Popular design news of the week: November 16, 2015 – November 22, 2015
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around…
How to harness the power of a well-cropped photo
As a website designer, I’ve always been fascinated by design (of any kind) that “works” and why. Of late, I’ve…
The 20 Most Popular Design Tools and their Users
Ever wondered which are the most popular design tools and their number of users? We did too! So we partnered…
How To Create A Vintage Camera in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll reproduce a fairly old camera: a Halina Super 35X. We’ll use various tools and techniques…
40 Great Adobe AIR Applications for Designers and Developers
Adobe AIR is one of the most under-appreciated application platforms, but the number of applications available for AIR make it…
30 Desktop and Office Themed Website Designs
Its seems like the desktop and office style websites have been a popular design idea for a few years now….
40 Amazing 3D Fractals Using Apophysis
Today we’re featuring 40 fractal images created using Apophysis. It’s a free Windows program for designing and rendering fractal flames….
Pass or fail: The top 30 technology company homepages
Although there are lots of posts that evaluate different design blogs, I haven’t seen many that focus specifically on corporate…
10 “Fresh” Design Trends We Shamelessly Stole From the Past
Let’s be real: the design industry loves pretending things are brand new. Every year, the blogs and conference slideshows tell…
The Rise and Fall of the Web Mascot: Where Did They Go?
Remember when every other startup had a mascot? A weird, bug-eyed creature with a permanent smirk, usually some round, blobby…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, July 2025
Summer is here, and designers are buzzing about the upcoming Apple release, design changes, and trends that are coming with…
20 Most Iconic YouTube Videos of All Time
YouTube isn’t just where you go to waste hours watching random stuff—it’s the birthplace of viral moments that have changed…
The Rise of 3D Web Design: Innovation or Just Another Flashy Distraction?
The web is getting deeper—literally. Flat, static designs are starting to feel stale, and the rise of 3D elements and…
The Worst Branding Blunder: Meta’s Messenger Logo U-Turn
In a move that’s left the internet shaking its head, Meta has swapped its bold, colorful Facebook Messenger logo back…
40 Best New Websites, 2024
As regular readers will know, each month we roundup the best new designs of the previous 4 weeks. And now,…
30 Most Exciting New Tools For Designers, December 2024
2024 has seen an explosion in AI-powered tools and services, some genuinely helpful, others simply bandwagon jumping. It is clear…
20 Best New Websites, November 2024
Welcome to November’s new sites collection. Minimalism continues to be a dominant trend among well designed websites, but it is…
20 Best New Websites, October 2024
Something we’re seeing more and more of is the ‘customizable’ site. Most often, this means a button to swap between…