Category: Design

Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.

The Art of Designing User Driven Websites

If you’re a woman, you probably know that when you go shopping to the mall, you have to enter every store at least once until you actually decide to buy something. If you’re a man, you probably never do this, unless, of course, you’re acompanying a woman. So, in this case, imagine how great it… Continue reading The Art of Designing User Driven Websites

20 Creative Websites Featuring Square Elements

There are so many ways to present website content to the public. Let’s take a closer look at websites that feature square and rectangular elements. As a rule, square blocks are used in portfolio and e-commerce websites as it’s one of the best way to organize and showcase a big number of works, such as… Continue reading 20 Creative Websites Featuring Square Elements

45 Examples of Company Branding in Print Design Work

Print work covers such an array of ideas that it’s tough to pigeonhole one single aspect. When mentioning a company’s brand I typically think about logo designs for banners or business cards. There’s many other styles out there including letterhead samples from previous galleries. But a company’s branding needs to work well in both digital… Continue reading 45 Examples of Company Branding in Print Design Work

How to Create an Easy Coffee Shop Facade in Adobe Illustrator

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial you will learn how to create a street landscape with ease, using mainly the Rectangle Tool and a few effects in Adobe Illustrator. 1. Set the Background Step 1 Go to File > New to create a new document, size 600px by 800px. Create three new layers (Window > Layers): Step… Continue reading How to Create an Easy Coffee Shop Facade in Adobe Illustrator

A Detailed Introduction To Node.js And MongoDB

Node.js is a rapidly growing technology that has been overtaking the world of server-side programming with surprising speed. MongoDB is a technology that’s revolutionizing database usage. Together, the two tools are a potent combination, thanks to the fact that they both employ JavaScript and JSON. At first glance, coming to grips with Node.js and MongoDB… Continue reading A Detailed Introduction To Node.js And MongoDB

The Design Pattern & Wireframe Libraries Guide

In this article, Chris Bank of UXPin – The UX Design App details many of the top sources for finding wireframe examples, design patterns, templates, stencils, sketches, and other examples of web and mobile user interface designs for endless wireframing and prototyping inspiration. According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “(Design) is a journey, not a destination.”… Continue reading The Design Pattern & Wireframe Libraries Guide

15 New & Free Super Handy Icon Sets

Icons are a requirement for any web-related project or just application project. Creating your own custom icons for each project is rarely practical as it’s so time-consuming. On the other hand, finding those hidden treasures in a pool of tens of thousands of icon packs also takes time especially if we are talking about free… Continue reading 15 New & Free Super Handy Icon Sets

Designing an Elegant Blog Layout in Photoshop

In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create a simple, elegant blog layout in Photoshop. We’ll use a strong image above the fold (wherever that may be) with some straightforward messaging, followed by very clean and elegant typography. Tutorial Assets In order to follow along you will need the following (freely… Continue reading Designing an Elegant Blog Layout in Photoshop

How Wearable Technology Will Impact Web Design

Remember how wearing a calculator watch back in the day made you feel like George Jetson or his boy Elroy? Technology has come a long way from spelling out naughty words (upside down) on your calculator. These days, you can make calls, record videos, check your health, and buy coffee from your smartwatch–and that’s just… Continue reading How Wearable Technology Will Impact Web Design

20 Useful Dribbble Tools for Designers

If you’re a graphic or web designer, then you definitely must bookmark all the websites in the list below! These are some awesome Dribbble tools for designers! You’ll find lots of freebies, design tools and downloadable graphic elements. Among the great Dribbble tools in this list are: online color pickers, Dribbble freebies compilation websites, apps… Continue reading 20 Useful Dribbble Tools for Designers

Full Throttle Development: Website Design Software Webydo Goes Parallax – Participate in The Closed Beta (Invite Only)

Webydo’s developers must be on steroids. The community-driven development process sparks more innovation in a few months than other companies find in their whole lifetime. The latest feature announcement promises the availability of one of the hottest trends in web design today, Parallax Scrolling. And it promises to deliver it code-free and with pixel-perfect accuracy.… Continue reading Full Throttle Development: Website Design Software Webydo Goes Parallax – Participate in The Closed Beta (Invite Only)

How To Make Your Graphic Design Practices Sustainable

2014’s hottest trends in graphic and web design revolve around reducing visual clutter and minimizing work for users. A new frontier in design, though, is going to be reducing pollutants and minimizing environmental waste. Hopefully, your design firm is already aware of the need to reduce your environmental impact. Reducing waste is necessary for every… Continue reading How To Make Your Graphic Design Practices Sustainable

11 Inspiring Minimalistic Web Designs

Here at WDL we love to browse the web for good stuff to show you. It’s always great to see how designers put together different layouts and ideas. Minimal websites can be very inspiring when designed properly. Having the ability to develop a nice website with good UX and interface with a minimal approach is… Continue reading 11 Inspiring Minimalistic Web Designs

Captain Icon: Fantastic Free Set of 350+ Flat Icons in Many Formats

Mario Del Valle from Valladolid in sunny Spain simply loves to create. In his own words, he was passionate about drawing since he was a child. Lately he also became eager to share. He sat down in front of his digitizer and started to come up with ideas for a huge free icon set. Lots… Continue reading Captain Icon: Fantastic Free Set of 350+ Flat Icons in Many Formats

What Should New & Inexperienced Designers Be Learning?

Today I’m speaking to those just getting started in design. Maybe you just graduated from design school, or you’ve read through all the fundamental lessons offered here and on other design blogs, and you feel you’re ready to start taking on clients. Or maybe you have a couple of projects under your belt and you’re… Continue reading What Should New & Inexperienced Designers Be Learning?

Darkness That Feeds Your Mind: 20 Black Joomla Layouts

Behind the color of black there are lot of different emotions. Some think it is the color of evil. Some think it is the color of emptiness. Some think it is the color of love. Black is all of those things. Today we are talking about pre-made Joomla templates that are designed in black and… Continue reading Darkness That Feeds Your Mind: 20 Black Joomla Layouts

What Makes The Perfect Blog Post [Infographic]

Webmasters and bloggers alike are always trying to improve their blogging. Each post has to be perfect before they publish it. It has to have the right amount of nice looking images, a certain number of links to back up your sources, and it has to be engaging to your audience. We do this so… Continue reading What Makes The Perfect Blog Post [Infographic]

Don’t Forget to Cover Your Client Side!

By making sure that your application is tested, you are able to reduce the amount of bugs you find in your code, increase the maintainability of your application, and design well structured code.  Client side unit testing presents different challenges than server side testing. When dealing with client side code, you will find yourself struggling to… Continue reading Don’t Forget to Cover Your Client Side!

Pragmatic Landing Page Can Create Enjoyable Experience

The Petersham Nurseries is an online store dedicated to an internationally-prized garden center has been nominated and recently received the title “Site of the Day” from the respectable Awwwards’ jury. The site was rated far above average and got quite impressive numbers in all presented factors that cover design, usability, creativity and content. So, what… Continue reading Pragmatic Landing Page Can Create Enjoyable Experience

5 Great Examples of Minimal Websites

Minimalism is a design style that emphasizes simplicity and the removal of surplus elements in a design, stripping it down to its basic elements, colors, shapes and textures. This style was overlooked in the early dot com days of the internet, but it has now become very popular in website design. The fundamentals of minimal design in… Continue reading 5 Great Examples of Minimal Websites