Inspiring Examples of Symbol and Metaphor Use in Web Design
By Mary Lou on
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
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Top 10 Reasons to Use HTML5 Right Now
By Patrick Cox on
In order to further demystify HTML5 and help these knuckle dragging designers and developers to jump on the bandwagon I've put together a top ten list of reasons why
20 Examples of Centered Website Designs
By Mary Lou on
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 becom
Communication, Mood and Meaning: Lines in Web Design
By Patrick Cox on
Lines, lines, lines. Lines are everywhere in design, they are used to divide space, direct the user's eye, create flow, create emphasis and organize all design eleme
Be More Creative through Design Constraints
By Patrick Cox on
For a lot of designers constraints are kryptonite or a barbed wire fence that is a prison for their design freedom. But design constraints shouldn’t be viewed as p
Developing Unity in Web Design
By Patrick Cox on
In the previous "Developing {blank} in Web Design" articles I've discussed Rhythm, Balance and Emphasis. But we are missing the last main principle of design — Uni
Mobile: The Web’s New Minimalist Movement
By Patrick Cox on
Is it just me or is the popularity of mobile devices pushing a new minimalist movement in web design? Web design trends come and go from time to time: the dancing ba
Developing Emphasis in Web Design
By Patrick Cox on
Developing emphasis in web design can be tricky in that it all depends on what you want to accomplish with it. For the most part, whatever the product is, is what wi
Is There Room for Negative Space in Web Design?
By Patrick Cox on
Negative space is most commonly associated with logos or compositions where the empty space creates a unique shape or represents something - like the arrow in the Fe
HTML Only – The Significance of Proper Markup in Web Design
By Patrick Cox on
This article is about the importance of proper markup in a website. A great way to make sure your site works properly is to write your HTML first before you jump int
Why Do Chairs Have Four Legs? The Cornerstones of Usable Websites
By Patrick Cox on
A huge, gigantic, humongously important part of web design and development is usability - the ability for your users to actually use your web site. Just as chairs ne
Living a Dual Life – A View on the Coding Designers Debate
By Patrick Cox on
Lately I've noticed some great discussions in web design forums, on Linkedin and Twitter about the role of a web designer and what skills a web designer should have.
25 Examples of Inspiring Product Display in Web Design
By Gisele Muller on
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
25 Examples of Creative Thumbnail Usage in Web Design
By Gisele Muller on
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 nor
Great Daily Tools for Freelancers
By Patrick Cox on
Designing and developing a web project is difficult enough, but adding project management, invoicing, hosting, file sharing, and staying on task to the mix? That's e
7 Steps for the Perfect Landing Page
By Patrick Cox on
When I design landing pages I don't try to cram everything above the fold and clutter up the top 500 pixels of my design, but I do like to design so that images, hea
Restaurant Website and Gallery Template
By Mary Lou on
Today we want to share a little website experiment with you. The theme for today’s template is a restaurant website which will include an image gallery for the
Mega Web Buttons Pack #1
By Marcin Dziewulski on
Today we want to share our first set of easy-to-implement buttons called ‘Mega Web Buttons Pack’. In this set you will find 42 buttons which you can use