More Examples of Fresh Effects in Web Design
In Articles, by Manoela Ilic
Another set of websites that use some unconventional and fresh effects.
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Condensed fonts: The good, the bad, the ugly
In Articles, by Carrie Cousins
Condensed fonts can be tricky use and should be avoided for blocks of type, although they can work well when used sparingly.
Understanding and Using Type Categories in Web Design
In Articles,
Knowing how to identify and use fonts from different type categories can make your projects come together more easily.
Principles of Color and the Color Wheel
In Articles, by Carrie Cousins
Add the right feeling and mood to your site using the color wheel, mix and match hues and create effective color schemes.
Establish a Mood with Typography
In Articles, by Carrie Cousins
The typefaces you select for a project can impact what people think as much as the actual message you convey.
Type Effects and Modification
In Articles, by Carrie Cousins
Understanding type modifications can help designers focus on readability for chunks of type or a hint of flair for a more artistic approach.
Examples of Fresh Effects in Web Design
In Articles, by Manoela Ilic
Having some fresh and maybe even unexpected effects on a website, can juice up the experience for the user. Be it a whole new and experimental way of navigating through the website or just a tiny surprising hover effect – fresh effects can spice up your design and bring some life to it.
25 Examples of Perfect Color Combinations in Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Today we will show you some examples of websites that are using beautiful and inspiring color combinations that match perfectly and create an eye candy result. From delicate and smooth colors to strong duos and super colorful pages, we have several styles to show you.
Inspiring Examples of Symbol and Metaphor Use in Web Design
In Articles, by Manoela Ilic
There are many creative ways of showing what a website is about: the use of images, videos, descriptions and more. Symbolic graphics and metaphorical pictures are a very interesting approach to convey a message and used in a website, they can help engage with the user and make him understand the meaning and purpose of a product or service almost instantly.
20 Examples of Centered Website Designs
In Articles, by Manoela Ilic
Centering elements in a web design is a very effective way of creating visual balance. Centered designs can also make responsiveness easier, a property that is becoming more and more desirable with the growth of the ‘mobile web’. Inspired by these two ideas I want to share a couple of centered designs with you. The collections consist of web designs that mainly have centered elements like headlines, images or content areas.
25 Fresh Examples of Beautiful Typeface Combinations in Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Typography is a very important part of design and choosing the right type for your design can be very challenging. From print to web layouts, typography is the center piece of a good design and today we gathered a few examples of beautiful typeface combinations in web design to inspire you. In web design, typography can be used in different forms, big bold headers, simple and clean menus, explanatory text and so on. Finding a good combination of typeface is more than only good taste, it’s an art.
25 Inspiring Examples of Texture Use in Minimal Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Today we decided to gather a few examples of minimal sites using texture to add detail to their layout. From really subtle and delicate examples to complete textured backgrounds, you will be able to find a lot of inspiration to include texture on your next project, enjoy.
25 Examples of Emphasis Applied in Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Last week Patrick wrote a nice article about Developing Emphasis in Web Design, and today, based on that article, we decided to show you some examples of emphasis in web design. As explained in last week’s article, we will split the examples in three different perspectives: Proportion, Contrast and Physical Relationship
Minimal and Contrasty Color Schemes in Web Design
In Articles, by Manoela Ilic
Making a web design with contrasty colors will allow for a better focus on certain areas of a web site. With a minimal color scheme, more contrast can be achieved and with the right complementary color, a unique and impactful visual impression is given.
25 Examples of Inspiring Product Display in Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Choosing the best way to display products is a really important step of web design, since the way you display your products can drive attention to it and make users interested in what you are selling, or can drive users away. It’s like when you are walking in a mall, the most creative, elegant or stylish window displays will get your attention while super colorful and busy ones will drive you away.
25 Examples of Creative Thumbnail Usage in Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Wikipedia tells us that “thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures, used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words.” And as we all know, a picture is worth a thousand words, so using an image in a nice and beautiful form can give your layout a very neat look.
25 Examples of Portrait Usage in Web Design
In Articles, by Gisele Muller
Following the recent trend of using big background images in web design, we decided to gather a list of websites using portraits in their layouts. So at this showcase we will show you how several designers are using portraits at their designs to make things more personal and to give a nice unique touch to their sites.
Showcase of Parallax Usage in Web Design
In Articles, by Manoela Ilic
The use of the parallax effect or parallax scrolling effect in websites can add a nice three dimensional depth illusion to the design and make the visit very interesting to […]
