Browser Testing: A Family Tree
One task drives web professionals to distraction more than almost any other: testing whether their design works equally well in…
HTML5 and CSS3 Books to Watch for in 2010
Over the past year, new techniques and tricks involving HTML5 and CSS3 enhancements have been shared on a number of…
The Psychology of Web Design
Designers often don’t take the time they should to learn about how basic psychological principles can effect the experience their…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
May 16-May 22, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Creative Uses of Stickers in Advertising
The use of stickers in advertising is not only an innovative way to attract attention, it is also an extremely…
The One-Hour Block Technique
Being a designer is great. You get to spend all day being creative—that is, of course, if you have all…
7 Personality Types of Designers Today
Design is a universal language. It transcends all cultural and national boundaries. It is diverse and ever-changing. Despite the fact…
Web Design Trends for 2010
Purists will say that great design is timeless. Yes, in an ideal world, we should ignore trends. Pragmatically speaking, though,…
Avoid “Perfect Photo” Syndrome
Sometimes, choosing just the right image for a website that does not yet have a defined visual theme can be…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
May 9-May 15, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Comics of the Week #25
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Architecture vs. Web Design
As designers, it’s common to wonder what the differences are between our chosen discipline and others. After all, there are…
Winners of “TypeFaces” Playing Cards
For the past week, we’ve been running a great contest to win sets of awesome playing cards from Typefaces. These…
Designing for Over Twenty Million Users: WordPress 3.0
WordPress 3.0 is, without doubt, one of the most exciting updates to the platform in a very long time. As…
Showcase of Blogs with Unique Post Designs
The trend of creating unique designs for each post on a blog is growing. A few years ago the idea…
Creating a Logotype Depends More on the Means Than the End
The process of designing a type-based logo is similar to that of designing a shape-based logo. Both logos need to…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
May 2-May 8, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Win 10 Sets of “TypeFaces” Playing Cards
What are TypeFaces? They’re “top-trumps” style card packs featuring 20 well known designers. For each designer, a typeface was selected…