Inspiration for Navigation Indicators
By Mary Lou on
Some navigation style ideas for slideshows, pages and other components that require a navigation. Shown on the example of a vertical slideshow. ...
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Inspiration for Button Styles and Effects
By Mary Lou on
A collection of fresh button styles and effects for your inspiration. We use CSS transitions and pseudo-elements for most of the effects. ...
Off-Canvas Menu Effects
By Mary Lou on
Some inspiration for off-canvas menu effects and styles using CSS transitions and SVG path animations. ...
Inspiration for Inline Anchor Styles
By Mary Lou on
Some inspiration for creative and modern inline anchor styles and hover effects using different techniques like pseudo-element transitions and SVGs. ...
Arrow Navigation Styles
By Mary Lou on
Some inspiration for arrow navigation styles and hover effects using SVG icons for the arrows, and CSS transitions and animations for the effects. ...
Inspiration for Article Intro Effects
By Mary Lou on
Some inspiration for effects applied to title headers of articles with a fullscreen image. The idea is to show some creative transition when continuing to the articl ...
Inspiration for Item Transitions
By Mary Lou on
Some inspiration and ideas for item transitions considering different scenarios and use cases, including a small component, a full-width image header and a product i ...
Simple Stack Effects
By Mary Lou on
A set of simple stack effects for inspiration. The main idea is to have one item shown initially and then, on some trigger, more items are revealed as decoration. As ...
Dot Navigation Styles
By Mary Lou on
Today we'd like to share some subtle effects and styles for simple dot navigation with you. These styles could, for example, be used for a page scroll navigation or ...
Labels: Managing User Expectations
By Patrick Cox on
An article about how to manage user expectations by properly labeling UI components. The better users are able to predict what an interaction will do, the more trust ...
Applying App Design Concepts to Website Design
By Kayla Knight on
Should we let app design guide us more in website design? In this article we'll explore how app design concepts can help rethink the planning and design of websites ...
Transitions for Off-Canvas Navigations
By Mary Lou on
Some inspiration for transition effects for off-canvas navigations. ...
Image Techniques for Creating Depth in Web Design
By Carrie Cousins on
Creative manipulation of images, from layering to composition to special effects, can add depth to web projects. ...
Fresh and Creative Web Design Techniques
By Kendra Gaines on
Space, peachy colors, big and real images and movement will top designer’s to-do lists this year. ...
Designing with Motion
By Henry Modisett on
Animations in a website or app should be subtle, complex, and natural. The right combination of these can make a UI feel responsive and alive. ...
Creative Layouts and Interactions in Web Design
By Carrie Cousins on
Creative design that differ from the usual layouts can be quite difficult to imagine and execute but when done well, they can make some of the most interesting and e ...
UI Design Guidelines for Responsive Design
By Kayla Knight on
Some UI guidelines and tips to consider when designing a website to make it cross-device friendly and responsive. ...
Designing For The Empty States
By Craig Dennis on
Understand how to add some delight into an app by designing the empty states and give users a better experience. ...
Techniques for Creating Motion in Web Design
By Carrie Cousins on
Create a livelier page by using images and objects that create a sense of motion. Get inspired by great web design examples and learn about some practical techniques ...
Tips for a Clean and Minimal Online Store Design
By Carrie Cousins on
A couple of tips for a clean online store design with some inspirational examples of minimal e-commerce sites. ...
A Creative Year: Distinctive Web Designs of 2012
By Mary Lou on
An inspirational collection of the most impressive and distinctive web designs from the year 2012. ...
Using Transparency in Web Design: Dos and Don’ts
By Carrie Cousins on
Experimenting with transparencies is a great way to expand your design repertoire. Like many other effects, use this technique sparingly and test the design in multi ...
Mobile Design Typography is Vitally Important … and Challenging
By Carrie Cousins on
One of the emerging challenges for web designers is creating web typography that works in the mobile environment as well. But it can be difficult, and there are many ...
Creating Off-Center Balance: Using Asymmetry in Web Design
By Carrie Cousins on
Asymmetrical design techniques can be visually intriguing and create distinct focal points. Here are a couple of inspirational examples and tips on how to employ asy ...