Windows 8: a tale of two OS
Today, Microsoft will be launching Windows 8, the biggest redesign of its flagship product in nearly two decades; making October…
How to monetize design with no clients
Whether you’re just starting out or have hit a dry spell, there may come a point in time where you…
Free download: Graphic resources from FanExtra
Are those design resources drying up? Well, it’s time for more freebies! This week’s freebie isn’t just a single freebie…
What’s new for designers, April 2012
The April edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins, blogging platforms, coding…
20+ examples of beautiful and inspiring fonts
Choosing fonts for design projects can be a daunting task because there’s thousands of fonts out there all over the…
10 of the coolest CSS3 and CSS effects
We all know it and we all love it, and of course by now you probably already know I am…
Tutorial: Create 5 subtle background patterns
In the wonderful world of web design, it has become normal practice to create designs that utilize background patterns that…
Compilation of Christmas design resources
Christmas is right around the corner, and creating Christmas-themed designs can be a lot of fun. Here we’ve compiled more…
What’s new for designers – Nov. 2011
The November edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, frameworks, some JavaScript tools and…
An Introduction to Lomography
Lomography and lomography-styled photography has been growing in popularity in the past year or two, largely spurred by smartphone apps…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Oct 17-Oct 24, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
A Case for Coding Your Wireframes
Working as a designer day after day can be laborious. Luckily, the field has expanded, and so the process has…
How to Design Your Business Card
As web designers and developers, we often overlook printed marketing materials. But on occasion, they can come in very handy:…
Spectacular Fountains from Around the World
While fountains were originally used as a source for water and for bathing, already in ancient Rome they started to…
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…
Non-Trashy Recycled and Trash Art
Artists are usually ahead of the curve when it comes to being green. The artists featured here exclusively use recycled…
50 Stunning Examples of the Droste Effect
The Droste effect is a Dutch term for a specific type of recursive picture. An image exhibiting the Droste effect…
Interview with Web Usability Guru,
Jakob Nielsen
In this article, we’ll be focusing on web usability and more specifically, on the views of world renowned usability expert,…