The how and why of minimalism
If done correctly, minimalist design is one of the best and most effective approaches to creating beautiful websites. Not only…
20+ resources for learning web design & development
There are tons of blogs, tutorial sites, and other resources out there that can teach you about web design and…
Major updates to Adobe Creative Cloud
The days of CS6 are fading into the distance behind us, and Adobe has officially launched the newest version of…
How to approach usability testing
In order to deliver a clean, fresh, and — more importantly — effective user interface, usability tests are required. It…
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…
Perfection in a portfolio; a web design showcase
Web design is a subtle science that is lost to most who are not in the field. The amount of…
14 key WordPress functions to jump-start theme development
After a few years (or even months) of designing and developing WordPress themes, especially for clients, you start to realize…
Enchant, simplify and amaze; the Android way
The Android User Experience Team have published their own design principles for delivering a world-class user experience. Their 17 key…
Ghost: a crowd-funded blogging platform, launching soon
Sometimes you need a fully-fledged CMS; something that lets you create any kind of website you want to create, with…
A more social Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe has been rolling out some major changes and updates to Creative Cloud. While the new subscription-only model and individual…
The designer’s secret weapon: an account handler
I’m a lucky person. Every day I get to do what I love, which is helping clients work out what…
Our favorite tweets of the week: May 13, 2013 – May 19, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
The SEO sanity check part 2: gray hat techniques
In the last post, we took an in-depth look at Google’s Panda and Penguin updates and how they have impacted…
WDD acquires CodeVisually.com
I’m thrilled to officially announce that CodeVisually.com has been recently acquired by Webdesigner Depot and is now part of our…
The perils of A/B testing
There’s an expression in advertising that goes “I know that 80% of my advertising isn’t working. I just don’t know…