Tools 8 jQuery Plugins for Enhancing Typography Henry JonesJune 14, 20123 Comments02.4k Being able to improve and manipulate web typography has always been one of the biggest changes for web designers. But thanks to the ease of use and popularity of jQuery, developers are coming up with some clever ways to do just that. For this post we’ve gathered 8 useful jQuery plugins that allow you to do thin

Resources 8 Responsive jQuery Slider Plugins Henry JonesJanuary 10, 201219 Comments04k 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 good reason. So we decided to round up some jQuery slider

Inspiration 21 Excellent Examples of Sliders in Web Design Gisele MullerJune 6, 201123 Comments05.3k 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 are not only used

Tools 15 Useful Twitter Plugins For WordPress Tomas LaurinaviciusMay 3, 201117 Comments02.6k 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 extend it functions wit

16 Comments Love the straight-to-the-point elegance that these sites offer. My website would really suit those examples! I have full-screen photo backgrounds 🙂 Anyway, very nice set, thanks for sharing. Beautiful! The problem with many of these though is their lousy search engine findability. Love the use of large imagery, text heavy websites might be good for seo but no one wants to trawl throug

Inspiration 25 Tasty Restaurant and Food Websites to Inspire You Gisele MullerFebruary 28, 201121 Comments013.1k Restaurant and food related websites are always inspiring. Elegant layouts and beautiful images are pretty common to this kind of site. Last year we showcased 40 Tasty Restaurant Websites to Inspire You and since then, there have been plenty of good food related websites released. So we

Inspiration 30 Inspiring Examples of Slideshows in Web Design Gisele MullerFebruary 14, 201113 Comments06.7k Slideshows or sliders are obviously a popular trend right now in the web design world – and for good reason. It’s an effective way to highlight something important and create some visual interest. And from a technology standpoint, the popularity of jQuery has made it almost too easy to impl

14 Comments Great resource and great post. Thanks Holy awesome free icon sets. I think most designers will find these extremely useful for their work, thanks for rounding these up. Great icons collection!!! EXCELLENT selection! Thanks for the useful post! These are great icon sets! great collection! thank u so much 🙂 Some of them are very refreshing! Thanks for sharing! 🙂 Hi guys, thanks for pos

Freebies 10 Useful jQuery Plugins for Images Henry JonesJanuary 20, 201113 Comments011.7k We all know and love jQuery for its flexibility and many uses. But some of the most impressive jQuery applications are those that involve images. It really can allow you to do some useful stuff and even add a “wow” factor to your project. So here we’ve rounded up 10 jQuery plugins to help you display images i

22 Comments Just want to point out that you misspelled “Cuban Council” at the title 🙂 Thanks for catching that. It’s fixed now. Gisele, you just get it right … always!!!. Bookmarkable stuff. Thanks Leroy. 🙂 Awesome! I love the first three websites. Thanks for including our site, in your great round up! Great post! I love your Inspiration posts, thanks for sharing! Love minimalist designs. Thanks

Freebies 10 Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts Henry JonesJanuary 6, 201112 Comments06.5k This year we plan on finding plenty of freebies to share with our readers, just like we did in 2010. We may even step it up a notch. So to kick things off, we’ve found some really nice free fonts. In this collection you’ll find a variety of styles, including hand-drawn, script, and modern. We believe you can’t hav

7 Comments WOW, great collection of icons! Thanks for share!! I personally loved the Iconic! Would you like to see my last article? 38 Best Gift Ideas for Designers & Creatives https://t.co/oraXdR7 I hope you like it 😀 Great recap! You can never have too many social media icon sets. year 2010 offered a lots of great free stuff for designers specially the iconsets. Awesome, I love icons, I hope we

Inspiration 40 Excellent Examples of Texture in Web Design Gisele MullerDecember 13, 201010 Comments02.8k Whether you’re taking the subtle approach or using a lot of it, texture is an excellent way to add depth and interest to a web design. Last week we posted some free texture packs for you to use in your design, but this week we’re looking to give you some inspiration when it comes to using text

Freebies Best Free Textures and Patterns of 2010 Henry JonesDecember 9, 20108 Comments06.7k It’s no secret that we love textures and patterns here at WDL. They’re great for easily adding lots of interest and depth to a design, whether it be a huge background pattern or just some subtle textures here and there. So to continue our “Best of 2010” series, this week we’re covering textures and patterns

For our “Best of 2010” series we’ve already shown your our picks for best free WordPress themes and free fonts. So for this week the focus in on jQuery. This javascript framework continued to grow in popularity during 2010, which meant an abundance of plugins being released. This made it difficult to choose our favorites. We made a conscious effort to choose from a variety of types, and ones that

16 Comments Without headers and footers, you’d fail the web standards so I couldn’t agree more on its importance. From the list above, I love Weberica’s portfolio.. Hi Gisele, thanks for putting those together. I think I just found some inpiration for some portfolio designs. Thanks alot. Take care. Tobias Gisele, What a great collection. Very inspiring. In fact, it’s reminded me how I need a site

Inspiration 30 Inspiring Website Navigation Menus Gisele MullerNovember 22, 201011 Comments08.9k The navigation and menu system is one of the most important aspects of a website. A website navigation can take on many forms, from horizontal to vertical, from minimalistic to well developed buttons. No matter what the nav looks like, there’s one thing for certain: it should be intuitive and easily ac

Freebies Best Free WordPress Themes of 2010 Henry JonesNovember 18, 201016 Comments06.8k At the end of 2009, we published a series of posts highlighting the best freebies and resources from that year. It turned out to be a great way to show our readers what they may have missed, and to give some recognition to the people that worked very hard at producing such amazing stuff. It’s difficult to beli

25 Comments Greaaat! thanks! It’s awesome collection of backgrounds. nice inspirational examples! using big background images in web design is one of the best way for me to come up with something unique and interesting. There’s also https://varmlandofscandinavia.com/ The website examples are amazing. Thanks for the share. I think the biggest problem with such websites are in the SEO perspective be

Resources 10 Professional Minimal WordPress Themes Henry JonesOctober 28, 201011 Comments15.1k Whitespace, good typography, and a solid layout are all important aspects of a good design, and especially a minimal design. When these three elements are executed correctly, it translates into a highly professional look. If you’re a WordPress user, the problem is that finding a solid minimal theme can b