Articles by Web Designer Depot from May 2016

Nothing catches your attention like a high-drama design. Big images, unusual use of common elements or whitespace and adventure-based gameplay are different ways to introduce users to a project. Each ...

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 ...

Perhaps in a nod to the popularity of card-based design, Google has begun to roll out a new look to its mobile Search results. Dubbed rich cards in a post on Googles blog, this new design is a direct ...

Do you remember all those projects with outstanding interactions, mind-blowing animations, and thrilling accompanying sound effects that resulted in an intensely immersive user experience? Yep, chance...

Have you ever had a customer from hell? The kind of customer who abuses you, spending as little as they possibly can while trying to squeeze as much free work out of you as possible? Youre not alone. ...

Hey there!Here we are again with a huge selection of freebies for you to enjoy. Scroll down and youll find tons of amazing icons, texture effects, fonts, templates, and themes. Go ahead and download i...

Some stories simply cant be fully conveyed through static images. In these cases, it can be helpful to figure out a way to directly involve the user in the story. In this design roundup, weve taken a ...

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 ...

Theres no need to talk up WordPress since everyone is aware of its vast potential. Instead, we’re going to talk about some of the plugins. Some of them are vital, like a plugin for improving SEO...

Internet speed is a subject that is near and dear to our hearts. It matters because we build websites, and we want every user to have the best experience possible. It also matters because we work hard...

The internet is constantly making headway with speed being the major metric of progress and a key question for most web developers. A previous WebdesignerDepot article How slow is too slow in 2016?hig...

Developers have had a hard time trying to home in on a browser thats completely user-friendly to their needs. Sure, Mozilla has taken strides to gain favor with the developer community. If youll remem...

Sometimes, being a web designer is more than just creating a beautiful, functional website. You may have to play different roles depending upon the situation and the client youre working with. One of ...

Despite the somewhat ironic tone of the title, this is exactly whats happening. People have predicted the inevitable collapse of Flash ever since Apple kicked it off the iOS platform, but now Google i...

In this day and age of new design trends, faster and faster website speeds, and mobile dominance, one classic page element is still sticking around, though many may overlook it. Around since the early...

The last couple of months have been nothing short of groundbreaking for the Opera browser and the company. Two months ago, it made headlines with the announcement that it was including a native ad-blo...

Hello readers, and welcome back. This month, we have lots of white space, minimalism, and absolutely no jokes related to the name of the month. Really, though. It feels like the bright colors of Sprin...

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 ...

In the brief history of web design, few issues have been as contentious as the question of whether designers should code. Its beyond question that to design for the web you need an appreciation of how...

Theres a process that we go through at least once a month in the design community. It goes something like this: A company decides that its the right time to update their branding. A bunch of people wr...

How do I get more clients? Its a question most freelancers struggle with.Its tough to attract great clients and predictable income when youre just starting out. Its even harder when you end up with di...

In this day and age of new design trends, faster and faster website speeds, and mobile dominance, one classic page element is still sticking around, though many may overlook it. Around since the early...

Our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, has some incredible deals for designers, but once in a while a really mighty deal comes along. One of the most popular deals ever was the ultimate vector graphics bun...

Has anyone ever tried to lure you into doing a project by telling you that it will be easy? Or, have you looked over the requirements of a potential project and decided that its going to be simple and...

In this months edition of whats new for designers and developers, weve included website builders, new CMSs, CSS frameworks, pattern guides, color resources, email marketing collections, productivity t...

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 always easier to sell a design to clients when you can present the artwork in context. Anything that helps a client visualize your solution to their design conundrum can only help translate pitche...

If we were to gather a hundred different designers into one room and ask them one-by-one how they approach UX design, we would get approximately one hundred different answers. Its frightening to admit...

If you use any kind of social media like Facebook or Twitter, you wont have been able to avoid the merciless onslaught of ads promoting WYSIWYG website development. Im not talking about those fancy so...

Zurb, makers of Foundation, have a reputation for building robust tools that web developers love. They craft effective solutions because they start out to solve problems they encounter themselves. Now...

HTML5 and the term cross platform are buzz words, and for good reason. The technology works for smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Agencies love the concept, because any web designer who know...

Website design sure does look happy these days. Maybe because Spring is in the air or maybe theres just a good vibe going around. Either way, the trends in website design this month are reflective of ...

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 ...