Stock photos are a great resource for designers and marketers. You can quickly get high quality images at very reasonable prices. However, there are some downsides too. Here are my five tips for effectively buying stock photos. 1. Read the License Details It’s important to take a minute and read the license details when buying a stock photo, especially if it is...

If you’re interested in learning more about web design, step-by-step tutorials are a fabulous way to learn some techniques. While they may not teach very much about the theory and reasoning behind the design, Photoshop tutorials can teach you how to accomplish specific things with your designs. And HTML/CSS tutorials will show you how to take those designs and...

Wireframes are an important part of the early stages of the web design process. If you’re looking for some tools and apps to make the wireframe process quicker and more effective, there are several options. Here are 8 of the leading options for creating...

Having artistic and technical ability to design and code websites is unfortunately not enough to ensure success as a freelancer or self-employed designer. There is so much more to running a design business than just being able to create good websites. You’ll have to learn how to price projects, provide detailed proposals to clients, close sales, communicate with...

A few months ago I published a post listing the top deal sites in the design/tech industry. Since then a few more deal sites worth mentioning have come on to the scene. DealPixel DealPixel is currently in pre-launch, but since it is a project of the people behind Web Design Ledger you know it will be a great site. You can sign up to be notified when they have deals...