A Complete Guide to Progressive Enhancement
For years, web designers have been using graceful degradation principles to make sure visitors in older browsers can at least…
A Showcase of Single Page Websites
When designing a website with a minimal number of pages and not a ton of content, a single-page design can…
How Limitations Improve Design
We often complain about the multitude of limitations which we’re faced with every day as designers. From browsers, to screen…
Designing Microsites: Factors To Consider
When creating a website, so many things need to be planned and considered before even beginning the design — content,…
30 Fun and Fantastic Wedding Invitations
In the past, we featured creative business cards on WDD that show incredible creativity in order to promote a business,…
20+ New Apps and Websites for Designers
New apps and websites seem to appear on an almost-daily basis. Trying to find the best ones each week or…
Stop Designing Aesthetics, Start Designing Emotions
Despite the somewhat provocative title, you shouldn’t really stop designing aesthetics. Gradients and colors and contrast are all good, but…
Occam’s Razor: A Great Principle for Designers
Lex parsimoniae is the Latin expression of what is known in English as Occam’s Razor, a philosophical rule of thumb…
30 Useful Frameworks for Designers
Some designers view frameworks as constricting and limiting in their creative efforts. They look at a framework as something they…
Awesome Recent Website Redesigns
It’s always so interesting when you go to a website you’ve been visiting for months or years to find they’ve…
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:…
Redesign vs. Realign
It’s been nearly five years now since the redesign vs. realign debate began. Many designers are still approaching website changes…
The Psychology of Web Design
Designers often don’t take the time they should to learn about how basic psychological principles can effect the experience their…
Avoid “Perfect Photo” Syndrome
Sometimes, choosing just the right image for a website that does not yet have a defined visual theme can be…
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…