Deal of the week: 4 Photoshop actions to convert photos to painted art
If you’re looking to really wow your site visitors with expressive images, but you don’t quite have the chops to…
How to make your code easily maintainable with living style guides
Style guides of yesteryear are typically thought of as design-oriented documents focusing on branding and color usage. But with the…
A new look for an iconic brand
Any time a brand redesigns its identity, there are huge risks that the public will reject the new look. It’s…
Graphics, guts and glory
I write articles about how to get a client to accept a contract, keeping your dignity and rights as a…
Everything you need to know about WordPress 4.0
WordPress 4.0 is now available, and millions of sites worldwide are in the process of upgrading. Despite the fact that…
Our favorite tweets of the week: September 1, 2014 – September 7, 2014
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Deal of the week: Easily create professional website templates with BLOCKS
Building websites can be hard. Building them rapidly can be darn near impossible. So we’re extremely excited that our sister-site,…
The periodic table of web design
Smart web development agencies follow a standard process when designing new websites, starting from the client’s brief and moving smoothly…
6 easy ways to create an effective typographic hierarchy
Creating a strong typographic hierarchy is crucial to the success of any dynamic design. It’s the difference between effectively sharing…
How to successfully design high-conversion forms
There are an almost-infinite number of well-written “best practice” articles on the subject of form design that focus on usability,…
How to use circles in website design
Circles are a relatively new development in web design. From the boxy days of web design’s youth, our contemporary works…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 25, 2014 – August 31, 2014
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Comics of the week #250
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
5 things to consider before saying “yes” to a startup
Startups are exciting! It’s something new that may become a multi-billion dollar company like Facebook and you could be in…
Deal of the week: 14 minimalist responsive WordPress themes
WordPress is one of the most popular technologies in the history of the Web; it powers everything from personal blogs…
How to generate passive income building your own e-learning site in WordPress
Have you ever considered running your own class or training course online? Everyone has something they can teach and many…
How to recycle design patterns for UX success
Interaction design has been around since we’ve been sophisticated enough to develop even basic tools. It’s the process of inventing,…
50+ Minimal logos, past and present
Simple and clean designs can sometimes have an even bigger impact than a logo that has a lot going on….