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Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world […]
Who doesn’t love robots? From Hollywood blockbusters, to the shopping mall, robots are used to remind us of our humanity. Plus, they’re incredibly cool! Whether you’re looking for a mascot for your business, or a friendly way to guide customers through a complex process, this gang of robots from Toon Characters is the perfect solution. […]
Take a look around, what’s your desk like? Does it look anything like these fun illustrations from our friends at freepik.com? Freepik think that most productive desks are essentially the same, with a few key differences that make them unique to each individual. Take a look through these lighthearted illustrations and see which one matches your […]
If you work with WordPress sites, then you know how frustrating the built-in editor can be. Whether it’s superfluous markup, outdated CSS, or its habit of truncating spacing, the default editor in WordPress can cost you hours of time. There is an alternative though: MotoPress. MotoPress is an exciting plugin that actually replaces the default WordPress […]
The creative field, which encompasses design, illustration, photography and anything else that is a commercial-based service and takes imagination and a certain amount of talent on the part of the vendor, is unregulated. There are no real guidelines for ethics among creatives to compare with such things as the Hippocratic Oath for doctors, or the BAR […]
It’s long been accepted that building a solid grid is the foundation of a strong site design. Of course, the grid shouldn’t dictate design decisions, but it sure is a great way of making that blank page look a little less blank. Frustrating then, that Photoshop hasn’t evolved past its rather archaic approach to grids; one […]
For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there’s a brand new site that features some of the most exciting, innovative and inspiring design projects taking place today. Every day our sister-site, DesignFaves.com, trawls the web seeking out the projects with the most buzz surrounding them and delivers a compact, visual […]
The team at themeco think that their new X theme is the greatest theme ever created for WordPress—it certainly does look very impressive. But one lucky reader won’t have to take their word for it, because we’ve got one full license to giveaway! X features multiple designs in one. Using a system that they call ‘Stacks’ the team […]
Quick, name a CMS! Let me guess, you said WordPress. Maybe Joomla? ExpressionEngine? TextPattern? It doesn’t really matter. We all know the big names, and chances are we’ve picked our favorites. Some try to use one versatile CMS to solve every problem. Some have a few they’ll consider, depending on the job. If there’s one […]
A great way to catch the attention of a visitor to your website is a “splash screen” or an “intro screen”. However, making a successful one is very difficult for one simple reason: splash screens easily irritate users. Splash screens can work if they appear quickly and are easily dismissible. They can be visually striking, and beautiful, and […]
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of […]
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world […]
99% of the Web is text, and most designers agree that your choice of typeface communicates your brand more then any other single element. So when it comes to fonts, you can never have too many high-quality options at your fingertips. To help you fill your font toolbox, our sister-site MightyDeals.com, has arranged an awesome […]
When mass printing dominated the mid-twentieth century, the number of colors in an image was reduced by replacing gradients with dots. The technique was seized upon by pop artists, like Lichtenstein and Warhol, to such an extent that it’s entered our visual language. However, despite it being one of the simplest ways to evoke retro […]
The Adobe Originals program launched in 1989 with its first type designs: Adobe Garamond, an historic revival with an emphasis on contemporary typography; and Utopia, an original type design. The launch of the program sent a very clear message to the communities of both design and type professionals that Adobe was getting serious about typography. Since […]
We can blame apps like Hipstamatic and Instagram for the prevalence of filtered photos. Anyone with a smartphone can take a photo, slap a few filters on it, and publish it to the web in seconds. Which explains why there are a ton of filtered photos out there that aren’t particularly attractive, and also why […]
Hot on the heels of Elegant Themes’ Divi, comes Divi 2.0; an ambitious enhancement to the already popular WordPress theme, it promises to build on its predecessor’s strong performance with a ton of new features. In development for several months, Divi 2.0’s main improvements are in the area of customization. Advanced options have been added throughout but […]
Spring is in full bloom and WordPress designers are busy as ever. The market is filled with tons of new themes and the overarching theme is responsiveness. Not many developers are releasing themes that are not usable across multiple devices. This makes it a little easier for you to choose a theme that will work […]
In Intel’s quest for uniformity and simplicity, Red Peak Branding and Dalton Maag have produced Intel Clear. This new proprietary type family not only works across all global writing systems—including Latin, Greek and Chinese—but it also spans all mediums, such as print, smartphones and tablets. The font is relaxed, open and approachable, due in part […]
Infographics aren’t new. And certainly, interactive ones aren’t either—but with the launch of recent data-driven news sites such as Vox, Fivethirtyeight and The Upshot, they’re becoming more popular. And since viewers are seeing those infographics on tablets, phones and desktops, building those graphics in HTML5 is the way to go—it’s likely the way your clients and […]
Responsive webdesign has become a catch-all term for making your website work well at low resolutions. Smartphones revolutionized the mobile web, and tablets are throwing another wrench into the gears with their growing popularity. With all things considered, a website today could be experienced on a low resolution smartphone, a medium resolution tablet, or a […]
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of […]
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world […]
Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Last Supper and Michelangelo immortalized Adam’s creation on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but New York art director Peter Jostrand finds inspiration for his art in more unassuming places. In a series titled “Flat Butts” that’s featured on the designer’s quirky blog, animal posteriors take center stage in a unique […]
Stuck on ideas for a client’s logo? Need to inject some vintage-cool into your branding? Our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, is here to help you out with an amazing discount on this awesome collection of logo assets. The Ultimate Logo Mock Up and Design Kit from Cruizine Design features 70 retro logo templates and more than 50 realistic […]
One of the tasks, that as designers, we are constantly being asked to tackle is to build impressive and fitting web-based portfolios for clients, friends, and even ourselves. Portfolios stand as a virtual calling card, connecting your work with people across the world wide web at the click of a ‘Stumble’ or search result link. […]
The Web is a well established kingdom of acronyms and buzz words. I’m sorry to say so, but we tend to generate a lot of terms that more often than not are a marketing trick rather than a useful definition for describing part of our field. UX, IxD, IA, UCD, CX, agile UX, lean UX, guerrilla […]
Typecache, the online index and showcase for type foundries and font sellers, recently celebrated a big year for type design and type literacy as they declared their top picks out of the record 550 releases announced in 2013. We’ve been browsing through their selections and here are our highlights from their selections. Oskar (from $67 […]
For anyone who’s ever sat down at a 27″ iMac and thought, “This is a bit small,” LG Electronics have released an extraordinary 34-inch ultra wide display that delivers the kind of real estate designers have previously only dreamt of. The awesome display has a 21:9 screen ratio and boasts an amazing 3440×1440 pixel resolution. […]
The May edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, plugins, frameworks, grid systems, educational resources, icon sets, blogging tools, mobile app tools, and some really great new fonts. Many of the resources below are free or very low cost, and are sure to be useful to a lot of […]
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of […]
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world […]
Exactly three weeks today, editorially.com will shut its doors for good. The announcement was made back in March, and was greeted with both surprise and disappointment by the community. The reason given was that Editorially had over-extended itself, hiring too many staff and failing to reach the number of users necessary to run as a […]
Finding good stock photography is one of the most time-consuming and frustrating experiences a designer can go through. The right image will make your design, the wrong one will wreck it. So we’re thrilled that our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, has managed to bring back its incredible deal on imagery that will keep you fully stocked for […]
Trends come and trends go. The ones that stick around the longest do so because they solve a particular problem. A trend that’s popular right now for that very reason, is sticky elements; elements that behave normally until we scroll, and then maintain their presence on the page somehow. The trend started with sidebars, but where […]
You’ve built your startup from the ground up. You’re ready to see your sales really start to take off. There’s just one challenge left to tackle: building a compelling website. You may have tons of great ideas, but unless you incorporate all the right elements and engage the right audience, your online presence will sink, […]
As web designers, it goes against our nature to restrict access to our code. We’re taught to maximize compatibility of our websites and strive for backwards compatibility wherever possible; to create progressively enhanced and gracefully degrading sites. If we can make it work on IE1, that’s no bad thing… The problem, at least for WordPress […]
The latest Firefox update has been released for general consumption and it’s loaded with big changes. The most striking, of course, is the way the overall interface has been sleekified and rearranged. The default tool bar has been stripped completely clean, giving users the option to add only the tools they want. And adding those […]
Every designer knows that free fonts are a godsend when working on a project, but truly valuable free fonts can be tough to find. With this list we’ve endeavoured to bring you as many full font families as possible; fonts that are genuinely free (not just one style or weight free), a balance of fonts […]
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of […]
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world […]
This week saw PayPal reveal a redesign of several key brand elements, including their first logo redesign for seven years. The new look is expected to roll out worldwide in the coming weeks. However, despite PayPal’s marketing spin, the new logo bears all of the hallmarks of a design that was arrived at on a […]
All typefaces imbue their content with personality, and never is that more true than for script fonts. The importance of an ample supply of script fonts in your toolkit can’t be underestimated, so we’re delighted that Fontfabric have decided to give away their Resphekt font, free of charge to WebdesignerDepot readers. Designed by Fontfabric & […]
If you recall the incredibly popular Thirsty and Thirsty Rough typefaces, you’ll be excited as us that our sister site, MightyDeals.com, has arranged another fantastic deal; this time it’s an exclusive on the hotly anticipated Thirsty Soft Font Family. Thirsty Soft is the latest, and we think greatest, incarnation of the Thirsty typeface by Yellow […]
CSS3 has introduced countless possibilities for UX designers, and the best thing about them is that the coolest parts are really simple to implement. Just a couple of lines of code will give you an awesome transition effect that will excite your users, increase engagement and ultimately, when used well, increase your conversions. What’s more, […]