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.

Headlines and Taglines Set in Subtle and Slim Type

Recently we have published an article dedicated to using bold dominating type typography in website design. It definitely has its own advantages over others, but there are some cases, when powerful all-embracing fat type looks inappropriate and ruins all the harmony. So, it is more reasonable to use slim type that offers its own benefits,… Continue reading Headlines and Taglines Set in Subtle and Slim Type

Product Showcase Websites: 30+ Beautiful and Attractive Examples

More than ever, the successful sales of products is becoming harder and harder in the cut-throat marketplace of today’s world. Getting your product or products viewed by your target audience takes a great deal of work and research both offline and online. Firstly, you have to know who your target audience actually are, then you… Continue reading Product Showcase Websites: 30+ Beautiful and Attractive Examples

Designer Toolbox: 10 Fresh Fonts For Your Collection

On a recent design project I was on the search for some new fonts to use, I usually bookmark or download my favourite fonts I come across in order to keep my font collection fresh and increase my choices. Today I wanted to share some of the lovely fonts I recently came across, hopefully you… Continue reading Designer Toolbox: 10 Fresh Fonts For Your Collection

250 High Quality Vector Web UI Icons

Vector Web UI Icons Every designer who has spent many hours mocking up web pages, mobile apps or app icons will tell you how important it is to have a reliable set of re-usable, editable and uniform GUI elements that they can rely upon for the initial rapid prototyping stage of any project. What are you waiting… Continue reading 250 High Quality Vector Web UI Icons

15 Super Creative & Unique Web Designs

Every designer wants that his/her design should be to stay apart from crowd and should be as creative as possible. There are several amazingly designed websites available over the web that has the perfect blend of functionality and art. We’ve searched the web for some of the most creative and unique websites to inspire you… Continue reading 15 Super Creative & Unique Web Designs

Google Web Designer ? Cool HTML5 and CSS3 Animation Made Easy

The web giant has released a tool called Google Web Designer. I downloaded it but haven’t got a time to play with it yet. After I run the app, first thing came into my mind- it looks like Adobe Flash. Second thing came into my mind – I think Google is trying to kill Flash… Continue reading Google Web Designer ? Cool HTML5 and CSS3 Animation Made Easy

Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

Love it or hate it, the initial iOS7 release is out and causing quite the stir. Regardless of opinions relating to the design, functionality and direction of iOS7 there is some rather eye catching iOS7 icon design work going on behind the scenes. In this little inspiration roundup I wanted to showcase some of the… Continue reading Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

The Rising Trend of Bright Flat Colors in Web Design

p>We’ve seen the use of solid colours increase through the adoption of the flat design trend, but these hues are becoming increasingly vibrant following the release of iOS7 and the colourful iPhone 5C. Dazzling RGB colours are becoming more popular in the latest website designs, with saturation levels at an all time high. This post… Continue reading The Rising Trend of Bright Flat Colors in Web Design

20 Really Helpful Responsive Web Design Tutorials

These days, making your website responsive is a MUST! With so many mobile devices out there, you’ll be missing a lot of visitors if you won’t modify your website and make it responsive too. If you are a beginner web designer or just want to improve your skills, here are 20 really helpful responsive web… Continue reading 20 Really Helpful Responsive Web Design Tutorials

Webydo: The Code Free Website Creator Platform For Professional Designers

Let’s say you are a designer who is hired by clients to create websites. The traditional process is to design the picture of the website in Photoshop and get it approved by the client. Once he approves it, you will have to hire a developer or a coder who will then convert that design into… Continue reading Webydo: The Code Free Website Creator Platform For Professional Designers

What Simplicity Really Means

When it comes to web design trends, minimalism has risen to the top and shows no signs of losing its current popularity. There are many reasons why the style has been so embraced of late: not only does it mesh well with the tenets of web design, it also can be effortlessly combined with other… Continue reading What Simplicity Really Means

35+ Grid Based Web Design Templates

Every website needs to have its own personality. If you have a minimalist design in mind for your website, going for a grid based web design is definitely a interesting choice. Basically, grid websites enable you to present your website’s content in a web page grid fashion. Think blocks of your most appealing text, or… Continue reading 35+ Grid Based Web Design Templates

Responsive Web Design: Will this bubble burst?

There is a lot of hullabaloo about Responsive Web Design (RWD). Why not? After all Google recommends Responsive Web Design. So is it time for you to join the RWD bandwagon? With mobile internet surpassing the desktop-only era, with loads of tablets and mini tablets coming up and new phenomenon called ‘phablets’ hitting the scene;… Continue reading Responsive Web Design: Will this bubble burst?

10 Free PSDs for Perspective App Mockups

Our job at WDL is to gather inspiration, resources, tools, tips and of course freebies for our readers. We do all the searching so you can focus on what’s important. For today, we’ve got some cool PSDs that make it super easy to present your app mockups in an eye catching perspective layout. These PSDs… Continue reading 10 Free PSDs for Perspective App Mockups

Free Calendar UI Kit (PSD File)

I always try to share some free stuff with my blog readers. Here I have just created simple calendar UI kit. It’s created in Photoshop but all objects are smart so you can easily re-size them. You can use this kit in designing mobile apps or any other project you like. You might also be… Continue reading Free Calendar UI Kit (PSD File)

How Content Holds Significant Role in Web Design

There are countless websites in the world. But all are not successful. The main story of success is to follow some guideline for a website which not only acceptable among the audience but need some creativity. Sometime A beautifully designed website can be top of the page and also some content heavy with adaptive design… Continue reading How Content Holds Significant Role in Web Design

Design a Custom, Print Ready Pocket Folder in Adobe InDesign

A pocket folder is a very powerful business device when created the right way. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up a dieline, create a multi-page spread with bleed to accommodate your dieline, and apply a full design to the exterior and interior of the pocket folder in Adobe InDesign. This pocket folder… Continue reading Design a Custom, Print Ready Pocket Folder in Adobe InDesign

10 Tips for Designing Logos That Don’t Suck

So you’re designing a logo. It sounds like an easy enough task, right? Draw a circle, type in the company name and you’re done (I’ve literally heard a designer suggest that very process). Unfortunately, if you’re really worth the money the client is paying you, there’s a lot more to it than that. There are… Continue reading 10 Tips for Designing Logos That Don’t Suck

All You Need to Know about Parallax Scrolling

Our generation has witnessed the evolution of website design in a major way. If you have been the child of the 1990s, you have experienced websites which were mostly text based. Based on the path of the table based sites and online page builders, flash designing, PHP and CSS, Java Scripts and Semantics, Web 2.0… Continue reading All You Need to Know about Parallax Scrolling

Human Visual Processing – Why understanding it is Crucial for Web Design [Infographic]

You know that attention spans are quickly becoming even shorter. When people watch movies and television, go shopping, browse for books, and surf the web, they make up their minds in seconds—sometimes to their detriment, true, but that doesn’t matter in cyberspace. You can’t track down every person who visits your site, delivers the Blink… Continue reading Human Visual Processing – Why understanding it is Crucial for Web Design [Infographic]

25 Top WordPress Metro Theme Creations

WordPress metro theme designs are based on the user interface that was popularized by Microsoft on the Windows Phone 7. Since then, this beautiful style has attracted a lot of followers. In the new Windows OS version, you will see the metro start screen that is the foundation of Win8 interface. I think that one… Continue reading 25 Top WordPress Metro Theme Creations

Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

Introduction In the first article of this mini-series dedicated to Mobile Design Patterns, I gave a brief overview of what they are and the importance of their implementation in any well designed mobile application. Besides, I tried to show, through the study of one of the best known and most downloaded applications available in the… Continue reading Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

4 important rules for web design in the cloud

The cloud can make a number of things simpler in your business as web design is typically included. However to get the most out of the cloud, you need to make sure that you follow certain rules. Otherwise, you could find yourself in a great deal of trouble and having to redo some of your… Continue reading 4 important rules for web design in the cloud