Blog With any area of the tech industry, it’s hugely important to stay abreast of important developments, keeping an eye on all the new technology, techniques, software, web design news and updates as they’re released. As the saying goes; the early bird does indeed catch the worm, and web design is no different.
When it comes to fast adoption of new innovations and approaches, there are big results to be had. With that in mind, here are a bunch of the very best web design news sources going. From the obvious options like Reddit and Google News to some more niche offerings, we’ve got everything to help you get, and stay, fully on top of everything.
While Reddit is far from web design specific, it is hugely useful. With literally thousands of Subreddits dedicated to every hobby, pastime, interest and activity you can imagine, as you might expect, the Subreddits for web design, development, coding, WordPress and other areas of tech are veritable goldmines when it comes to information, community, news and guides. You’ve just got to make sure you don’t get completely side-tracked on Reddit, however, as there’s a ton of really interesting stuff on there!
Smashing Magazine
Smashing is a blog and online magazine, featuring everything from graphic design to general inspiration, making it super useful for web designers looking to broaden their knowledge and expose themselves to great new influences. There’s plenty of web design-specific content on there as well. So go take a look and see what you can find to boost your latest project.
Web Design News on Sidebar.io
Run by designer and developer Sacha Greif, and featuring absolutely tons of useful, engaging and interesting posts, Sidebar.io is a useful place for any web designer to stop and take a look. From UI design to typography, CSS to user research and many other aspects of web design news.
WebDesigner Depot
WebDesigner Depot is a great news and information source for web designers, providing plenty of fresh new info, news, interviews and guides. As well as tons of other great content perfect for web designers. More than this, however, WebDesigner depot also offers an active community of web developers. All engaging on different topics and areas, perfect for anyone looking to stay abreast or get to grips.
Noupe
If you’re still something of a rookie web developer, not yet reaching those design heights and truly innovating, it can be really useful to have a few resources on hand to help you get to grips with things. Noupe is one such resource, helping you learn new tricks, deepen existing new skills and plenty of other news and information to peruse. Topics include web design news, WordPress, CSS, Photoshop and much more.
Designer News
Another great news and information destination for tech and design enthusiasts, filled with great, regularly posted content, in a variety of interesting, engaging formats. Plenty of posts on design and development, with a strong community behind the site. They also have a weekly podcast. This is perfect for those among us who don’t love reading so much (kudos to you folks for getting this far!). Another great feature is their designer and developer jobs section. Definitely one to bookmark for web designers out there.
Web Design Ledger
Covering a huge variety of design topics, trends and design areas, Web Design Ledger is another useful bookmark to help make sure that you’re fully up-to-date and aware of what’s going on. With extremely frequently posting, a section devoted entirely to inspiration and free fonts and tutorials, Web Design Ledger is definitely worth taking a look at for web design news.
Tech Crunch; Perfect for Web Design News
Expect a wide range of technology and start-up news, keeping you abreast of everything going on in the tech world. This is another extremely general news source. However, the focus on tech keeps things relevant, useful and fun for a quick homepage look around every so often.
DailyDevBytes
Collecting news from a whole bunch of different sources, including Reddit, key blogs, and Hacker News, frequently centring on web design and development, DailyDevBytes is a useful site for a quick overview and web design news. Unlike most other options on here, there’s also a humour section. That’s why if you’re after something a little more fun, DailyDevBytes should get in your bookmarks quick. They also have a useful calendar on there, ready to make you jump and get back to work on that latest project of yours.
Google News
Might seem another super obvious addition, but if you’re going to be looking at building websites that thrive, you need an in-depth, up-to-date, and constantly evolving understanding of Google. Where better to start out than Google News? From new updates, web design news to general news pieces, this might be one you keep a constant eye on. After all, when it comes to tech, absolutely no one can afford to fall behind. Keeping an eye on Google News itself is always going to prove a fruitful approach.
Onextrapixel
Onextrapixel is a bit of an intimidating blog. There’s just so much useful content on here that it can be tricky knowing where to start. From endless fantastic inspiration posts, helping designers get moving on their new projects. All the way over to design and graphics-specific posts, there’s absolutely plenty to get stuck into here. This is a perfect place to start for everyone. For beginners through to middling designers and developers, it’s got it all. It’s an ideal stop-off for anyone looking to deepen their knowledge, skill and abilities.
Now we’re not saying anyone should be checking every single one of these web design news sources daily or even weekly. However, just having some of these options in that bookmark bar and checking back every so often is going to help you keep up to date while developing skills and broadening your horizons massively. Web design and development is an art form. Art forms require inspiration, fresh ideas and new life. That’s why keeping an eye on the news can absolutely help provide that on a regular basis.
