Usability and the mobile web
For some time now, anyone concerned with search engine optimization made sure a mobile version of their website was available…
Elegant Themes release the Extra theme
The latest release from the Elegant Themes team, is the engaging Extra theme; one of the most promising and complete…
How to write with your brand’s voice
Businesses obsess over their visual brands. They spend days debating the typeface selection, but give no thought to the words….
The best new portfolio sites, December 2015
Nothing sells design work quite like a good portfolio. Whether you contact your clients in person, over the Internet, pitch…
Free download: 20 animated icons from Animaticons
Animation is tipped to be one of the biggest web design trends for 2016, especially micro-animations on UI elements and…
WordPress 4.4 will revolutionize how we publish
WordPress 4.4, named ‘Clifford’ in honor of jazz legend Clifford Brown, has just been released. It’s available to download or…
What’s new for designers, December 2015
In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included lots of startup apps and resources, educational…
Affinity Photo: the Best Mac App of 2015 just got better
It’s a tribute to the hard work and ambition of Serif’s Affinity team that on the same day that they…
Understanding the value of UX
If you are at all involved with any type of online business, you have most likely seen the term UX…
How to be hired by the best clients
Hiring a web designer is a bit of a minefield for a budding entrepreneur. Most are not particularly tech-savvy, and…
The secrets to effective card-based design
So you want to get on-trend with a card-style interface? That’s probably a great idea; cards are a popular and…
Pantone unveils two colors of the year for 2016
In a fairly radical break with tradition, Pantone has revealed that the ‘Color of the Year’ for 2016 will in…
60+ fresh resources for designers, December 2015
Here we are again with a cool collection of more than 60 fresh resources for you to download. You’ll find…
Flash is dead, long live Adobe Animate CC
Alongside a host of new features for its CC applications, today Adobe has announced that it’s finally killing Flash…sort of….
How to design UX for millennials
Ah, millennials. They’re coming of age and are estimated to have annual purchasing power of more than $200 billion by…
How we redesigned Youthletic.com
A consistent trait among digital products that have withstood the test of time is adaptation. Adapting to new technologies. Adapting…
Building effective web design teams
When you are just starting out in a web development business, it can be really tempting to try to handle…
Twitter kills-off social proof
You might have noticed in the last few days, that social share buttons on Webdesigner Depot, and across the Web,…