Articles by Web Designer Depot from March 2017

Design thinking is the idea that we can solve problems by practicing human-centered designputting people at the centre of the problem solving process. Core to the idea of design thinking is that we fo...

Its a controversial third rail topic most people acknowledge, but do their best to avoid talking about: classism dominates our lives. Most people mistakenly believe class is simply about how much mone...

Vivaldi Browser, the brainchild of Opera co-founder Jon von Tetzchner, is launching a new feature thats downright historic. Today, the browser reveals its History feature, which provides users with de...

There loads of things that subconsciously sway our decision making everyday, subtle psychological influences working away in the background. Psychology affects your users experience. It has an unavoid...

The first step to getting famous as a video game studio is to make a great game. The second step is to sell the darned thing to a whole lot of people. That is, of course, easier said than done. ItR...

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 ...

Whether you love them or hate them, conversational interfaces have started making a significant impact in the business/brand communication landscape. Though many businesses have realized that conversa...

They say that three times the charm. Maybe for eBay, two is all that it will take when it comes to its homepage design. In late 2013, the auction site last attempted a homepage redesign that wasnt all...

Picture it: New York City, 2010; you’re working full-time as a digital designer for one of the worlds largest advertising agencies. The paycheck is steady, the hours are (somewhat) flexible, and...

Every creative needs a good portfolio. Whether youre focussed on typography or photography, layout or user experience, your portfolio is what defines you professionally. As with most things, the quali...

A website is more than just a place to hold information about your app, portfolio or products. It should tell a story to engage and delight users. (Thats one of the key elements that will help them st...

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 ...

Smashing Magazine, long one of the most highly read publications on the internet about anything and everything web design, is imminently heading for a drastic site redesign. For many years, site visit...

Its official: Adobe Illustrator has finally reached middle-age. Launched way back in 1987, this Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of version 1.1, one of the most influential vector graphics applicatio...

2017 may be off to a questionable start in the world of politics, but at least we can rely on a steady supply of free fonts to buck up our mood. All the usual suspects are still being released, but we...

Adobe is one of the most well-known software companies whose tools are used by numerousweb designers. Many reading this article likely use or have used Adobe at some point in their careers. Thats why ...

Getting your project organized and easily manageable is always a challenge when working as a part of a team. The problemreaches a whole new level when it concerns a creative project. Creativity blosso...

From new tools to code snippets to typefaces that will make your design life better, this months design newbies are a lot of fun to play around with. Ourfavorites include a task management app thats f...

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 ...

Welcome to another edition of Browser Watch, the regular feature that runs down the latest news and developments among all the most popular and up-and-coming browsers available. Whether youre a design...

When I was a junior designer I made plenty of mistakes. I believed false assumptions mostly because I did not have the experience yet to know better. I still dont know it all. But, I am always eager t...

Almost every website design includes some type of form. From simple email address collection to sign up for a newsletter or notification to full payment collection forms, it is imperative that you des...

Many who dont live in Vancouver at least know the western Canadian city for a few things: Sky-high housing prices, green sensibilities, and lots of rain. Now, thanks to local design and digital activi...

Weve all dreamt about working for big brands. Microsoft, Google, Apple, McDonalds, Coca-Colathey all have one thing in common; theyre household names. But getting their attention can be tricky. Many o...

Hey everybody, its March. Ive only got one pun for this month, and I already used it a year ago, so Im just going to spare you all, okay? Lets get to looking at portfolios. This month, the trend conti...

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 ...

Youre a designer: you use Moleskine notebooks, the stickers on the back of your MacBook Pro are artfully arranged, theres a motivational poster hung over your standing desk, andyou wear your hatred of...

Tooltips are potentially the best and most efficient approach to onboarding new users to any given app, software, program or user interface. Theyre generally very helpful, clear-cut in their communica...

Like most designers, I started with Photoshop, using it for over half a decade. From there, Sketch burst onto the scene and did not take long to announce itself as the go-to tool for designers. For th...

A handy technique I learned from the wrongjob Years ago, I spent an awkward patch of my career as an instructional designer, creating courses for online learning. It was a bad fit and I moved on happi...

Common web design problem: Just writing out why a company is special is usually an insufficientway to tella story to people in a way that will give them a rapid understanding of what makes a companys ...

A medical website is only as good, and helpful, as the clarity of the information presented there and the navigability of the site. In acknowledgment of this, the American Cancer Society recently rede...