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4 subconscious mistakes you’re probably making
It’s like biting your nails. It’s like sucking your thumb. It’s like cursing too much. We all have some bad habits, some we just cannot seem to shake. I’m not sure why that is. I mean, no matter how wrong you know it is or how bad it is for you, it’s just impossible to [...]
Deal of the week: Certified Adobe training
There is so much technology employed on the web, it’s difficult to keep up, and even harder to know where to begin when you’re just starting out. That’s why, for this week’s deal, our sister site MightyDeals.com is offering a huge 53% off Train Simple membership. Train Simple is a set of over 3000 video [...]
App icons with hidden messages
I was having a chat with a friend of mine recently and somehow we got onto the subject of hidden messages in Apple icons. Admittedly it’s not something I’d thought too much about prior to this conversation and the only example I could recall was the “Here’s to the crazy ones…” quote on the TextEdit icon. [...]
30 Inspiring Examples of Black and White Photography
Advertise here with BSA Today we decided to showcase a different type of inspiration. We decided to gather beautiful examples of black and white photos to show you that sometimes it’s good to leave colors aside. I really like black and white photography. I believe that without colors we can focus on the image itself, see more details, admire [...]
Twitter tip-toes into the ad game
Twitter finally tossed a bigger hat into the advertising realm on February 20, 2013 by announcing the new Twitter Ad API and the five initial partners who will power this new vehicle. Yes, Twitter already has the capability to run ads — we’ve all been annoyed by ‘Promoted Tweets’ clogging up our timelines since 2010 [...]
40 New Startup Websites and Landing Pages for Inspiration
Advertise here with BSA Technology and Internet startups are providing a quick method for new businesses to scale. There are so many great ideas out there with founders who are passionate about the cause. Even more developers are getting interested in the startup scene and looking to create their own unique website service. But what are some typical methods [...]Show More Summary
How to host a WordPress blog on your computer
When I’m designing themes for WordPress, I find that working remotely can be a little troublesome at times; particularly when using stylesheet preprocessors such as LESS or SASS. I’ve been developing a number of WordPress themes recently, and to ease the load on my remote server, speed up the theme-building process, and receive an all-round [...]
Open Source Tools and Scripts for WordPress Developers
Advertise here with BSA There have been a number of cool inventions and tools released over the past few years. Frontend web developers are enjoying the control granted with open source plugins, scripts, libraries, and other similar release packs. WordPress is a great CMS because it provides a large collection of free themes and plugins to build around. And [...]
20+ wonderful design-heavy websites
If you’re asking me to share with you some of the best web designs in the world, chances are I’m going to point you in the direction of something that’s pretty minimal. In fact, if you ask most designers, they’ll point you to sites that are equally sparse. Myself and others tend to believe that [...]
How to write markdown
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about markdown as an alternate way to format text. I decided to do a little research and see what all the talk was about and I was actually quite glad of what I found; markdown is simple markup language that makes it easier for writers to write good [...]
What’s new for designers, April 2013
The April edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins and JavaScript resources, mobile apps, educational resources, mockup kits, frameworks, web development tools, coding resources, and some really great new fonts. Many of the resources below are free or very low cost, and are sure to be useful [...]
Inspiring Android App Websites
Advertise here with BSA Last week we showcased here 21 Beautiful iPhone App Websites and I received several requests for a list showing examples of Android app websites. Last week I even added a note at the end of the article asking for suggestions of well designed Android related websites because I imagined our readers would be interested in [...]
Swift Web Development Techniques for Startup Landing Pages
Advertise here with BSA When launching a new startup online you need to consider the features which will draw attention. Visitors can often be easily distracted when browsing the Internet. So ask yourself what value does your page really offer to the average visitor? Developers should think about these topics from a user experience point-of-view. Show More Summary
Your product is replacing something…what is it?
Cindy Alvarez makes a great point about how people talk about products…when talking about using something new we usually talk about what we’re replacing. She suggests these comments take one of several forms: Now that I use X, I’ve stopped using Y Using X means I no longer need to do Y X is much [...]Show More Summary
Our favorite tweets of the week: April 8, 2013 – April 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 us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Comics of the week #178
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 [...]
How web posture affects user experience
What makes a great website? There are many ways to measure the effectiveness and quality of a website. Web designers can use a handful of quantitative data that will help them determine if the web design is effective, especially for e-commerce where the added value to a business is measurable. But for any site, one [...]
Really easy responsive design
It’s no secret that many believe responsive web is the future. Creating a responsive site means that it’s able to adapt to the many different browsers and sizes that are available. If I want to make sure my website I’ve created on my desktop can be seen on a tablet with minium scrolling and zooming, [...]
32 Free Icon Sets for Building Unique Web Interfaces
Advertise here with BSA Recently I was searching the web for some newer icon sets to build into a layout. There are so many freebies released every month that it can be tough to keep track of it all. But I know that icons are some of the most useful resources for structuring menus, links, buttons, and similar webpage [...] Advertise here with BSA
How to use CSS3 transitions
Everyone loves motion. Adding the fourth dimension (time) to a site design is the main way screen-based design stands out from print design. CSS Transitions are a simple method for animating properties of an element enabling you to enrich certain events in your web design, without the need of Flash or JavaScript. The W3C aptly [...]
