What’s New for Web Designers – Jan. 2011
New apps and websites appear on an almost daily basis, but trying to find the good ones among them can…
Web Design Predictions for 2011
As is most often the case with the Internet, many of the trends and products people are talking about today…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Dec 27-Jan 2, 2011
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Are You a Comic Sans Criminal?
Who knew that a college graphic design project could turn into an overnight viral sensation? On Tuesday, December 22nd, UK-based…
What to Do When a Client Relationship Goes South
Client relationships almost always start out really well. You’re both excited to be working together, they’re looking forward to a…
7 Essential Red Flags to Watch Out for in New Clients
Working with clients is one of the most difficult parts of being a web designer. It’s a challenge which we…
Book Review — HTML5: Up and Running
As far as web design literature goes, I think it’s safe to say that 2010 has been the year of…
Win 10 Licenses of Time Tracking and Billing Software
Keeping organized is crucial to any successful freelancer. Failure to do so will eventually cause your projects to pile up,…
Google Insurance: 8 Steps to Protect Your Reputation
It doesn’t take much to set off a tsunami of public relations headaches in the digital world. As the last…
The Word Art of Juan Osborne
“A picture is worth a thousand words’. We’re sure you’ve heard this expression a million times before, but you probably…
The 7 Heavenly Virtues of Design
No one intends for their business to stagnate. In an attempt to advance their freelance work, many people turn to…
Why Joe Client Doesn’t Care About Standards
Web standards should be a driving force behind the work of any designer or developer. They provide a scale against…
Win 3 Licenses of the WordPress Manual Plugin
Although never fully intended as a CMS, WordPress is indeed one of the most widely used CMS in the world….
Celebrating 2 Years of WDD (win an iPad!)
Today we celebrate our second birthday! And we couldn’t be happier with the success we’ve had over the past 2…
10 Steps To Taking Your Own Simple Stock Photos
Bad stock photography is a cliché, there’s nothing worse than going to an “about us” page and seeing a bunch…
Twenty Ten’s Front-End Code: 5 Things it Gets Right
By now most bloggers using WordPress should have upgraded to the latest version of WordPress which is officially at version…
How to Design a Great User Interface
When designing a web app, functionality is often placed above everything else. For the most part, this is a good…
How to Deal With Nightmare Clients
Regardless of how smoothly your business may operate, no one is completely immune to criticism and controversy. With BP’s disastrous…