Applying Duotones to Data
The ability to tint black-and-white photographs with color has been a staple of photography for decades, and modern image editors…
Win 10 Fantastic Icon Sets from IconDock
IconDock is the brain child of renowned designer Nick La, more known for his popular blog, Web Designer Wall, and…
7 Personality Types of Clients Today
In previous articles, we discussed seven types of designers and seven types of developers. Designers and developers form two parts…
Content Organization: Deciding What Matters Most
The content of any website is paramount to a site’s success. High quality content, regardless of whether the site aims…
Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism
Logos can convey many ideas in one simple design and as designers we need to be fully aware of any…
Using Landmarks Makes Page Layout Easy
A design may have impact. It may have style. But having these isn’t enough. To work well, a design has…
Win 1000 Postcards from UPrinting
Sending postcards to your old clients to remind them of your services, or to prospective new clients, can be a…
6 Tips for Pitching to Major Clients
Almost every major web designer faces this dilemma at some point: either continue working with “mom-and-pop” style businesses, enjoying effortless…
WordPress 3.0 Upgrade: What to Expect
With virtually any WordPress release (or the release of any open-source software, for that matter), there are bound to be…
Awesome Recent Website Redesigns
It’s always so interesting when you go to a website you’ve been visiting for months or years to find they’ve…
The Creepy Art of Human Bones
François Robert is a photographer renowned for both his commercial and fine art photography work. In the mid 90’s, Robert…
Que Publishing: Adobe CS5 Books Giveaway
Que Publishing is a very established publisher with almost 30 years of experience providing information and books related to computing…
30 of the Best Web Typography Resources Online
It seems there are two camps among web designers: those who embrace web typography, experiment with it, and try new…
Information Architecture: Enhancing the User Experience
Defined as ‘the structural design of shared information environments’, information architecture focuses on bringing the principles of architectural design to…
Winners of Radim Malinic’s Book #Three
We’re finally ready with the results of last week’s giveaway, where we’re giving away 5 copies of Radim Malinic’s new…
WordPress: From Kubrick to Twenty Ten
Kubrick, the default theme for WordPress since 2005, got many Web and open-source enthusiasts through some pretty tough times. Developers…
How to Design Your Business Card
As web designers and developers, we often overlook printed marketing materials. But on occasion, they can come in very handy:…
Review and Giveaway: Radim Malinic’s Book #THREE
Book #THREE by Brand Nu is a unique book that serves as the portfolio of Radim Malinic, one of the…