0 100727 05:30

How to Handle Information Overload

The Internet holds a wealth of information on virtually any topic one could think of. With a simple search, you can gain access to knowledge about almost any subject out there.

In fact, you can often get so much information returned that it’s a little intimidating even knowing where to start. Information overload gets more and more common as ever-growing amounts of information go online…

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0 100726 05:30

Exploring Photoshop’s Angle Gradient Tool

The angle gradient tool is an overlooked gem tucked away in Photoshop’s toolbar.

Often passed over for its more popular sibling, the linear gradient tool, angle gradients create clockwise blends of color around the point a user clicks.

The angle gradients create clockwise blends of color around the point a user clicks.

Most people stop there. But when combined with other techniques and some creativity, the angled gradient has some surprising uses…

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0 100725 05:30

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Jul 18-Jul 25, 2010

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 us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out…

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0 100724 05:30

Comics of the Week #35

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 cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…

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0 100723 05:30

Book Review: From Photoshop to HTML

If you’re new to creating website designs using Photoshop, learning to transform those .PSD files into semantic, standards-compliant CSS and HTML files can be a bit intimidating.

After all, there are plenty of great services out there that can slice up and code your files for you. But there are those cases when you may prefer to slice those designs by yourself.

That’s where From Photoshop to HTML: How to Slice Your Designs Like a Pro by Jeffrey Way, editor of Nettuts+, comes in…

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0 100722 05:25

20+ Demos Showing Advanced jQuery Effects

Just a short while ago, Flash was one of the primary technologies used by web designers to add interactivity to a website.

Since the introduction of the iPad, with its lack of the Flash Player, there’s an acceleration in the web development world to use alternative technologies to Flash, such as jQuery, Ajax and others.

Although Flash is still a very powerful and useful tool, which works great on many cases, several of the effects that web designers are accustomed to creating in Flash, can be just as easily implemented using jQuery…

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0 100721 05:30

Winners of Icon Sets from IconDock

For the past week, we’ve been running IconDock’s Giveaway for 10 Icon sets. Thanks to all who participated and a special thanks to Nick La for these wonderful icons.

IconDock features professionally designed pixel and vector stock icons suitable for print and web projects. The website contains a great collection of both premium and free icons.

Today we have the results of the contest and 10 lucky winners get the chance to pick any icon set of their choice from the great collection at IconDock…

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0 100720 05:30

A Complete Guide to A/B Testing

A/B testing (also called split testing) is a testing method generally used in marketing to compare results between two samples with the goal to improve conversion or response rates.

In web design, A/B tests are generally used to test design elements (sometimes against the existing design) to better determine which design elements will get the best response from visitors.

A/B tests, by definition, compare only two variables (design elements) at a time…

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0 100719 05:30

Applying Duotones to Data

The ability to tint black-and-white photographs with color has been a staple of photography for decades, and modern image editors make warming and cooling grayscale images a snap.

This concept of a steady progression of shades can be used to present information as well.

This technique of tinting digital photos works well for presenting information and can improve usability.

Just as a gradient shows a range of colors, a monotone or duotone can be used to show a range of data…

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0 100718 05:30

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Jul 11-Jul 17, 2010

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 us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out…

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0 100717 05:30

Comics of the Week #34

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 cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…

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0 100716 05:30

A Collection of Splendid Illustrated Websites

Illustrated additions to websites can lend even the plainest theme an extra level of visual interest and complexity.

Illustrations vary widely from one site to the next. Some look hand-drawn (whether they are or not) while others are obviously digitally rendered.

Below are more than thirty great website designs that feature illustrations.

Most common are illustrations in headers and backgrounds, often of site mascots or characters…

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0 100715 05:30

Mixing Type and Imagery: How to Manage a Controlled Collision

By setting images in type, you are able to express more than words or pictures can alone.

The effect packs a lot of information into a tight space. But it can get ugly if the text and imagery are at odds with each other.

Designers can steer clear of disaster by keeping their purpose in mind: expressing the idea clearly should trump the “wow” factor of the technique…

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0 100714 05:30

Win 10 Fantastic Icon Sets from IconDock

IconDock is the brain child of renowned designer Nick La, more known for his popular blog, Web Designer Wall, and his portfolio site, N Design Studio.

IconDock features professionally designed pixel and vector stock icons suitable for print and web projects. The site contains a great collection of both premium and free icons.

With today’s contest, we’re bringing you the chance to win 10 sets of these wonderful and useful icons…

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0 100713 05:30

7 Personality Types of Clients Today

In previous articles, we discussed seven types of designers and seven types of developers.

Designers and developers form two parts of the design trinity: the client completes it. You can have the technology to build something and the design to make it magnificent, but if someone doesn’t fund the project, it usually falls flat.

No one has the time to do such a thing for fun…

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0 100711 05:30

Our Favorite Tweets of the WeekJul 4-Jul 10, 2010

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 us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out…

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0 100710 05:30

Comics of the Week #33

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 cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…

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0 100709 05:30

Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism

Logos can convey many ideas in one simple design and as designers we need to be fully aware of any hidden symbolism.

You should be in full control of your design and use symbolism to convey messages to your advantage as this will further the impact of your logo.

For this post, we’ve compiled some great logos that carry hidden symbolism that you can use for inspiration in your own designs…

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0 100708 05:30

Occam’s Razor: A Great Principle for Designers

Lex parsimoniae is the Latin expression of what is known in English as Occam’s Razor, a philosophical rule of thumb that has guided some of the world’s best and brightest minds (including Isaac Newton).

It is named after the 14th-century logician and theologian William of Ockham.

But what the heck does Occam’s Razor have to do with web design? I’m glad you asked…

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0 100707 11:00

Winners of 1000 Postcards from UPrinting

For the past 7 days we’ve been running a great giveaway from UPrinting. Many thanks to all those of you who participated and to UPrinting for a great giveaway.

UPrinting is one of the leading online printing companies in the world, with over  25 years of experience under their belt.

Each of the 10 winners has won a set of 500 free business cards of their choice with free shipping to anywhere in the world…

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0 100706 05:30

Tips for Creating Big Stature With Small Caps

When a web page demands respect from readers, few type treatments give it dignity like “small capitals.”

This treatment makes all letters in a line of text uppercase, but retains hierarchy by making the initial letters of important words noticeably larger.

When used properly, small caps make things look stable and reliable. They can appear official or solemn; stately text is never rushed…

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0 100705 05:28

30 Useful Frameworks for Designers

Some designers view frameworks as constricting and limiting in their creative efforts. They look at a framework as something they have to bend their work to fit.

And for a lot of designers, that’s just not something they want to do. But with the dozens of frameworks available out there, why not look at it the other way around: why not find the framework that fits within your design projects?

To that end, we’ve compiled 30 of the best design frameworks out there…

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0 100704 05:55

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Jun 27-Jul 3, 2010

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 us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out…

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0 100703 05:55

Comics of the Week #32

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 cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…

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0 100702 00:40

Great Ads of the 2010 World Cup

The world cup in South Africa continues to be one of the hottest events of the summer and the fascination for this event continues strong as we approach the finals.

Last week we featured the best website designs for the 2010 World Cup (check it out if you haven’t done so yet) and this week we continue with this theme.

In this post, we’re featuring some great ads made for this worldwide event that you can use for fun and inspiration…

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0 100630 23:12

Using Landmarks Makes Page Layout Easy

A design may have impact. It may have style. But having these isn’t enough.

To work well, a design has to have elements that play off each other’s strengths. Fortunately, every piece of content has inherent guidelines.

Layout, or the arrangement of content on a web page, is critical to a design’s success. Among other things, layout prioritizes content to lead people from one element to the next…

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0 100630 00:29

Win 100 Postcards from UPrinting

Sending postcards to your old clients to remind them of your services, or to prospective new clients, can be a great and often overlooked way to generate more business.

As you probably know by now, UPrinting is one of the leading online printing companies in the world, with over  25 years of experience under their belt.

They’re truly a great company to work with when you need to get something professionally printed, whether it’s a business card, brochure or postcard…

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0 100628 23:31

6 Tips for Pitching to Major Clients

Almost every major web designer faces this dilemma at some point: either continue working with “mom-and-pop” style businesses, enjoying effortless marketing and relatively simple projects, or transition to working with larger businesses and reap the benefits of bigger budgets.

It’s a question of experience, and with enough design work under your belt, new opportunities start to present themselves…

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0 100628 01:23

WordPress 3.0 Upgrade: What to Expect

With virtually any WordPress release (or the release of any open-source software, for that matter), there are bound to be bugs.

In a lot of cases the bugs are minor, and are just annoying. In other cases, these “bugs” can completely disable your site. Kind of like the difference between a mosquito bite and being attacked by a swarm of wasps.

WordPress 3.0 is no different…

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0 100626 21:07

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Jun 20-Jun 26, 2010

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 us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out…

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