Side project: Silver Screen Society
Silver Screen Society is a project curated and maintained by graphic designers Trevor Basset and Brandon Schaefer. The idea is…
How to design for non-profits
I ought to know a lot about charities and non-profit organizations. My parents are career missionaries; and I grew up…
The nuts and bolts of photography: things come apart
I dare say that many of us are interested in the nuts and bolts of how things work. I know…
How to animate media queries
Responsive design is everywhere, and whether you’re using a framework or writing media queries yourself, some elements on your page…
Our favorite tweets of the week: June 17, 2013 – June 23, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Comics of the week #188
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
How to use a website to strengthen a brand
The first thing that springs to mind when we think of branding is likely the large, cultivated brand imagery that…
Deal of the week: CSS Hat converts PSD layers to CSS
One of the biggest problems designing websites in Photoshop is that time-consuming period after your design gets approval, when you…
How to escape a penalty for unnatural links
For some web designers, it’s pretty standard practice to place a link back to their own site on the footer…
Side project: The Everywhere Project
The Everywhere Project is a collaborative project curated by designer and illustrator, Adrian Walsh. It was created as a tribute…
Win $1000 worth of PSD/HTML to WordPress conversions
Got a great idea for a site, but don’t know how to create a WordPress theme? Maybe you’ve already built…
Free download: 25 Colorful Grunge Textures
This set of 25 Colorful Grunge Textures was designed by Florin Gorgan and is perfect for use as overlay textures…
WordPress.com revamps its dashboard
Somewhere around 18% of the web is powered by WordPress. The humble blogging platform has grown into a web-titan of…
What’s new for designers, June 2013
The June edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, JavaScript resources, Photoshop scripts, web…
Retouching reality with Adobe
Imagine this: you’re sitting at a bus stop, patiently waiting for your ride. Maybe you’re checking Facebook or reading an…
Has flat design made our sites too simple?
When I was first introduced to graphic design, I was extremely young and a member of a pretty popular message…
Want to be a designer? Learn the secret handshake
The Secret Handshake is a fabulous project, aimed at helping young designers (18–25) find their way into the industry. You…
Our favorite tweets of the week: June 10, 2013 – June 16, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…