Here at WDL, we love to gather useful freebies to spice up your design library. So today we will present you with some really cool flat icons sets. Flat design is being more and more appreciated lately. This is why you need some qua...
Love it or hate it the trendy flat style of web design is here to stay. If you’re looking to implement the flat style into your own designs, here’s a few resources to get you started. In this post I’ve rounded up all the best flat UI kits and icon p...
A creative and unique Stationery icon set by Shaun Dona for your next project....
Modus Versus is a free multi-purpose PSD template, designed on the 1170 grid system. Excellent for use with responsive frameworks like the popular Twitter Bootstrap, it could form the basis of a good corporate site. Designed by Dimitar Tsankov, aka Outlin...
There were plenty of announcements at yesterday’s Apple WDDC keynote speech: the new Mac Pro; MacBook Airs; and of course, iOS7. But the announcement that seems to be universally well received is the new version of MacOS X, Mavericks. With lots of littl...
Choosing the right type for a project is always an important step in the design process. This is why you need to have as many fonts as you can. And here at WDL, we love to gather free fonts to keep your library filled with great opt...
This giveaway is near and dear to me (and you'll read why in just a little bit). In this giveaway, we're working with Bluehost -- web-hosting providers trusted by millions of websites -- to give out a free web hosting account for 3 years accompanied by fr...
A freelancer wears many hats. Not only are you responsible for creating cool design work, you’re also in charge of the accounts dept and responsible for managing projects and keeping track of where you’re spending your time. Thankfully there’s a ran...
You probably know already that it can be hard to get things done and still have a balanced life when you're a freelance designer. On one hand, if you work too little, you won't be able to make ends meet. On the other hand, you're also worried that if you...
Responsive web design is the concept of designing a website's layout so that it adapts to the screen size of the user -- making the user's experience on your site optimal for whatever device they're using. There are many free jQuery slider plugins that in...
Trends start everyday: an idea is adopted, passed on and before you know it it’s being discussed on design blogs. However, most trends vanish as quickly as they appeared. To paraphrase Andy Warhol, everything will be trendy for 15 minutes. Once in a wh...
Up for grabs in this week’s giveaway are three 30-day subscriptions to Depositphotos — one of the most popular sites for downloading royalty-free files online. The subscriptions being given away are usually worth $99 each. The s...
In this article, you will find a list of resources that I wish were around when I was starting out with jQuery and which I would recommend to every beginner....
It’s all about presentation. Ideas and concepts are great, but mean nothing if they cannot be properly communicated. To help others understand them, we may create prototypes or sketch out an idea to get to a meeting of the minds. Fortunately, in graphic...
Here at WDL we love to keep our readers posted on fresh resources, especially when it comes to fonts. Today we gathered a new round of free fonts to spice up your libraries, so feel free to check all of them and download the ones yo...
The art of calligraphy is a centuries-old craft that's steadfastly becoming a rarity in our digitally dominated world. The featured free calligraphic fonts in this collection are excellent in design projects that want to embody the graceful and endearing...
Prior to selling my web agency last year and starting uGurus, a new venture to help web professionals become more profitable, I pitched a lot of website projects. Unfortunately for a lot of freelancers, I was the “other company...
For the past few years in web design, we’ve noticed a trend in moving toward simplicity and minimalism. It seems that designers are realizing that you don’t have to over design something just because you can, or because you have...
A few years ago, it was tough to create a professional-looking website without designing and coding something from scratch. There were free templates and website builders, sure, but the results from most were less than professional. Not exactly how you wa...
Here at WDL we believe that our readers can always use on new freebies for their projects. And this is why we like to keep you posted on what is new out there, especially when it comes to free fonts, like the ones we have here today...
Constructing icons is one of the most time consuming tasks when working on a web or interface design, but thankfully there’s loads of fantastic ready made icon packs being shared for free by generous designers. This post rounds up over 20 free web icon...
Designers always need new elements to make each of their projects look amazing. And this is why it’s important to have a lot of resources to count on. This is why today we gathered some fresh freebies from dribbble to give you som...
Today we’re excited to share an awesome vector pack from Freepik.com The set includes a whopping 500 vectors icons, provided as both individual PNG files as well as a master Illustrator file for quick resizing. Freepik.com is a leading search engine tha...
I often read about designers who cannot stand freelancing yet continue to use this path for solid income. I suppose there is nothing wrong with hating your job, but some designers actually enjoy freelancing. It is not a career choic...
Within the past couple of weeks, I handed in my notice, after spending over fifteen years working in-house as a designer of websites and magazines for a publishing company. This wasn’t a quick or easy decision; but the time feels right to strike out and...
This free icon pack contains 375 icons that are already optimized for the Retina Display. This pack includes the icons’ editable AI and EPS vector files in case you need to modify them. This freebie was created by Freepik.com, a s...
If you're on a shoestring budget and in need of an online store, consider downloading and installing one of these free e-commerce WordPress themes. WordPress's ease of use, popularity, and huge collection of plugins make it a viable alternative to dedicat...
This list of free stock photo websites offers you a wide variety of options for finding stock photography images you can use in your design projects, blogs and other situations requiring graphics. An important note: Always read the licensing terms of the...
Uploading samples of your work to sites such as Behance or Dribbble is a great way of getting noticed, so it’s worth spending a couple of minutes adding some polish to your images so they stand out and catch the attention of viewers. This free pack of a...
WordPress is a popular website publishing platform. What once was primarily a blogging system has now evolved into a flexible and robust CMS used by both small businesses and large corporations alike. When working with clients, fron...
Here at WDL, we like to gather all types of freebies for our readers. We know designers need as much resources as they can get to keep their designs fresh and beautiful. Since fonts certainly play an important role in a design and a...
Sans serif fonts can help you create a modern and professional theme in your design projects. If you're looking for some fonts to add to your collection, take a look at these free sans serif fonts. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 10 Free Sans Serif F...
Icon fonts are great because, as you may have guessed, they are delivered as a font. This gives them a number of advantages over traditional image icons. For instance, if you want to change the color, it can easily be done with CSS....
It is never a bad time to have an idea for the web, and when it comes, the best thing to do is developing and creating as soon as possible before the idea fades away. That’s why freebies have become so important, they’re great time savers, giving you...
Fonts are definitely a very important part of every design, and this is why here at WDL we like to gather free fonts so our readers keep their library as updated as possible. Having several different options to count on is really im...
Elegant, sophisticated, and classy are a few adjectives that come to mind when I think of serif fonts. Serif fonts, which have origins as far back as 700 BC, are timeless. Check out my hand-picked collection of free serif fonts that you can download and i...
The Mac platform is easily one of the most computer systems for designers and savvy developers looking to create intuitive and modern publications, sites, and programs. While many of these programs are expensive and difficult to use, there are plenty of f...
A lot of us can never get enough WordPress themes. It’s not like we get a merit badge for having a couple hundred of them residing on our harddrive, “just in case”. That being said, it’s not like you can ever really having too many high-quality Wo...
In this freebie, you'll be getting an assortment of 6 hand-drawn vector arrows you can use for your illustrations and graphic design work. This free download comes in 3 vector file formats: AI, EPS and PDF. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Free Downlo...
Here at WDL we love to keep our readers updated, especially when it comes to fresh free fonts. Today we gathered 9 new free fonts to keep your design library updated and fresh. V.GER Grotesque Matchup RIDGE Typeface KanKin Myra Math...