The best new portfolio sites, January 2016
Hello all! And welcome to January’s portfolio roundup. There will be a lot to appreciate about each portfolio listed here,…
Swiss in CSS: animating the International Typographic Style
There’s probably no style and technology that are quite as well paired as the International Typographic Style and CSS. When…
IE8 is back from the dead
Some site owners may well have been surprised this morning, when checking their analytics, to discover that customers are still…
Designing Adobe Portfolio
In November 2015 I did a little talk at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City about…
50+ fresh resources for designers, January 2016
Howdy friends! We’re back again with another roundup of some of the best freebies available for designers and developers. To…
Popular design news of the week: January 4, 2016 – January 10, 2016
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around…
Comics of the week #321
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Usability isn’t just for users
A lot of web developers are making me angry. Why? Because they’re literally trying to make it harder for me…
Matching site design to your target demographic
When creating a website project, it’s always important to think about the end users of the site. Frequently it’s the…
8 ways to optimize your site for mobile
When the world shifted from desktop computers to mobile devices, designers became even more focused on UX. Although the user…
Applying application design to websites
Generally speaking, application design and web design are very different things. The key difference is that typically applications are designed…
UX in email design
You spend weeks, months, maybe years, creating a product with an amazing UX. Doesn’t matter if it’s an app, a…
Popular design news of the week: December 28, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around…
Comics of the week #320
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
Why I quit my dream job in web design
Always do what you love. That’s what they say, right? If you follow your dreams and try to make it…
The best of what’s new for designers, 2015
Every month we bring you the best new apps, frameworks, design and mobile resources, business resources, and more. Here we…
Web designers, digital signage needs you!
Digital signage is the term for the displays you see in coffee shops, gyms, hospitals, schools, banks, and pretty much…
5 easy ways to get fired from a design job
Plenty of web designers are consummate professionals who strive to do the best for their clients and provide excellent service….