How to add a twitter feed to your website using the new API

https://www.downwithdesign.com/web-development-tutorials/add-twitter-feed-website-new-api/
Despite Twitter recently retiring their API v1 a few months ago, there seems to be a distinct lack of literature on the topic. Whilst browsing the internet I repeatedly see...

How much does a website cost?

https://www.downwithdesign.com/web-design/website-cost/
This is the first question almost every client asks when beginning a website project. It is a fair question though, considering price is generally the underlying factor that helps us...

How to fix a hacked WordPress install & and improve future security

https://www.downwithdesign.com/wordpress/fix-hacked-wordpress-install-prevent-happening/
Discovering that your website has been hacked can be a very traumatic experience. It can have a great effect on your google ranking, make you an unwilling promoter of content...

How to be the perfect client to a designer

https://www.downwithdesign.com/design-essentials/perfect-client-designer/
Clients, to be fair to them, often don’t receive a fair reputation by us design folk. It’s not their fault that they may ask for some silly requests because, unlike...

Interview with Mike Buzzard: How Facebook’s logo was designed

https://www.downwithdesign.com/interviews/history-facebook-logo/
I’ve always been interested in knowing about not just the meaning behind some of the world’s most famous logos but also the history of their design. Processes differ between agencies...

How to style WordPress top level menu items

https://www.downwithdesign.com/wordpress/style-wordpress-top-level-menu-items/
Using the WordPress menu feature has made it fairly simple for developers to add advanced styling to their WordPress navigation menus. It creates classes such as: current_page_item – To highlight...

How important are mobile websites?

https://www.downwithdesign.com/web-design/important-mobile-websites/
The answer? VERY. One safe haven for web designers and developers in the past was the knowledge that their websites were always going to be viewed by someone using a...

Dismaland – Photo Blog

https://www.downwithdesign.com/inspiration/dismaland-photo-blog/
I recently took a trip down to

Scottish Independence Referendum – branding two common words

https://www.downwithdesign.com/branding/scottish-independence-branding/
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 10 months you will know that the 4.3 million people of Scotland will today answer the simple question: “Should...

Why not to use 1024px & what to use instead

https://www.downwithdesign.com/web-design/1024px/
As a follow up to my post earlier this year, I thought I would give an update on my views of the once standard CSS measure: 1024px. Why not to...

Everton FC score an own goal by revealing new club crest

https://www.downwithdesign.com/logo-design/everton-fc-score-goal-revealing-club-crest/
Rebranding is a tricky thing to get right, especially if you have a huge fan base that holds a strong infinity with the identity. Get it wrong and it can...