Articles by Web Designer Depot from December 2017

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 ...

UX Design is almost synonymous with conversational interfaces, which are used left, right, and center from natural language messaging to voice-based action. Biggies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft an...

What kind of website would you create if you had total creative freedom online? If you had the same kind of comfort level that you have in your sketchbook? If you werent hampered by inflexible design ...

When it comes to first impressions, design is everything. From colors, copy on buy buttons, to the layout of a website. Tapping into what makes brains tick is important for this, and certain aesthetic...

Landing pages are probably one of the first pages you think about when it comes to creating conversions. But what about the contact page? It is after all the bridge between you and the outside world. ...

I might have noticed a trend or two in web design this last year. Let me rephrase that: I spend the vast majority of my time online. I do my shopping, here, and my work, and a lot of my leisure readin...

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 tr...

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 ...

The old saying a picture is worth a thousand words is still relevant to todays experiences. People are attracted to visuals faster than text, and this natural property of photos and illustrations make...

Businesses looking for online marketing and web services are rarely looking for one provision. Typically, they are looking for an agency that can act as a one-stop-shop for all their internet-based pr...

Framer is known as a prototyping app, but in an unexpected move they have just announced the launch of a fully integrated, browser-based, visual design tool. Aimed at creative professionals, the new F...

Tis the season of peace and goodwill to all people, and to celebrate weve got an early Christmas gift for you: Storyblocks is giving everyone in the WebdesignerDepot community 140 downloads, absolutel...

Dont try to be so damn subtle in web design. Okay, let me explain that About a year or so ago, I made a terrible mistake: I tried to be funny; More specifically, I tried my hand at stand-up comedy. I ...

The holiday season is upon us, and thats the perfect time to give yourself a few design goodies. While the season for new releases has slowed some, there are still plenty of news design tools and beta...

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 tr...

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 ...

Even if your WordPress website is mobile-first and responsive, you could still be missing out on a huge chunk of traffic by not offering your visitors a mobile app, and the smooth user experience that...

Traffic is among the deciding factors which determine the ultimate success of an e-commerce website. As it brings potential customers to the businesses, it also helps maintain a robust rank among comp...

Professionals often interpret things differently: a common problem when a marketer sets a brief for a designer without clear instructions, is the designer has to redo the project countless times until...

Now why on Earth would you want to make anyone angry? Angry people are unpleasant to deal with at the best of times. Getting users angry seems awfully counterproductive. Why did you even write this st...

Symmetry is safe. Its comfortable, non-threatening, and aesthetically pleasing. It can also be very dull. Using asymmetrical balance can make things more interesting while still sticking to a grid to ...

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 tr...

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 ...

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) myths are usually created by people who either make common sense assumptions that are completely wrong, or they are created intentionally by good/bad people because it...

Pantone have unveiled their official color of 2018, Ultra Violet (Pantone 18-3838 to be precise.) Pantone have been nominating a color of the year since 2000, and its often seen as a barometer for the...

Youve seen some of the beautiful bullet journals on Pinterest, and theres more to this trend than an exercise in creativity. Using a bullet journal can make you a master of the website universe. And i...

Great designers help teams and stakeholders make better decisions by using questions to identify opportunities, reveal underlying needs, and understand user context. James Dyson, having been inspired ...

For many of us, sound is an essential part of everyday living. Our day starts with a sound of alarm clock and ends with the subtle click of light switcher; sound is all around us during the day, we li...

Jingle those bells, people! Its December, and Santa brought you portfolio sites. This months theme generally seems to be minimalism with a splash of geometric decoration. I mean, there are quite a few...

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 tr...

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 ...

Its that time of year again: The season of peace, goodwill and what can I possibly get Eric/Joanna/Clare/Michael/insert-name. Its the first day of advent, and there are just 19 shopping days left unti...

Macromedia has a lot to answer for. Flash may be on the way out; but flashy websites reminiscent of the 90s are very much alive and kicking. They just use JavaScript now. And they take up a lot of ban...