Icons in the Modern Age

The number of icons we see on daily basis is amazing. They are everywhere around us, both online and offline. We love to use them. They enhance the aesthetic of our sites and can provide a better user experience. Sometimes however, we forget the reason behind using an icon, and that’s when it becomes easy… Continue reading Icons in the Modern Age

Understanding the Composite Parts of Your Design

In this article we’re going to look at a simple analogy which will illustrate effective ways of communicating through design. Once we’ve established the idea, we’ll take a look at some familiar examples to drive the point home.   The analogy we’re going to look at is The Fourier Transform, an intruiging mathematical tool named… Continue reading Understanding the Composite Parts of Your Design

11 inspirational flat design contact us page

The recent article on flat design login page was well received. This is a follow up on the same idea, which is showcasing the use of flat design in different parts of the website. In this article, we are focusing on flat design for the contact us page.  Arguably, this is one of the area… Continue reading 11 inspirational flat design contact us page

30 Grey & Silver Website Layouts for Design Inspiration

Choosing a great color scheme may often become a rigorous choice on each web project. You want to make sure the colors fit with the branding, and hopefully don’t overpower the content. Grey and silver are often portrayed as dull – and at times pushed into the background. Well in this article I want to… Continue reading 30 Grey & Silver Website Layouts for Design Inspiration

20 Under Construction Page Design Inspiration

In this post, we are going to take a closer look at the under construction page design, which you can use in your website or as an inspiration. Getting your site online even when you are still designing your web pages is a sound marketing technique. Actually, this will not hinder you, if you are… Continue reading 20 Under Construction Page Design Inspiration

8 habits of successful designers that I know

This is by no means a scientific list from formal studies. What I have written here is my impression from the list of designers whom I personally known. I observed their habits and what make them more successful in their career or business relative to others.  Again, this is not meant to be a comprehensive… Continue reading 8 habits of successful designers that I know

20 Creative Resume Website Templates to Improve Your Online Presence

Every professional should have an online portfolio or presentation website. There are many types of personal websites you can choose to have. For example you can opt for simple vCards or one-page portfolios, or if you have more works to showcase you can choose to have a complex portfolio website with a great gallery and… Continue reading 20 Creative Resume Website Templates to Improve Your Online Presence

Tell A Story With Your Web Design – It Always Works

The most popular websites on the World Wide Web are able to impressively convey information about their brand and what it stands for. This helps generate user interest in their brand and ensures the website message is delivered in a way that makes maximum impact on website visitors.  They do this by using one of… Continue reading Tell A Story With Your Web Design – It Always Works

45+ Cool & Inspiring Poster Designs

This post covers a large collection of interesting poster designs that hopefully will help you boost your creativity. If you are looking for a inspiration and motivation for your project or simply itching for something with real aesthetic value to admire, a handpicked collection of great poster designs is one way of doing it. Most… Continue reading 45+ Cool & Inspiring Poster Designs

Showcase of Websites with Unusual Navigation

Navigation on any website is an element of great significance. Located on the very front page to every single page of a website, everything on a site is dependent upon it because that is exactly how your site is “browse-able”. Thus, nothing goes without navigation. Its nature, functional capabilities, even location and design affects a… Continue reading Showcase of Websites with Unusual Navigation

Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

Love it or hate it, the initial iOS7 release is out and causing quite the stir. Regardless of opinions relating to the design, functionality and direction of iOS7 there is some rather eye catching iOS7 icon design work going on behind the scenes. In this little inspiration roundup I wanted to showcase some of the… Continue reading Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

What Simplicity Really Means

When it comes to web design trends, minimalism has risen to the top and shows no signs of losing its current popularity. There are many reasons why the style has been so embraced of late: not only does it mesh well with the tenets of web design, it also can be effortlessly combined with other… Continue reading What Simplicity Really Means

Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

Introduction In the first article of this mini-series dedicated to Mobile Design Patterns, I gave a brief overview of what they are and the importance of their implementation in any well designed mobile application. Besides, I tried to show, through the study of one of the best known and most downloaded applications available in the… Continue reading Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

Peculiar Balance Asymmetrical Website Designs

Developing website designs with a lopsided feel is a rather common approach nowadays. Majority of designers resorts to off-center landing pages in order to initially concentrate users’ attention on the most important things, recreating strong visual paths. An inability to draw a line of symmetry helps to naturally separate navigation or sidebar from the rest… Continue reading Peculiar Balance Asymmetrical Website Designs

Examples of Mobile Design Patterns

Introduction We’re living in an era in which the constant and rapid changes of habits and the increasing presence of technology in our lives is presenting very big challenges to developers and designers. The growing importance given to the design and development of applications that will be used on mobile devices with a range of… Continue reading Examples of Mobile Design Patterns

20 Beautiful Examples of Background Image Usage in Web Design

Images have an effective and important role in web design. An experienced designer can use a large image in websites background effectively. This application of images will be look more composed when menus buttons will floating on this image. Here you can find 20 Beautiful Examples of Background Image Usage in Web Design.   Wythe… Continue reading 20 Beautiful Examples of Background Image Usage in Web Design

40+ beautiful examples of flat web design

In this article, I have compiled more than 40 stunning flat web design examples for your review. In recent months, flat web design is the talk of the town and the topic is still dominating the internet steadily. From user interface to the newest portfolio update to icons to even the best web design blogs,… Continue reading 40+ beautiful examples of flat web design

Flat Design – The Next Step Forward in the Evolution of Web Design

Flat design is nothing but simplicity put into practice. The fact that simple shapes such as rectangles and circles are being preferred over gradients and drop shadows shows that the tide is in favor of simplicity. A case in point is the new design of the Windows Phone and the Windows 8 OS Metro UI… Continue reading Flat Design – The Next Step Forward in the Evolution of Web Design

30 Examples of Impressive Photographer’s Websites

Online design portfolios are frequently put together in roundups for inspiration. Yet I have rarely seen a similar collection of website portfolios dedicated to photographers. There are plenty of freelance and corporate photographers worldwide who run their own website to showcase their work. It is a popular method for professionals and novices alike. So for… Continue reading 30 Examples of Impressive Photographer’s Websites

15 Web Designs Having Beautiful Typography

Typography is undisguisedly one of the most important elements of web design. That’s why, more & more web designers are focusing on it. And with services like Typekit, Fontdeck and Google Fonts, web designers are practicing more freedom than ever to implement creative type in their designs. Today for your inspiration, we are showcasing some… Continue reading 15 Web Designs Having Beautiful Typography