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Those Facebook buttons that you just can’t live without because you’re always using them to engage with your friends and family, and the site’s content, have gotten a noticeable makeover. The new design signals a shift to more space-conscious design by the company, as well as a tendency to combine old design into something entirely […]
As a designer or developer of responsive websites, your ultimate goal, no doubt, is to maximize an image for each unique device, while not making the files so big they slow down the load time or use excessive amounts of bandwidth. You must find that delicate balance between serving an image that is as large […]
Hollywood is the holy grail for the whole movie industry, and it’s where all blockbusters (or most of them at least) come from. These movies cost a lot of money, but they (usually) also make a lot more money. And you know how Hollywood movies make so much money? Because they research. A lot. And […]
Designers are changing the rules for web design, thanks to creative problem solving. Auto-play sound, mixing real and illustrated images and even layering logos on top of photos are some of the hottest design techniques right now and all three concepts were considered taboo not that long ago. Here’s what’s trending in design this month: […]
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, […]
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 […]
The importance of design in the tech industry has grown over the last few years, along with a greater appreciation for designers who know how to work within development constraints. We produce our best work when our designers and engineers work in a harmonious, cross-collaborative environment. Over the last 8 years, we’ve learned a lot […]
If you’re building a brand for a client, you’ll sell the pitch far more effectively if you can deliver not just flat design concepts, but detailed mockups too. To give you a boost in the right direction we have this comprehensive stationery mockup, designed for use with Photoshop CS4+, by Qeaql.com. The whole set, which […]
The concept of the user experience is often broken down into two areas: theory and practice. They’re not the same thing because what may work in theory obviously doesn’t always work in practice, and this is where many designers and brands sometimes run into problems with their design processes. If only there was more direct […]
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times: you can’t have too many fonts. Different typefaces are like the voices with which an actor speaks; they give you the power of expression, allowing you to invest the content of designs with emotion, mood, and personality. So we know you’re just going to […]
Craft is InVision’s suite of screen-design tools that lets designers easily add content with a click. Two things designers value in their workflows—speed and data—are efficiently brought into their projects thanks to Craft. Now, Invision is debuting Data within Craft; Data is a free plugin that lets designers pull things like text, images and JSON […]
If you’re a web professional, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself spending at least some time on the wrong problems. Maybe you were asked to implement a useless feature. Maybe you’ve ended up spending too much time on something because it was difficult, rather than important. For the purposes of this article, we’ll define […]
Adobe has just released a major update to its Creative Cloud apps. Updates have been made to Adobe Stock, and Creative Sync, meaning that almost every application in the ecosystem is affected. The updates include additions to Adobe’s flagship Photoshop application, as well as further enhancements to Adobe Stock. However this is not the anticipated […]
Netflix has just updated its branding with a new logomark. Or is it just a really short logotype? In any case, the saga of 2016 logo updates continues with a brand new “N” made in a ribbon-style. First things first, this is not replacing the Netflix logotype as we know it. There’s no need. Netflix’s […]
MacOS 10.12 is out in beta. Early beta tests can be buggy though. If you want that fresh Mac feel on your current version without the risk—or on your PC for that matter—you can download the new wallpaper. As Mac OS 10.12 is code-named “Sierra”, it’s only fitting that the background would feature the lovely […]
In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included new apps, JavaScript libraries, mobile dev tools, graphic design apps, blogging platforms, CSS frameworks, color resources, productivity tools, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with […]
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, […]
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 […]
With the amount of time we spend online, it seems like more people know us by our avatars than by our faces these days. But who wants a dodgy iPhone selfie, when you can have one of these awesome vector avatars? This set of cool avatars, designed by VectorOpenStock.com exclusively for WebdesignerDepot, features 54 stylish […]
What is a design-driven organization, according to designers? What organizations put a legitimate emphasis on design? Conversely, which industries seem to lag behind the rest? All of these questions and more are answered in InVision’s first ever Product Design Trends Report. This global survey that polled more than 1650 designers in 65 countries across the […]
One of the hottest trends right now is illustration—it’s the perfect way to give your site some contemporary cool. But illustration takes a lot of skill, and a lot of time. Imagine if you had unlimited access to your own illustrator, who could provide exactly what you need, forever? Well, we can’t quite manage that, […]
One of our biggest challenges when producing client work is communicating technical information effectively with clients. Many developers in our community face similar obstacles. Selling and shipping technical solutions to clients always comes with important communication challenges. So recently, we brought together ten experienced developers to discuss this issue. Our aim was to come up with […]
Yesterday a federal court in the US ruled that the Internet must be treated as a utility, not a luxury. The court, specifically the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has reaffirmed the notion that Internet access is essential. Anyone who’s been following the legal battle between Internet service providers […]
Google Fonts is the latest Google service that’s gotten a design makeover. The directory of free web fonts makes it a cinch for designers to customize fonts, share fonts with their colleagues, and even collaborate on fonts with the original designer. In a tweet on its official Twitter stream, Google Fonts announced that it had […]
Your business is starving. You’re struggling to get the clients and projects you need to keep your business going. Sometimes, it feels like you’ll never be able to get enough clients. You’re not like everyone else. You enjoy the freedom that comes with working for yourself. You love that you’re in control of your future. But […]
On Monday, Microsoft and LinkedIn announced that Microsoft would buy LinkedIn in an all-cash deal for $196 a share, at $26.2 billion. In a news release on the Microsoft website, both companies vowed that LinkedIn would however, retain its unique culture and brand, essentially remaining independent of new parent Microsoft. This deal has a slew […]
2016 has been one of the best years for type design in decades. The lettering craze has pushed a lot of illustrators towards digitizing their work. There’s a ton of great font software available these days. And with typography now recognized as one of the most important aspects of a website, everyone wants in on […]
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, […]
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 […]
Big news from the Affinity Designer team! No, it’s not out on Windows yet (they’re still working on that). They’ve introduced two new features that will make working with Affinity Designer a bit easier. The first is one we’re all somewhat familiar with: symbols. In this case, symbols are objects of which there can be […]
More than any other medium, the web offers the opportunity to redesign, republish, reedit, revamp, and redo our work over and over again. Print designers hit the deadline at 5pm on a Friday, send the artwork to a printer, and forget it (at least, that’s the plan). Web designers hit the deadline at 5pm on a Friday, […]
It doesn’t really matter how big your monitor is, it’s not big enough; you could always use a few extra pixels for those occasional-use panels, or perhaps to run a couple of browsers side-by-side. Traditionally designers who needed a bit more space would hook up a pair of monitors, but not only did that result […]
Website builder Wix has just announced the release of a system it has dubbed “Artificial Design Intelligence”—or “ADI” for short—that it’s marketing as “The Future of Website Building”. Wix ADI claims to be an AI-driven service that not only designs your site for you, it will even gather your content. Wix refers to it as the first […]
Working as a freelancer means that your business is all about you. You’re the sole person in charge of making the tough decisions. You’ll decide how to market your business, which services to offer and how much to charge. While that can give you a sense of freedom and power, there is a risk to […]
Greetings, readers! Summer is here. It’s time to beat the June heat by staying inside where the air conditioner is. While you’re there, have a look at our latest collection of portfolio sites. This month brings a lot more minimalism of the aggressive, low-on-color variety. Well, in a way, it’s simpler. Even so, you’ll find […]
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, […]
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 […]
Have you ever looked at a font and thought: “I could do that!”? Well, now you can—for a fraction of the price of professional font publishing software. Our sister-site, MightyDeals, is running a fabulous deal on an incredible plugin: Fontself Maker allows you to convert your own lettering into actual fonts, right inside Adobe Illustrator CC. […]
Despite valiant efforts to come up with an alternative approach, pop-ups still infest the web. It seems like every site you visit wants you to sign up for a newsletter, take advantage of an offer, visit a sponsor, or provide feedback—all before you’ve actually reached the content you arrived to see. The value of the […]
Adobe is introducing a new feature for Photoshop that designers using this software should find useful. That’s because the new feature addresses an old problem that many users have come across, but could never before deal with this easily. According to a recent blog post by Adobe, they will be introducing the new Content-Aware Crop tool. One […]
Have you ever been caught in a revision loop? Where you’re stuck in an endless cycle of revisions, edits and corrections? If you’ve gone through this, you know it’s a disaster. A client, your boss—someone wants you to make a few revisions. You make them, then they come back with more revisions. You fix those, but […]