For some web designers, it’s pretty standard practice to place a link back to their own site on the footer of a website designed for a client. Whilst many reputable designers have always avoided it, in the wake of the Panda update, this is something tha...
Somewhere around 18% of the web is powered by WordPress. The humble blogging platform has grown into a web-titan of monster proportions. Substantially fewer sites are hosting on WordPress.com — Automattic’s free, hosted solution for WordPress blogs ...
A dynamic grid layout that let's you choose how many rows and columns of items are shown. Partly based on the visualization of Google Trends, except that you can add transitions....
Back in January this year jQuery announced a new plugins registry, so now seemed like a great time to write a tutorial combining building a jQuery plugin with my passion – realtime web technologies. Realtime web technologies make it really easy to add l...
Win one of nine Pro versions of the beautiful Type & Grids responsive HTML5 template....
Imagine this: you’re sitting at a bus stop, patiently waiting for your ride. Maybe you’re checking Facebook or reading an ebook on your phone, or staring off into space, or mentally reviewing your to-do list. You see movement out of the corner of your...
A tutorial on how to create some subtle and modern caption hover effects....
The June edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, JavaScript resources, Photoshop scripts, web development tools, color palette tools, image apps, video resources, coding resources, and some really great new fonts. M...
The Secret Handshake is a fabulous project, aimed at helping young designers (18–25) find their way into the industry. You should always quantify the advice you take based on who’s giving it to you, and The Secret Handshake — set up by Bright Brig...
As someone who creates web apps (both for myself and for clients), I’ve learned a few things throughout my journey that have helped me get the best results for the time and resources I have. These tips are from a person who starte...
When I was first introduced to graphic design, I was extremely young and a member of a pretty popular message board. Posters showed respect for other members by presenting them with these things called “sigs” — they were little rectangular graphics...
After showcasing examples of designs that embrace clean and minimal styles, that are flat, that use white and so on, today we decided to gather examples of beautiful websites using textures. Textures are a nice way to add personalit...
Mason.js * HTML Inspector * Cube Slam * DPI Love * Free PSDs * Google Trends * Canvas Image Masking...
It was only a matter of time before Apple’s recent updates by hardware design chief Jony Ive became fodder for talented jokesters and spoofers alike. A new Tumblr blog, aptly named Jony Ive Redesigns Things, is a sampling of mockups by web users around...
If you’re anything like my team, you probably want to dive right in head first into a web development project as soon as you possibly can. Because we love our jobs — we’re all very passionate about it. We’re eager to get sta...
Most of the time, the first contact a customer will have with your business is through your website. Consequently, the website could make or break your business. To ensure that the website makes it, having it be both aesthetically pleasing and user friend...
Some creative and modern button styles and effects for your inspiration....
Responsive design is a relatively new term in web design. It was only coined three years ago in May of 2010, when web designer Ethan Marcotte used the term in his article for A List Apart. Today, there’s even a mini debate going on regarding whether r...
Here at WDL we love infographics and all the helpful data and stylish visuals contained within them. The use of visual design elements can simplify complex information and make it easier to digest. And this is why today we’ve roun...
There has been furious debate in the last twenty four hours on the merits and failings of Apple’s iOS7 update, and the most hotly debated subject is the new icons. They’ve been hailed as a daring, and radical move, and they’ve been condemned as a ha...
It all started last week when I saw a pretty dribbble shot, which I immediately felt the urge to convert into a working clock and share it with Tutorialzine's readers. If you'd like to learn how I made it, read on!...
As a web designer, masters of the digital realm, you might have never faced the situation where your designs are going to be sent to a print shop. Or perhaps you’re an Internet business owner in a place right now where you need pr...
A couple of weeks ago the famous Foundation framework released its fourth version. If you have never heard of Foundation we’re going to guide you through using this responsive framework. Since version 3 of Foundation was built from the ground up using...
If you’re a designer or developer with an idea for a new product or website, the chances are that you will need someone who has the skills that you lack in order to help make it a reality. It’s a problem that we all recognise but one that some appear...
Over the past few years, soaring mobile usage has sparked an evolution, or perhaps revolution, in the way that we approach delivering content to online users. The ultimate goal is a fluid, mobile and device-agnostic web, and one school of thought has emer...
As expected, Apple used today’s keynote presentation at their WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) to launch the latest version of their mobile operating system: iOS7. The launch has been greatly anticipated, not least because iOS7 has been completely...
The web’s increasing infatuation with flat design has lead to a rapid rejection of artifice like drop shadows, in favor of a cleaner more shape-based look. But this leaves the designer with a problem: how do you style type to be vibrant whilst adhering...
Get started with the Web Audio API by learning how to recreate the classic miniature synthesizer....
In this giveaway you can win one of 10 licenses for The Shock Bundle, worth $69 each....
I sold my small web design business so that I could focus on my startup, Informly. If you’re providing web design services as a solo freelancer, or are the founder of a web design agency with several employees, selling your busine...
Why are magazines and books always laid out the same? Even with alternative design, there is a harmony in layout or the reader’s head will explode… or they will just stop reading and skip to the next page. Successful design in publishing, advertising,...
In the Northern Hemisphere, summer is just around the corner, and to celebrate that, there’s nothing better than checking out some beautiful and colorful websites. Colors are a great way to get attention, and to add personality an...
Videry * Popular UIs * Unsplash * Forecast Font * CSS-only Icons * Free Fonts * Free PSDs...
While most artists seek to have their work immortalized, 51-year-old Jim Denevan plans for his art to be temporary. His enormous land creations use natural materials like sand, earth and ice, effectually making the landscape itself become the means of his...
There’s a plethora of new HTML5 form input types (13 new ones to be exact) that make creating engaging and easy-to-use web forms much easier for web designers. The new HTML5 input types give us data validation, date picker control...
I think it’s safe to say that we all love a bit of web nostalgia. Towards the end of last year the Space Jam website — which hasn’t been updated since 1996 — started doing the rounds on Twitter once again and even more recently so did this websit...
Cutting a path through the clouds, heading to some far-flung destination; or working through the night to connect national and international business; the way we perceive airlines has barely changed in the past 50 years. And that perception — one of gla...
A fixed header that will animate its size on scroll. The inner elements will also adjust their size with a transition....
A responsive multi-column form with example media queries for a flexible layout....
As an amateur designer, there were two things I loved to go to when making pieces: filters and brushes. Filters were just cool and fun to mess around with. Brushes were tons of fun as well, but I would tend to use them as stamps. Nothing really too fanc...