Last week’s contest from SitePoint is now officially over.
The giveaway was really successful with almost 800 entries from all over the world.
Many thanks to all of you who participated and to SitePoint for their generous prizes.
Each of…

Sitepoint… is known to consistently release amazing books.
Their latest book, “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”, covers jQuery, one of the most powerful JavaScript frameworks.
The exciting new 390-page book is perfect for any jQuery user, regardless of whether you’re a beginner, advanced,

If you’re like me, you graduated from art school and had dreams of working as an art director at a small agency. You envisioned having your own office on the top floor of a loft with 30-foot ceilings.Designers would play…

Today we’re announcing the winners of the UPrinting contest that we held on WDD for the past week.
Many thanks to all of you who participated. The response was great and we’ve got almost 500 comments.
Each of the 10…

Ugly designs… abound on the web, and behind each and every one of them is a “designer”.In many of these cases the designers behind the sites are simply incompetent.They’re often amateur designers or those who have little or no design

We all know that as web designers, we should market ourselves both online and offline….
For online purposes, a great portfolio website or blog is a perfect way to spread the word, but for offline purposes, nothing beats the

Newspapers around the world are struggling to survive while competing with websites that offer comparable news more quickly and without a subscription fee.Many newspapers have embraced the Internet… and use their own websites to post news, but their online revenue

Apple products are well known for their simple and elegant design, and they are favored by many designers.Their products are often seen in web design, particularly on portfolio websites, and these products are also popular subjects for icon design…

If any assumption is safe, it’s that six months after launching a website (or sooner?), its owners will have a list of things they want to change, from minor typos to entirely new functionality.Is it possible to accept feature …

Unlike other forms of art, graphic design is not just about taking paper and pen and letting the work flow.Graphic designers have to help viewers get the message and help sell a service or product….Creating a design for a

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, …

Just as it is for big corporations, successful branding… is essential to the success of a freelancing business and to just one self-employed web worker.It is often times overlooked, most likely because many don’t realize the large benefits that can

Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s.The 80s showed a wide variety of ads, some of which served to convince consumers that they should purchase a computer, and specifically an Apple.These ads were text-heavy and light on …

In this post, we focus on Japanese design by taking a closer look at the design of Japanese municipal flags.These flags feature highly stylized bicolor geometric symbols, often incorporating Japanese or Latin characters…, making them especially interesting from a

Slogans are memorable phrases… often used in conjunction with company logos and in advertising campaigns.They are claimed to be the most effective means of drawing attention to one or more aspects of a product or brand.But how often do you

The last two years have been the most exciting of my life.I made the jump to freelance work…, which has given me the freedom to work when and however much I want.The transition from a regular job to freelancing

Many articles are floating around that tell web professionals exactly how to build an online presence….Techniques, best practices and all the other “what to do’s” can be great motivation, but that is exactly what this post won’t do.Instead, we’ll

When a business decides to outsource, it is looking for a solution….It has a pressing project but lacks the internal resources to do it itself.Chances are, some poor marketing director has walked out of a boardroom meeting, faced with

The other day my daughter, Sophia, announced that she wanted to set up a lemonade stand….
Seeing as how I didn’t really want to spend the better part of my weekend selling lemonade, I tried to talk her out