15 easy ways to lose clients
Clients are an important part of any business. But when it comes to web design, clients are everything! Whether it…
How to keep your text clean
Nothing is more important than readability when it comes to the text on your website. Absolutely nothing. If you can’t…
Yesterday, Internet Explorer seemed so far away…
…now it looks as if it’s here to stay. Having been introduced as part of the Windows 8 operating system…
How to plan better content
Building stuff for the web is fun. Want to know what isn’t? Waiting on a client to give you content…
40+ essential WordPress plugins
If you run your website on WordPress, chances are you use at least a handful of plugins. That’s what’s so…
Kestrel flys into view
Born in London, England in the early 1950s, Alan Meeks began his career as a trainee artist, typographer and typeface…
Are corporate logo changes always necessary?
It seems that everyone is on the logo change bandwagon. Why are so many companies choosing now to change logos…
What’s new for designers, November 2012
The November edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web and Mac apps, JavaScript and jQuery…
Our favorite tweets of the week: November 5 – November 11, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Comics of the week #155
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and…
The opportunities and challenges of responsive design
In August 2011 7.12% of all website hits worldwide came from a handheld mobile device. By August 2012, that figure…
Google simplifies but retains dead space
It is a commonly held view that the minimalist approach to design is what lifted Google, in the early days…
25+ wonderful wedding websites
Being in love is great. It’s often a crazy journey where you find out much about your partner and especially…
Gender bending
Oh Photoshop, what wonders you perform: creative freedom second to none, the bitmap tool of choice for most digital artists….
Making extra money as a freelancer, without being cheated
Today I’m going to show you some interesting ways to make money as a web professional. Before I do, let’s…
jqMobi rolls out support for IE10
There has been much cross-over between web development and application development in recent years. The biggest trend being the increase…
Stop being so square
As a design professional, you are familiar with (and possibly contributing to) the increased use of circles in all elements…
The splash strikes back: 40+ splash-like headers
A long time ago, on a website not that far away, you’d be welcomed by a web page that didn’t…