In this category you will find articles about web design, web development and related topics. Here we also feature inspirational collections, opinions and articles about best practices.
by Patrick Cox
With smartphone subscriptions projected to climb above 50% of the market by the end of 2011, designing for mobile browsers and touch devices is now reaching critical mass. The days […]
When designing a website you can use several effects to drive attention to an element, emphasize something or simply to give your page an unique and personal touch. From underlines […]
by Patrick Cox
In fine art, visual movement is used to guide the viewer through the piece. Lines, shapes, color, depth and hierarchy can all be used to guide the viewer from one […]
Portfolios are a great opportunity to show your potential clients and customers what you have created and what you are capable of. It can also be a playground for ideas […]
by Patrick Cox
I’m totally guilty on this one Your Honor. I have copied sites before, but I have learned my lesson and I will never do it again. I promise. Why do […]
UI elements – user interface elements – are a really important part of the design process. They are what we can call the face of interaction between your site and its users. Everything need to be well designed, positioned and planned. Drop downs, menus, search boxes, forms…all these elements need to be clear, easy to see and use and also beautiful, everything to get the viewers attention and get the results we want.
by Manoela Ilic
It is interesting to explore the design of websites associated to a certain category. There are many collections out there that showcase websites from certain areas, and today I want […]
by Manoela Ilic
The other day it came to my attention that there are so many beautiful social bookmark icon sets around but no blog seems to use them. Now, that has to […]
by Manoela Ilic
Dear Design Community, I don’t really know if I can consider myself a part of you, but I have the strong urge to tell you how I feel about you. […]
by Manoela Ilic
Here is a list of inspirational web designs from the fashion design industry. Most of them use Flash to create a “fashion experience” when visiting their site and some are […]
by Manoela Ilic
As a web designer it is sometimes hard to get inspired. When a client asks for a specific design and has some concrete ideas, it can be much easier than […]
by Manoela Ilic
Here is a set of fresh CSS-only menus for your website – no images, no JavaScript. The markup for the menus is always the same and I used 12 different […]
by Manoela Ilic
A great website design can be a powerful tool for establishing a brand. In the hotel business, a website gives the chance to present the services and atmosphere that is […]
by Manoela Ilic
For our last post Cody asked me to create these two glossy icons for the jFeedback jQuery plugin. We thought, we could post the icons as well with the Photoshop […]
by Manoela Ilic
Here is a pretty complete registration form, nicely juiced up with some neat CSS. Here you can see a DEMO Download the ZIP file from here: CSS Registration ZIP Enjoy […]
by Manoela Ilic
Today, I want to showcase some of the most famous login and registration forms on the web. As a web developer you might be interested in having a compact overview […]
by Manoela Ilic
I found a really nice and simple jQuery dropdown menu on CSS Tricks and I thought, let’s add some neat style to it. You can find the original here: http://css-tricks.com/examples/SimplejQueryDropdowns/ […]
by Manoela Ilic
Here is a set of some colorful glossy web 2.0 style buttons in png format (size: 203 px wide, 71 px high). You can use them as you like!