Today is Friday, and what better way to celebrate than by presenting you with something new. ZeroBundle.com is a website that offers an awesome free bundle of goodies for designers. It is brought to you by WebDesignerDepot and MightyDeals.com. The bundle will be available for a… read more

Here at WDL, we take great pride in being able to find useful freebies and share them with our readers. It saves you time, and allows you to focus on creating, instead of hunting. Here you will find 23 free textures to add to your resource… read more

This week, for our WDL Premium members, we have a PSD file from WeGraphics that contains a collection of shape layers that can be edited and reused as various charts and information graphics. With this file you will be able to create stylish vintage looking infographics,… read more

Centering your attention throughout the workday can be a difficult process. You need to truly love your work and cherish the time you spend. Unfortunately not all of us can feel this way 100% of the time.

Freelancers are often given tasks related to concepts they care… read more

We all know that color is a key aspect of web design, and here at WDL we like to show you how designers are using colors in their projects. We’ve already showcased lists showing colorful websites and sites using white, so today, to keep you inspired… read more

Icons are a very important element of web design and play a big role in a website. Designing the perfect icon is definitely a challenge and is always good to have resources and tips in this matter. Today we decided to gather a few Icon Design… read more

Photo manipulations are quite popular among all generations of designers and digital artists. It is also a genre often used in the advertising industry because of the effect these manipulations have on people. This sort of artwork are usually shocking and unrealistic and they are demanding… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of retro UI elements from Vandelay Premier. The set includes a considerable number of unique elements that are sure to be useful for those who like the always trendy retro style.

Be sure to check… read more

Finding the perfect font for a project is a real challenge, and that is why we like to provide our readers with as much fonts as we can. We know that having a lot of options to choose from is very helpful, so today we gathered… read more

From print to packages to web design and pretty much all other media that you can think of, typography always plays a big role. Not only can good use of typography add to your design from a visual standpoint, it can also play an important role… read more

For our WDL Premium members, we’ve got an awesome bundle of Photoshop actions for professional quality photo enhancements. This collection is called Portrait Suite and it’s from Union Actions. This suite has a lot of actions to change the look of your portrait.

Be sure to check… read more

It can be a bummer when you’re stuck in a freelancing rut. Anybody who has worked this field will understand the grief of struggling to finish project deadlines in time. Often the work quality will suffer along with the accompanied mental fatigue. Rushing to the finish… read more

At Theme Trust, we’ve just released our first WordPress theme of 2012, and we’re quite proud of it. This one is called Uber, and it’s a responsive business and portfolio theme perfect for freelance designers, photographers, or design firms. The portfolio section in this theme, with… read more

It has been a while since we last showcased Design Related Websites here, so today we decided to check out how is it that design firms, designers, and other creative agencies are presenting their work. From design studios to brand firms and freelance designer’s portfolios, you… read more

As a package/label lover I really like to pay attention to everything surrounding package design, from textures to colors schemes, from materials to layout. I also believe that web designers can get a lot of inspiration from well designed packages. It’s incredible to see how many… read more

Designers aren’t just creating pleasing graphics for the Internet anymore. As a web designer you need to consider other properties of user interaction and coding. UX design is possibly the most important topic to cover, and this is especially true designing web forms. All webmasters should… read more

Here’s a new set of vectors for our WDL Premium Members. This pack from Designious contains 6 high quality vector patterns with floral motifs that will give your nature related designs an organic and beautiful touch.

Be sure to check out Designious for more design resources.

Here’s… read more

Whether you’re already a pro at creating responsive web sites or your just learning what it’s all about, it’s good to have some scripts handy that you can easily integrate into your site. We all know how popular image and content sliders are now, and for… read more

Minimal websites can be a pretty polemic issue, especially when we stop to think how minimal should a minimal site be? Some people think that a good minimal website is that which has few design elements as possible. While others believe that the number of elements… read more

Here at WDL we really like to provide our readers with lots of inspiration. Since we believe that logos are a great source of inspiration we decided to gather a list showcasing logos from one amazing source of inspiration: dribbble. From popular logos to fresh ones,… read more

There are tons of remarkable free fonts out there, and helping you find them is something we really like to do. Since we know that having great fonts to count on is very important we decided to start the year presenting you a few fresh free… read more

For our WDL Premium members, here’s a UI kit containing dark elements with hot orange highlighted accents from WeGraphics. The file is a fully layered PSD for easy editing.

Be sure to check out WeGraphics for more high-quality design resources, like vectors, brushes, textures, icons, and… read more

The world of digital design is full of both young and experienced talent. Freelancing has slowly become a more affordable career path for many web designers and developers. But it’s not enough to just create pretty websites in HTML/CSS. You also need to have some sense… read more

First of all, we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! To kick things off for 2012, we’ve gathered some amazing examples of subtle textures and patterns in web design. The web sites in this collection demonstrate that you don’t always have to over… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. The Tattered Scrolls Vector Pack is a must have for fans of the original scrolls pack. These scrolls range from the lightly used to the downright demolished. The pack has all sort of vectors to spice… read more

Last week we showed you examples of white usage in web design and today, for our last web design inspiration post of the year, we decided to show you some examples of colorful websites. We will show you how colors can give your design a nice… read more

Back in May, Theme Trust hired it’s first support team member, who has worked out perfectly. However, since that time we’ve ran into a little problem…our sales have nearly doubled. Okay, I suppose that isn’t really a problem, but it does mean a busier support forum…. read more

Here at WDL we love to show our readers inspiration from different media, especially inspiration involving typography. From package to web and print, we believe that typography can always be a great source of inspiration. Today we gathered a few examples of inspiring and creative typography… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. The 80s Vector Pack is a beautiful theme pack dedicated to one of the most innovative decades in recent history. The pack has all sort of vectors to spice up your designs.

Be sure to check… read more

Social web 2.0 trends have taken over many of our modern static websites. Nowadays it’s difficult to find a company who isn’t on Facebook or Twitter or Foursquare, or any of the other increasingly popular social networks. It’s important to consider this experience and how you… read more

White is known to be the sum of all colors, the combination of all the colors of light. And in web design white is not only a color but a strategy, a way for designers to give a layout a minimal, classy or bright look. From… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of minimal icons from Vandelay Premier. The icon set includes 33 general use icons with a minimalist design that will give your project a sleek visual, check it out!

Be sure to check out Vandelay Premier… read more

The basic idea of minimalism that less is more can also be applied to your workstation, and the result is really inspiring. Clean, minimal and beautiful stations with exactly those things you need to work, nothing more, nothing less. The spaces are simple: desks, a nice… read more

It’s that time of year again, where we look into our crystal ball to see what will be the hot trends in web design for the upcoming year. It’s no secret that trends come and go, with some hanging around longer than they should. (Yes, splash… read more

Trends in web design come and go, with some hanging around longer than others. One trend that seems to be withstanding the tests of time is the use of ribbon style graphics or design elements. Web designers have been using ribbons for a few years now… read more

So far in our Best of 2011 series, we’ve shown you our picks for the best free fonts and the best jQuery plugins. For this week, we’ve went back through all the UI PSDs that’s been released over the past year and picked our favorites. We… read more

For our WDL Premium members, we’ve got an awesome bundle of Photoshop actions for professional quality photo enhancements. This collection is called Photo Designer and it’s from Union Actions. There’s over 30 actions in this suite, and they’ll give you the power to change the entire… read more

Here at WDL we like to provide our readers with as much inspiration as we can. And from logos to print and web, we like to show you beautifully designed pieces to keep your juices flowing. Since logos are always a good source of inspiration, today… read more

HTML5, together with CSS3 and responsive design are the new buzz around web technologies these days. This article will help you get started using HTML5 on your projects today and show you some good practices to put what you learned to good use.

Lets see a typical… read more

It could be said that with all the themes available to design a blog it’s getting harder to find new and authentic blog designs. In one way this is good because more people have the opportunity to easily get a nice looking blog up and running…. read more

For our WDL Premium members, here’s an awesome kit containing 40+ retro style common web UI elements from WeGraphics. In this kit you will find a lot of elements to give your design the old school look you always wanted.

Be sure to check out WeGraphics for… read more

As you know, here at WDL we like to find freebies and share them with you. It saves you time, and you can focus on doing what’s important, like creating amazing designs. So for today, we’ve rounded up some really nice textures. Whether it’s used in… read more

Today we are happy to announce a giveaway from InkyDeals, a place where creative professionals can find some really nice deals. InkyDeals is offering our readers 5 bundles of their Inky Deals Bundle: the biggest graphic design bundle ever. And yes, the bundle is enormous, check… read more

Apple’s mobile operating system has gained a huge following in just a few short years. Although it can take months of dedicated study to even begin programming iOS apps, there still seems to be a solid market of intelligent developers. In the last year alone we’ve… read more

In web design, there’s a variety of approaches that can be taken when it comes to a web site’s background. For some designs, it might be appropriate to use a pattern or a large image. While on others, a single solid color makes more sense. So… read more

jQuery was first released in 2006. Nearly 5 years later, it’s still going strong – due largely in part to the community that’s been built up around it. This community of developers constantly releases plugins that allow web developers to easily add amazing functionality to their… read more

During the process of launching a new company your logo and branding ideas are possibly the most important concepts. You have to consider not only the solid brand, but a whole slew of factors additional including website design and user interface, internal graphics, print work, marketing… read more

Designing a website is something that requires creativity, talent and a lot of thinking. To develop a nice website – both beautiful and with a good UI – we have to pay attention to elements like navigation, menus, content, header, icons and so on. And giving… read more

Today, for our WDL Premium Members, we have a beautiful premium WordPress theme for your blog. The Pure theme from Theme Trust is a super clean and minimal design with great typography and a good amount of white space, perfect to give your blog an elegant… read more

With only a month and a half left in 2011, it’s hard to believe another year is drawing to a close. If you’re a long time reader of WDL, you probably know that at the end of each year we publish a series of posts that… read more

Communications and networking are the sole properties we look for in web applications. The Internet has improved our communications tenfold and allowed us to share information at a much quicker pace. As such I tend to jump around through many different applications just to get a… read more

A website should be designed to accommodate it’s content. So when there’s not a lot of content, it might be make sense to place everything on one page. If you’re thinking about taking this route for your next project, we’ve gathered a few examples to inspire… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of hand-drawn design elements from Vandelay Premier. The set includes 55 vectors and a set of 55 Photoshop brushes of various hand-drawn elements, and these elements are perfect to give your designs a nice touch!

Be… read more

Here at WDL we believe that logos are a really good inspiration source, specially when they are well designed. For this post, we’ve gathered a collection of great back and white logos. You’ll see that you don’t always need color to create an effect design. From… read more

I’m happy to announce the launch of our latest WordPress theme at Theme Trust. It’s called Infinity, and it’s a responsive portfolio theme with a minimal style design and layout. With this theme your work will be front and center and look great across multiple devices… read more

Free PSD files have become really popular nowadays among web and graphic designers. You can find lots of websites which provide high quality PSD files available for free download. One of the newest trend in this field is user interface (UI) elements. These elements become really… read more

There are a lot of ways to give a website some personality, depth and style, and certainly illustration and hand drawn elements are a good example. From small background elements to complete illustrated websites, from illustrated icons to hand drawn typography, today we will show you… read more

Today we decided to show you a different kind of inspiration… we gathered a few beautiful offices images to show. These are not photos from Google, Facebook or other famous offices we all talk about, these are from other companies and smaller places that also care… read more

Eventually, we’ll all stop talking about responsive web design – not because it will go away, but because it will become what’s expected. Flashback ten years ago and we were all talking about CSS and tableless design, but today there’s no need to mention it. It’s… read more

This week, for our WDL Premium Members, we present an awesome kit containing 50+ web elements from WeGraphics. This is definitely a beautiful set of pixel-perfect web elements, ideal for adding that extra something to your web designs.

Be sure to check out WeGraphics for more… read more

Here at WDL we love to see beautiful typography and we never get tired of showcasing them to our readers. From Typography Wallpapers to Typography in Beverage Bottles and Typographic Logos, we are always trying to show you different type approaches. Today we gathered a few… read more

There can be many pitfalls on the way to getting traffic to that beautiful site you created. All the design and creativity in the world won’t bring visitors to your site. You have to know a few basic laws of optimizing a webpage for search before… read more

Inspiring desktop wallpapers can help you get into a creative and productive mood. In this collection we will focus on beautiful wallpapers based on typography. Nowadays typography plays one of the most important roles of effective and beautiful web and graphic design, but typography can also… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This flock of birds vector pack is from Go Media. The pack contains 14 various formations of birds flying together. Each and every bird in these flocks are 100% unique. Be creative and experiment with some… read more

We believe that icons are a great asset and it’s always good to have several sources, especially because hight quality icons can do so much for a design. In this post we have 20 Fresh Free Icon Sets for you – all of them are free… read more

Navigation is certainly a very important part of web design and an important aspect to think about while designing a page. Today we gathered a few examples of navigation menus to show you. From clean and simple typography based menus to colorful and fixed positioned ones,… read more

I have to admit that I’m a package lover and that I also believe that packaging is an art, the art of designing a beautiful “protection” for a product. I really like to browse packages and pay attention to details like typography, color schemes, materials and… read more

Here at WDL we love to hunt down nice freebies for our readers… and one of our favorites freebies to find are fonts. Since we know that a fresh font is always a great asset to any designer, here are a few new fonts to spice… read more

Today for our premium members, we have a set of Business Icons from Web Icon Set. These are perfect icons for e-commerce websites & blogs and they will help with making your website look more attractive. Check it out.

If you’re not yet a WDL Premium member,… read more

There is plenty of opportunity to make a decent living online. The field of web design is extremely popular in the current information age. Everybody needs to have a website up and you can always find a few solid business clients. But what about building upon… read more

Using texture is a good way to add depth, detail, and a layer of interest to a web design. Whether it’s in big doses or just a few subtle patches here and there, texture can help give personality to your website. So for this post we’ve… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This edges vector pack is from Go Media. The pack has a super versatile variety of various edge pieces including shredded notebook paper, spiral binding, and other miscellaneous rough edges. Perfect to give a nice touch… read more

Here at WDL we understand that inspiration can be found in all medias, including print, tv and online ads. A great website to browse to keep the juices flowing when you need inspiration in that area is Ads of the World. For this post I gathered… read more

Last month we released our first responsive WordPress theme at Theme Trust, and it was well received. Since viewing of the web is no longer limited to only desktops and laptops, it’s clear that responsive design will soon be the norm. That’s why we’ve decided to… read more

Whether you’re new to Twitter or an experienced user, Twitter tools make everything easier. Here are some of my favorite new tools to make Tweeting easier and more useful for any user. Try one or two that looks useful and leave a comment in the box… read more

Last Wednesday October 05, 2011, we lost an icon, one of the biggest geniuses of our times, Steve Jobs. Jobs was not only an icon, he was an idol, an eternal source of inspiration, a master. From Apple fan boys and girls to those who insisted… read more

Today for our premium members, we’ve got a new premium WordPress theme from ThemeShift. deFacto is a powerful news magazine WordPress theme. Through custom widgets, page templates and post layout options you can easily tailor the theme to your special needs with no coding skills.

If you’re… read more

Here at WDL we really believe that logos are a great source of inspiration. We already showcased typographic logos, negative space logos and minimalistic logos. To keep going with our logo collection, today we decided to gather a few new logo examples to inspire you. From… read more

If you haven’t heard, HTML5 is taking the web by storm! It is currently being enhanced by experts to provide us Web Designers & Developers with awesome new revolutionary web page features!

HTML5 Background Information

For those of you who are new to HTML5, here is some quick… read more

Last week we showcased examples of color usage in web design, and this week we will keep the focus on color, but this time around we will showcase examples of dark colors usage in web design. The right amount of dark color can create an elegant… read more

A clean workspace and an inspiring wallpaper can help push you into a positive and productive mood. Summer holidays have flown away and now is the time to focus on work. To find motivation to work we present you 30 inspiring autumn season wallpapers with variety… read more

The best landing pages are the ones that have been built with one specific goal in mind. Whether it’s to encourage users to sign up, encourage purchases or convince people to buy a product, the landing page can make or break a sale.

It’s often not enough… read more

Here’s a new set of vectors for our WDL Premium Members. This pack from Designious contains several amazing vector flourishes that will give a nice touch to your designs.

Be sure to check out Designious for more design resources.

Here’s a small preview of the vectors.

Download… read more

I doubt that I need to explain to WDL readers what responsive design is, or why it’s important. Suffice it to say that it is a big part of the future of our industry. Fortunately, making responsive layouts is easier than it was when when we… read more

Here on WDL, we’ve discussed how colors can be used to invoke various emotions. For example, the color red symbolizes excitement and energy, while the more tranquil color blue represents calmness and stability. Here we’ve gathered a collection of web designs that make good use of… read more

Our minimalism tag is filled with eye candy images to help you get inspired remembering that old and wise premise “less is more.” To add content to our tag and to keep showing you good examples of minimal designs that work we decided to show some… read more

Here on WDL we really like to keep our readers updated on everything we believe can be a good source of inspiration, including logos. The result of negative space in logo design is an elegant visual effect. Reach a good result and communicate the right message… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This victorian ornaments pack is from Go Media. These vectors combine fluid foliage ornaments with the lightest of distressing to convey age, elegance, wisdom, they will definitely give a nice touch to your design.

Be sure… read more

With a recently estimated over 20 million websites currently using jQuery it is essential to know what jQuery plugins there are out there in order to stay with the web design trend. Today, we’ll put some focus on some popular jQuery user interface plugins to help… read more

Whether you’re developing apps or websites, it’s a good idea to show potential customers what their getting in the form of screenshots. And if your product is good looking enough, you might just want to put them front and center, making them the focal point of… read more

Here at WDL we believe that typography is always a great source of inspiration… and we never get tired of finding good examples to show our readers. Today we gathered a few breathtaking beverage bottles to show you that a good combination of typography and colors… read more

Typography definitely plays a big role in any design, and here at WDL we really like to keep our readers updated with free and inspiring fonts, so we decided to gather a new list of free fonts for your delight. Check them out and remember to… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of portfolio icons from Vandelay Premier. The icon set designed by Umar Irshad includes 15 icons intended to be useful for portfolio websites and design blogs. There are 15 PNG icons at 32 px by… read more

The idea of artistic perfectionism lies in a duality. Most web designers try to perfect their work with creative updates and patches. Not only to code, but also in Photoshop mockups and Illustrator vectors as well. There is a limit to this perfectionism mindset where you… read more

With the ever increasing popularity and wide spread use of mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad, it’s difficult to ignore the fact that websites are being viewed across various screen sizes. And it looks like the days of designing a site for one minimum resolution… read more

If you own a business, there’s always concern that your marketing efforts aren’t reaching their full potential. Of course, great design will sell but having strategies and formulas in place to make sure your hard work is paying off it well worth the time. One of… read more

At Theme Trust, we recently launched our first responsive WordPress theme. Since it was also my first time building a responsive website, I had to do some learning and research. Along the way, I discovered some interesting techniques, useful resources, and handy tools to help with… read more

This week, for our WDL Premium Members, we present an awesome kit containing 60+ dark modern web elements from WeGraphics. Bring your designs to another dimension with this stunning, modern interface kit.

Be sure to check out WeGraphics for more high-quality design resources, like vectors, brushes,… read more

We have all been there. Staring down the nasty to-do list and mentally checking through each of your tasks. Procrastination can be a deadly practice for those working on the Internet. It is so easy to put off work until tomorrow while focusing on more pleasurable… read more

Here at WDL we love typography and we are constantly showing our readers good typo usage, from print to logos, from web to random typographic works, we really feel the need to keep the juices flowing in that area, and we could not forget to mention… read more

Today, for our WDL Premium Members, we present Wumblr, a Tumblr-esc WordPress theme from the guys over Themify. The theme will make your WordPress installation look and feel like a Tumblr blog. It has 9 different post formats including 15 different color presets that help customize… read more

Our friends from Designious just launched a new mind blowing design bundle and they have been kind enough to provide us with 5 bundles to give away to our readers. Design Cocktail 6 includes an awesome collection of design goodies that will put a big smile… read more

With Google’s recent launch of another promising Social Network, the things that could potentially distract us aren’t really decreasing. As the overall buzz increases online, I found that our workflows become more complex too.

Organizing our lives in a smooth and hassle free way is therefore key… read more

Food related websites are getting better and better. There are a lot of new apps and services being launched to help those that love food. From organizing recipes to suggesting new restaurants, there’s always something new popping up. So today we decided to gather some good… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This Wood Grain vectors pack is from Go Media. Inside it you will find detailed wood grain vectors. Half of this pack has a grainy look, and the other is clean, illustrated, absurdly detailed. They’re… read more

The life of a freelance web designer brings you freedom in your work and allows you to escape the confines of a boring 9-5 office life and develop your creativity within the comfort of your own home. However, as a freelancer, you’ll have none of the… read more

At Theme Trust, we just released our latest and greatest WordPress theme. This one is called Reveal. It’s responsive and designed to showcase your portfolio. The “responsive” part means that it’s built to look great across multiple devices and screen sizes, which includes the desktop and… read more

Most websites offer a way for users to sign up into their databases. This is often coupled with a username or e-mail address tied to a unique user ID number. The process of creating a user database is heavily developed and streamlined to a point. However… read more

We already showcased HTML5 websites here a couple times (Apr 2011, Dec 2010, Aug,2010 and so on). And since a lot of sites are embracing the duo of CSS3 and HTML5, we decided to gather a new list, with some fresh examples of the new standard… read more

Today we decided to change mediums and show you a collection of beautifully designed packages. As designers, most of us can find inspiration in almost anything, and something that I really like to do when I need some ideas is browsing around package design galleries. I… read more

Today, for our WDL Premium Members, we have a beautiful premium WordPress theme for your business website. The Leverage theme from Theme Trust is an elegant theme that acts as a CMS for your business website. Included are options to define your own color scheme, a… read more

Here at WDL we really like to keep our readers posted about the best sources available out there, and of course we are also talking about freebies! Today we decided to gather seven fresh free fonts that will give your designs a new look, so check… read more

In the design field there is a deep understanding of intuition vs science. Often designers will stress when trying to perfect a layout. This could be within sizes, positioning, page structure, color theory, or a whole host of other categories. But as you mature your design… read more

As a user I really like to find a well designed footer in a website. I think it is nice to know that the designer was thinking about everything when putting the layout together, I feel happy to find a beautiful design “from header to footer.”… read more

Yesterday I had the pleasure to meet the great HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff, the guy behind the world famous travel photography blog Stuck in Customs in a really nice Photowalk around Stanford University. His photos are an explosion of colors, they are pure inspiration. I even… read more

Here’s a new set of vectors for our WDL Premium Members. This pack from Designious contains several vector branches with flowers that will give a nice touch to your nature inspired designs.

Be sure to check out Designious for more design resources.

Here’s a small preview… read more

A logo is the graphic representation of a company, it’s the company’s face, is the way people will relate to it, recognize it. Since here at WDL we love logos and typography, today we decided to gather a list of typographic logos to inspire you. The… read more

There’s only one day left to grab the minimal WordPress theme bundle from Theme Trust. It includes: Clarity, Filtered, and Pure – all for only $59! That’s an unbelievable deal. So explore the bundle , check out the features, and try the demos. But make sure… read more

Here at WDL we really like to keep you posted on the best resources available out there, and of course we are also talking about freebies! Today we decided to gather 14 fresh icon sets for your designs, so check it out. Click on the images… read more

Contact forms or contact pages – depending on how you choose to make it available – are an important part of a website. The contact section is actually the part where you allow your users/clients to get in touch with you, to reach you and to… read more

Photography can be a great source of inspiration for any kind of artist, and this is never more true when the subject matter is nature. Lots of colors, amazing natural objects and perfect compositions can provide plenty of inspiration. So for this collection, the focus is… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set classic web ribbons from Vandelay Premier. Ribbons are highly useful resources for web design. In this set there are 20 different styles of ribbons in 7 different colors.

Be sure to check out Vandelay Premier for… read more

As you may know, one of our responsibilities here at WDL is to keep you up to date with all the possible resources available… especially when it comes to free fonts! So for this post we gathered 10 new free fonts that will help you give… read more

Since the last bundle we put together for you was such a hit, we decided to do another. This time we’ve packed up three of our most popular minimal themes. It includes: Clarity, Filtered, and Pure – all for only $59! That’s an unbelievable deal. So… read more

Navigation might be the most important aspect of a website. It allows users to move from page to page and to find the content we want them to see. So having a navigation that is unique and always in the same position can be a huge… read more

Friday is a good day to take some time to see inspiring photographs, and that is why we decided to gather a few black and white images today, to help you close the week with a nice dose of inspiration. In my opinion, black and white… read more

Writing better CSS is something all web designers and developers should strive for, and thankfully there are some useful tools out there to help do just that. For this post, we’ve rounded up a collection of new tools to help you with your CSS. From learning… read more

For our WDL Premium members, here’s an awesome kit containing 60+ light retro web elements from WeGraphics. In this kit you will have an excellent set of light, clean, retro web elements which can instantly make your designs stand out by a mile. A perfect mixture… read more

Resumes are one of the most important documents needed when applying for any kind of a job. If you’re wondering how to get a job of your dreams, first of all consider creating an impressive and outstanding resume with a custom design. It’s your opportunity to… read more

Since we really like single page layouts and the last time we had them around was back in March, we decided to gather a new list to inspire you! We will show several different approaches to single page layouts – from minimal and clean ones to… read more

Today for our premium members, we’ve got a new premium WordPress theme from ThemeShift. deCorum is a complex and fully-featured real estate WordPress theme. The minimal style and extensive layout options let you easily change it to your special needs with no coding skills.

If you’re… read more

In this digital age, the rest of the world is just a mouse-click away. More people are wanting to appeal to audiences overseas. And why not? With less content on the foreign language internet , it’s easier for sites to climb the heady heights of… read more

iPad, often called a revolutionary device, came to the design industry with new possibilities for designers to show off what they can create for this modern gadget. There are no doubts that apps for Apple iPad look beautiful and stunning. Multi-touch and other modern technologies allow… read more

The current way in HTML4 to do autofocus is using javascript to focus the first input field on a web form. As soon as a web page loads, the page will move the focus to the particular input field, just as the javascript does. What’s the difference? Since this… read more

Here on WDL we love icons! From Icon Tutorials to a list with the Best Free Icon Sets of 2010 and a 15 Must-Have Minimalist Icon Sets, we already showcased a lot of great icons around here to boost your inspiration. Today we decided to gather… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This Apparel Vector Pack is from Go Media. Inside the pack you will find tees, hoodies and a lot of vectors to help you presenting your designs, check it out.

Be sure to check out Go… read more

The jQuery programming library has dramatically changed the way we work online. Web developers are able to prototype animations and backend effects much quicker with fewer lines of code. This brings to the table a profound collection of functions which you can read about here. It… read more

We know that every designer needs new fonts once in a while to have some backup elements to count on, and that is why we are here for, to help you searching for resources to use on your projects. So knowing that every one is… read more

Design TNT is a new resource website of design goodies which has just made its entrance into the design industry. The website was launched Yesterday (Jul, 11) and is already getting lots of attention. Design TNT’s mission is to provide all designers out there with high… read more

Colors are very important to print, graphic and web design. Colors are actually important to everything, from spring to summer, clothes to balloons and so on. To show the power of colors we already showcased colorful websites here a few times, including a showcase published… read more

There are lots of web apps these days and they are very popular because of time-saving and productivity benefits. Web apps work on almost all platforms and you can access them from any device. You don’t need to install anything and you can save lots of… read more

Here on WDL we love to offer freebies, giveaways and everything we can to our readers. In this contest we’ve teamed up with TN3 Gallery to give away 10 of their Pro licenses. Keep reading to learn how you can be one of the lucky winners… read more

CSS can be compared to the sculptor’s tool set when crafting a sculpture. We as web designers utilize all the assets CSS brings forth to create structured layouts for our websites. Over the years this design process has become more organized and fitted. Rules have been… read more

As we mentioned in our last showcase of minimal web designs back in May, minimal layouts are the new black and we are glad about that cause this way we can show you more and more new and inspiring minimal websites. Today we decided to gather… read more

It’s always good to change your wallpaper to set the mood around your work environment. Friday is the perfect day to do that, browse around some inspiring images and choose a new wallpaper for your computer. And that is why today we decided to gather a… read more

The word typography, from the greek word typos, is the art and technique of arranging type. And I have to agree that arranging typography is an art. Some designers have the right skill to transform normal type in inspiring and eye candy pieces. We decided to gather… read more

For our WDL Premium members, here are two Macbook mockups from Vandelay Premier. With these two PSD files you will be able to easily insert your own screenshots or backgrounds using the smart object in each file. The PSDs are great to help you check your… read more

At Theme Trust, we just released a brand new portfolio WordPress theme. Clarity is designed to let you easily show off your work, highlight your services, and share your thoughts – all in a super sleek format. You can showcase your projects with smooth animated filtering… read more

Letter case – in orthography and typography is the distinction between the larger majuscule (capital, caps, upper-case, upper case, or uppercase) and smaller minuscule (lower-case, etc.) letters. The usage of capital letters can have different meanings – in emails CAPS can sound rude, but when used… read more

Here on WDL we really like negative space and the concept surrounding it, specially when it comes to logos. For those not familiar with the term, negative space is all that empty space around and between elements in a design, it’s the space that some designers… read more

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This USA maps vector pack is from Go Media. There is a lot more to “Maps of the USA” than meets the eye. These vectors will allow you to use maps in a whole new way,… read more

Have you heard about the Freelance Starter Kit from Vandelay Design? The kit is a great resource for anyone who is just branching out into freelancing, or for those who have been freelancing but are looking to get better results. The bundle includes loads of valuable… read more

We work with a great deal of very talented website designers and developers who create first-rate websites for their clients – aesthetically superb but not always the most search engine friendly they could be. Overall it can make the project more expensive for the client because… read more

A while back we showcased here a list with 30 Inspiring Design Agency Websites and another one showing 45 Inspiring Design Agency Websites. Today we decided to gather a new list to show how some design agencies and studios are presenting themselves to the audience. The… read more

Think about the last time you were in an airport and had to find your way to baggage claim, or in a restaurant and wanted to locate the restroom, or in an office building and needed to find your way to the parking garage. How’d you… read more

For our WDL Premium members, here’s an awesome kit containing 60 web elements from WeGraphics. In this kit you will have at your disposal pixel perfect buttons, ribbons and icons to enhance your next website and realize eye catching layouts just in few minutes. Buttons are… read more

One thing we really like to do here at WDL is to keep you supplied with all the latest and greatest freebies. Whether it’s icons, textures, or e-books, were always on the look out for things that will make you’re life easier. This week we’ve come… read more

Work as a freelancer can be challenging, there’s no doubt about that. Not just physically, but spending so much of your day coding projects and writing e-mail conversations can take its toll on your mental capabilities. Task management is a huge part of running a successful… read more

Textures are being used in every sort of design. Nowadays you can see beautiful textures used in business cards, mobile apps and definitely in website designs. There are lots of high quality textures available in the market as well as free ones that can help you… read more

Retro is a word that derives from the Latin prefix retro, meaning “backwards” or “in past times”. I think extremely interesting that we look back and get inspired by designs produced a while back, or even some recent ones that use the retro style. Since Friday… read more

Today for our premium members, we’ve got a new premium WordPress theme from Mojo Themes. The Founder WordPress theme delivers a sleek & minimalistic feel that is packed with features. It offers a custom CMS homepage with a eye catching featured area as well as sub-featured… read more

A web design is made up of various components, all working together to accomplish a goal – whether it be building a community or selling a product. These parts must compliment each other in a way that creates a good experience for the user. Miss the… read more

You’ve decided to invest a lot of time and money into building a better web presence for your company. The last result you want to see from all this hard work and money is no growth in traffic or business from the new website. Before your… read more

A while back we showcased here a list of 30 Inspiring Examples of Slideshows in Web Design and we also had a post showing 13 Super Useful jQuery Content Slider Scripts and Tutorials. Slideshows and sliders are really interesting elements for organizing and showcasing content. They… read more

Responsive web design means that the website will respond according to the medium that is being used to view it. These days websites are not only viewed on standard computer screens, but after the evolution of smartphones and tablets there’s a necessity to make websites that… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have an awesome vector pack from Designious. This set of floral vectors will give your designs a really nice touch with a detailed vector flowers!

Here’s a preview of the pack:

Download Floral Vector Pack

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When you sit down initially to write out webpage content it may feel ultimately boring and a trivial task. But from a broader perspective you should understand just how powerful your writing will become. Each of your visitors interested in the content you write will spend… read more

Over at Theme Trust, I’ve put together a special bundle for WDL readers. It includes our 3 best portfolio WordPress themes: Filtered, Craft, and Solo. And it’s only $59! That’s an incredible bargain. Knowing that the majority of WDL readers are designers, I thought a bundle… read more

There are a few standards we can find in almost every Mac related website: eye candy style, minimalism and attention to detail. We can say that the websites follow a mac mania, a mac culture. And we will find that in ninety percent of Mac related… read more

jQuery helps us web designers and developers do some amazing things, and plugins make it almost too easy. That’s why it’s an obsession of mine to find new ones. I’ve been on the lookout for the past couple of weeks, and I’ve collected some good ones…. read more

In case you live around Cleveland or plan to be on that area on June 11-12, check out the Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2011, an event brought to you by Go Media.

Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is the event for those who live to … read more

For our WDL Premium members, here’s a high-quality pack of vintage paper textures from PremiumTextures.com. There are 8 vintage paper textures included in this set.

Here’s a preview of 4 textures from the set:

Download Vintage Paper Textures

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Print ads must be eye-catching and attractive to draw the viewer’s attention. In this post you will see some examples of smart print advertisements and clever messages that these ads present. Most of the ones listed here are funny and unrealistic which are the reasons… read more

Parallax is a difference in the in the apparent position of an object viewed along different lines of sight. The term derives from the Greek word parallaxis, meaning alteration. In web design, the parallax effect is a relatively new trend. The effect itself has been around… read more

One of our jobs here at WDL is to keep you supplied with all the latest and greatest freebies. Whether it’s icons, textures, or e-books, were always on the look out for things that will make you’re life easier. This week we’ve come up with a… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of high-quality minimal icons from Vandelay Premier. Simple, minimal icons are useful for a lot of web design projects. This set includes 42 icons for basic website usage. Each icon comes in PNG format (32×32,… read more

Web designers and developers have many responsibilities when it comes to building websites. From creating a solid layout for the front-end, to writing clean code so that the site runs bug free – there’s a lot involved. However, one thing that is often neglected and should… read more

Our friends at BundleHunt are back with another amazing deal. They’ve just launched their latest two week-long software bundle sale of some of the hottest apps for Mac OS X and an awesome set of design goodies.

The 13 items are worth over $780.00. The bundle is… read more

Last week we showcased here 25 Fresh Examples of Minimalist Web Designs, where most of the examples were based on light colors and a few colorful elements. This week on the other hand, we decided to gather a list of dark web designs to show that… read more

Today for our premium members, we’ve got a new premium WordPress theme from ThemeShift. deCanto is an incredibly flexible and professional business WordPress theme. Through the extensive layout and styling options customizing the theme to your liking is a matter of seconds.

If you’re not yet a… read more

Logo trends have been ever-advancing with the changing web. As digital artists are becoming more creative and mainstream we can see the crescendo of new ideas. Logos are some of the most important graphical pieces in any website, as they display your company and purpose to… read more

Theme Trust has been experiencing very rapid growth and there’s no sign of things slowing down. Because of this, I’m looking to expand the team and add a person to help out with support. Customers have had nothing but great things to say about the level… read more

I believe that we can agree that minimal and clean websites are the new black. Every day people seem to be embracing more and more the idea of less is more. So we decided to gather a new list of minimal and clean websites to show… read more

When trying to create something visually impressive, it’s tempting to use lots of eye candy or overloaded detail. However, sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. This is especially true when it comes to logo design. It can be a much bolder statement… read more

This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have an awesome vector pack from Go Media. Heavy Grunge will absolutely destroy any design you throw it’s way. For only the most worn, torn, and distressed applications! These vectors have many points. So those with sluggish computers… read more

Photography is a very powerful method of creation used to express emotions and internal thoughts. The feelings and auras emitted from different scenery can express a desire for creative energies. Many artists including myself frequently browse photographs for inspiration.

This heightened sense of creativity brings about fresh… read more

Nowadays successful blogging definitely depends on effective social media usage. Twitter is one of the most popular social networks and you must consider its benefits if you want to be a successful blogger. Since WordPress is one of the best blogging platforms for its possibility to… read more

We can say that Illustration is a visual form of presenting something (via Wikipedia). Regarding web design, we can also say that the main goal is to “present something” in a beautiful and interesting form, so we get our user’s attention. Today we decided to gather… read more

Icons are an important element of an effective and attractive web design. An appropriate use of icons will help you to achieve a professional and solid website design look in your client eyes. Most of the icons are small and very detailed and often it can… read more

Here’s a new set of vectors for our WDL Premium Members. This pack from Designious contains 28 conceptual birds silhouettes, perfect for adding a unique touch of nature to your designs.

Be sure to check out Designious for more design resources.

Here’s a preview of the… read more

In 2003, acclaimed filmmaker Lars Von Trier challenged his idol Jorgen Leth to recreate his 1967 masterpiece The Perfect Human. Not only was he to recreate one of his best films ever, but he was to do it five times, each time being limited with a… read more

Last week at Theme Trust, we released our latest in a line of sleek and minimal portfolio WordPress themes. This one is called Craft and it’s perfect for des wanting to show off their work and share their thoughts in a clean presentation. The homepage includes… read more

Portfolios can be designed in several forms, specially those related to design, photography and other creative professions. The most traditional ones show pro eminent typography to attract attention and explain what is that the client/user is reading/seeing. The most contemporary one can show huge background images… read more

The Awwwards recognize and promote the talent and effort of the best developers, designers and web agencies in the world. An international jury made up of some of the most important designers, bloggers and Internet agencies, will evaluate each site by means of a strict system… read more

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