around? It goes like this: “Design isn’t that important. I have an…
19 Best New Portfolio Sites, August 2017
Hello readers, it’s August, and that joke I made about the heat last month has come back to bite me….
How to Build Banners With Custom Fonts Using Just Urls
Designing fun, visually appealing party banners can be a complicated task if you don’t have enough graphic design experience or…
The 1 UX Mistake We Nearly All Make
UX experts can’t seem to agree. They argue about the details they feel are most important to the user experience….
Free Download: Rostov Typeface
Rostov Typeface is a tribute to Rostov-on-Don, the home-city of Andy Usikov. Andy describes Rostov as a simple city, “geometrical”,…
20 Best New Portfolio Sites, June 2017
Welcome readers, it’s June, and the Brutalism bug is back. No, really. After disappearing into the phenomenon I called “post-minimalism”,…
Free Download: Noway Regular & Italic
Atipo is an independent digital typeface foundry and graphic design studio based in Gijón (Spain) established in 2009 by Raúl…
The Best New Portfolio Sites, May 2017
Hello everyone! This month is a much more colorful month than the last few have been. It feels like designers…
15 Essential Free Icon Sets
When it comes to web design, and especially UI design, icons play a crucial role. When used properly, icons can…
The Best New Portfolio Sites, April 2017
Hey readers. I’d go for some sort of April fool’s joke, but I’m having a hard time competing with reality…
Designing with extreme prejudice
It’s a controversial third rail topic most people acknowledge, but do their best to avoid talking about: classism dominates our…
The Fast Way from Freelance Designer to Design Firm
Picture it: New York City, 2010; you’re working full-time as a digital designer for one of the world’s largest advertising…
The best new portfolio sites, March 2017
Hey everybody, it’s March. I’ve only got one pun for this month, and I already used it a year ago,…
Free Download: Frutilla Script
Frutilla Script is a new modern calligraphy typeface from Ianmikraz Studio. This gorgeous script font is as classy as it…
What’s new for designers, February 2017
Everywhere you look there are new releases, and new tools popping up, but how do you know which elements are…