Making Room to Breathe: Wrapping Text Around Elements
By Carrie Cousins on
Text wrap can be a useful tool when embedding images into blocks of text and when used properly can add to your site’s readability.
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Type Effects in Web Design: It’s All About Moderation
By Carrie Cousins on
Type effects – from bolding, italics, tilting, strokes and underlines – can make or break the typography on your site. Using type effects in moderation is the ke
Successful Web Design: It’s All About The Details
By Carrie Cousins on
Pay attention to alignment, contrast, type effects and color because these items can make or break your website design.
Color and Emotion: What Does Each Hue Mean?
By Carrie Cousins on
Color can evoke a wide-range of responses and it is important to understand the effect a hue can have on your message when planning a design project.
More Examples of Fresh Effects in Web Design
By Mary Lou on
Another set of websites that use some unconventional and fresh effects.
5 Things Every Mobile Design Should Have
By Patrick Cox on
As much as we think mobile web design is very different from full screen web design, it really isn't. There are some considerations that you may wish to take when de
Animated Web Banners With CSS3
By Caleb Jacob on
Today we're going to take a look at spicing up our web banners, ads or any content for that matter, with CSS3 animations.
Examples of Fresh Effects in Web Design
By Mary Lou on
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 thro
25 Examples of Perfect Color Combinations in Web Design
By Gisele Muller on
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
Design It to Build It: What to Consider When Designing for the Web
By Patrick Cox on
For me, Photoshop is becoming more and more of a prototyping or blue printing tool: it's basically just a canvas for creation. When it comes to the actual constructi
6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself When Choosing Fonts
By Patrick Cox on
If you're like me, selecting fonts for your web design is going to be either easy or the most difficult task you'll face. Fonts are a huge, powerful part of any desi
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
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