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06:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 30, 2013
Web Designer Depot Striking vintage bag tag art
While airline travel in recent years has become a mundane exercise in getting from point A to B, it was merely a few decades ago that flying the friendly skies was full of glamour and prestige. Its li...
01:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 30, 2013
Web Designer Depot Buy and sell design services at Microlancer.com
Microlancer is a brand new site from the Envato network,designed to simplify outsourcing small design jobs. Everything from websites to logos can be ordered from professional suppliers worldwide. Free...
06:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 29, 2013
Web Designer Depot 12 signs that youre a trendy designer
As designers part of our job is keeping up to date with what’s happening in the industry, one aspect of which involves keeping an eye on the latest trends.Although it should be noted that ‘...
01:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 29, 2013
Web Designer Depot 15 exceptional education sites
One of the things about advancements online is the ability for us to learn. We’re able to not only be easily connected to our colleges and universities, but we have the ability to get our degree...
01:58 pm GMT - Sun, July 28, 2013
Web Designer Depot Our favorite tweets of the week: July 22, 2013 July 28, 2013
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...
01:56 pm GMT - Sat, July 27, 2013
Web Designer Depot Comics of the week #193
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 ...
06:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 26, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free download: CSS3 buttons
Button states saved as images and toggled by CSS are so out of date its painful. We should all be using CSS3 to create buttons.We all know why: theyre easily editable, cross-platform, lightweight, acc...
01:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 26, 2013
Web Designer Depot How to boost your profit margin with a good brief
Do you cringe at the mention of a brief? It’s just a document for clients and suits, right? Wrong! A brief has the potential to be the single biggest factor to determine your profit margin, whic...
06:15 pm GMT - Thu, July 25, 2013
Web Designer Depot Deal of the week: The ultimate guide to UI design
The web is full of advice on different aspects of UI design, but what no one ever seems to offer is a complete start to finish, blank page to finished app, step by step guide. Until now of course, bec...
01:15 pm GMT - Thu, July 25, 2013
Web Designer Depot Get cracking with Backbone
For years developers have been taking advantage of PHP frameworks like CakePHP, CodeIgniter and even Ruby frameworks based on the MVC pattern. But if you think about it, there haven’t been a lot...
06:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 24, 2013
Web Designer Depot Famous logos reimagined
We all love a good satire. Its one of the highest forms of political wit and frequently bites at targets that would otherwise be unassailable. Case in point: Maentis Universal Unbranding project, an a...
01:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 24, 2013
Web Designer Depot Building a brand with design
Creating a brand is a tough task. There’s a lot of work and research that goes into it, and even more time that’s required. With building a brand, you also have to be very aware of the fin...
09:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 23, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free download: 200 vector icons
This lovingly honed set, of 200 vector icons is fantastic for use on all manner of sites. With subjects ranging from science to entertaining, the vast scope of the icons means that you’re bound ...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 23, 2013
Web Designer Depot Side project: The Dead Words
The Dead Words is a project created and curated by graphic designer Karen To. The idea behind the project is to rediscover dead words words which were once part of our language but have now been omit...
01:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 23, 2013
Web Designer Depot 20 beautifully designed smartphone apps
It’s no secret that designers must start designing for mobile. With more and more people starting to browse the web from their phones, web designers have to get hip to making sites good and view...
06:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 22, 2013
Web Designer Depot CSS Shapes the future of the web
If the recent flat design trend has demonstrated anything, it’s how incredibly limited web designers are when it comes to composition. Now that we’re no longer distracted by bevels, gradie...
01:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 22, 2013
Web Designer Depot Whats wrong with being creative?
The web is full of people discussing the finer points of the design field. Many who are focused on figuring out exactly what design is, and even what design isn’t. Many points have been made, an...
01:11 pm GMT - Sun, July 21, 2013
Web Designer Depot Our favorite tweets of the week: July 15, 2013 July 21, 2013
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...
01:41 pm GMT - Sat, July 20, 2013
Web Designer Depot Comics of the week #192
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 ...
06:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 19, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free download: CORP responsive WordPress theme
Everyone loves a good WordPress theme. Whether you use it straight out of the box, or as a starting point for your own design, themes are a great way of achieving results quickly and on a budget. And ...
01:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 19, 2013
Web Designer Depot Deal of the week: Versatile Nexa Slab
If you have one workhorse display font that you rely on again and again, make sure it’s a slab-serif. In recent times slab-serifs have become understandably popular; they’ve been used at d...
01:15 pm GMT - Thu, July 18, 2013
Web Designer Depot How to create a simple parallax effect
All over the web, sites are springing up, that use what is known as a parallax scroll. In essence, a parallax scroll is when content scrolls at different speeds, creating a sense of perspective and th...
06:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 17, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free Google Webfonts plugin for WordPress
Google Fonts are a tremendous addition to any designer’s arsenal, providing a basic library of typefaces that cover most requirements. But if you’ve ever tried to add them to a WordPress t...
01:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 17, 2013
Web Designer Depot When toolkits are better than frameworks
Lets start with an observation: I love me some frameworks. As an alternative to completely reinventing the wheel, or styling a button from scratch, again, its hard to beat having an all-in-one solutio...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 16, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free 90 days of Mozs Pro SEO tools
Business can be a lot like an Olympic race; being world class isn’t good enough, to be successful you have to out-perform your competitors. Nowhere is that more true than search engine optimizat...
01:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 16, 2013
Web Designer Depot 50Plus inspiring animated gifs
One of the biggest trends right now is animation. It’s smaller than video, more engaging than still images, and the range of talent worldwide seems to grow daily. Just a couple of years ago, web...
01:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 15, 2013
Web Designer Depot Whats new for designers, July 2013
The July edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, JavaScript resources, iOS 7 development tools, responsive design tools and frameworks, icons, e-commerce so...
01:56 pm GMT - Sun, July 14, 2013
Web Designer Depot Our favorite tweets of the week: July 8, 2013 July 14, 2013
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...
01:56 pm GMT - Sat, July 13, 2013
Web Designer Depot Comics of the week #191
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 ...
01:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 12, 2013
Web Designer Depot Designers have spoken: redesigning iOS 7
By this time, I can assume you’ve formed some type of opinion of the iPhone’s newest operating system. Some love it, lots (of designers) hate it, but either way, I’m sure you have an...
06:15 pm GMT - Thu, July 11, 2013
Web Designer Depot Deal of the week: Distressed Veneer font
We’re all looking for ways to insert some cool into our designs, and you’d have to go some way to be cooler than this week’s deal from our sister-site MightyDeals.com; a great vintag...
01:15 pm GMT - Thu, July 11, 2013
Web Designer Depot How to transition app designs to iOS 7
There’s been a lot of talk about iOS 7 since its unveiling earlierthis month and most of it has been centered around the design, in particular the new icons. Now, as we’ve all had time to ...
01:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 10, 2013
Web Designer Depot How to modify Bootstrap simply and effectively
Bootstrap is by no means the only HTML/CSS interface framework out there, but I think its safe to say that it changed the game. This kitchen-sink-included pile of code has made the design and developm...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 9, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free download: Flat but not flat rounded social icons
Flat design is all the rage, and trend-conscious clients are beginning to ask for redesigns to meet the current fad for all things flat. Most commentators agree that ultimately, flat design will softe...
01:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 9, 2013
Web Designer Depot 15 sites to find free fonts
Every great designer knows that the wrong font can totally change the direction of a project. It’s why we use Helvetica instead of Comic Sans and why we should stop using fonts like Lobster (yea...
06:19 pm GMT - Mon, July 8, 2013
Web Designer Depot New symbol designed to replace the
An Australian entrepreneur, usually known for his restaurants, has stunned the design world by creating a ligature to replace the word ‘the’. It could be a prank until you hear that Paul M...
01:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 8, 2013
Web Designer Depot 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 is the target audience subjected to less clutter and noise, but you can u...
01:26 pm GMT - Sun, July 7, 2013
Web Designer Depot Our favorite tweets of the week: July 1, 2013 July 7, 2013
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...
01:47 pm GMT - Sat, July 6, 2013
Web Designer Depot Comics of the week #190
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 ...
11:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 5, 2013
Web Designer Depot Deal of the week: Luxurious Samantha Script
One of the best ways of adding personality to a website is with a typeface; and when youre looking for a touch of luxury, one of the best solutions is a script. Unfortunately, most scripts are based o...
06:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 5, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free Download: Flowing borders & ribbons
With the increasingly geometric nature of website design, especially now that flat-design is all the rage, it’s refreshing to see sites that replace the mechanical with an organic feeling altern...
01:15 pm GMT - Fri, July 5, 2013
Web Designer Depot How to develop a custom Tumblr theme
As a freelance web designer and developer I have become accustomed to working in a specific order from start to finish on a typical client’s website. My typical workflow starts with programming/...
01:15 pm GMT - Thu, July 4, 2013
Web Designer Depot 25 powerful typographic movie posters
In 2011, the movie industry made a whopping $87 billion worldwide. With that much cash up for grabs, film studios and corner-office execs are all clamoring for their piece of the pie; and that means b...
06:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 3, 2013
Web Designer Depot Free download: 12 Flat SEO icons
This set of 12 flat SEO icons is perfect for adding a light-hearted and playful tone to sites. The flat aesthetic is set off beautifully by the modern color palette and the addition of the long shadow...
01:15 pm GMT - Wed, July 3, 2013
Web Designer Depot 15 web sites with excellent UX
User experience is greatly important in the development of a website these days. A great user experience makes sure someone visit your site and enjoy every portion of it. User experience also makes su...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 2, 2013
Web Designer Depot New webfont options from Cloud.typography
Webfonts have been revolutionary on the web; they’ve changed the appearance of websites in a way that arguably no other web technology has. Yes, it’s true that many webfonts aren’t h...
01:15 pm GMT - Tue, July 2, 2013
Web Designer Depot How the touch screen revolution is impacting UX
The introduction of Windows 8 saw a massive overhaul of the Windows user interface in line with the Windows Phone interface in order to be more intuitive for people using touch screens, and Apple have...
06:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 1, 2013
Web Designer Depot Flat design casts a long shadow
Whilst many designers embrace flat design wholeheartedly, it seems a growing number have already tired of its charms and are casting around for the next big thing. One contender, being championed by s...
01:15 pm GMT - Mon, July 1, 2013
Web Designer Depot 20Plus 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 development. But what if you want something a little bit more formal, without actually ha...
01:59 pm GMT - Sun, June 30, 2013
Web Designer Depot Our favorite tweets of the week: June 24, 2013 June 30, 2013
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...