Category: Design

Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.

26 Examples of Fullscreen Video Backgrounds in Web Design

The notable trend of fullscreen media has exploded on the web. Images require less bandwidth and also provide a means for rotating backgrounds. However videos provide a very rich user experience – they provide something to immediately captivate the visitor and draw them deeper into a website. Online creative studios and digital agencies often utilize… Continue reading 26 Examples of Fullscreen Video Backgrounds in Web Design

Showcase of Annual Report Design Trends

Now that 2013 is in the books, many companies are releasing annual data reports. From annual reports to year in review documentation, company reports are likely an important resource for your company, investors and clients. So how do you make the most of that information? Good design, of course. Whether you opt for a paper… Continue reading Showcase of Annual Report Design Trends

40 Recently Released Free Fonts

Struggling to find that particular font that matches your creative vision? Well, you have came to right place. For today’s post we have collected 40 recently (last 4-5 months) released fonts that will hopefully make your search that little bit easier. All of the fonts in this post are free to use in both your… Continue reading 40 Recently Released Free Fonts

20+ Awesome Dashboard Designs That Will Inspire You

The Internet is awash with a truckload of websites. While most of them hardly manage to take hold of our attention, there are a few which find a way to perch themselves into our bookmarks and are scattered throughout browser’s history. The following list is not about those websites! Instead it brings forth what lies… Continue reading 20+ Awesome Dashboard Designs That Will Inspire You

Super Cool Smooth Scrolling Parallax Websites

Few years ago, what you will get for a single page website is usually all content are cramped into a single page and grouped into section. So, as you scroll down, you would able to see all of it, section by section. Nowadays, with powerful browsers plus web technologies, we’re no longer restricted to just… Continue reading Super Cool Smooth Scrolling Parallax Websites

20 + Free PSD Flat/Minimal Device Mockups

Showcasing your web or graphic designs or even your applications beautifuly can impress your audience in a positive way.You can either use realistic device mockups or you can use minimal mockups which are really trendy nowadays.In the past we have gathered realistic device mockups and today we bring together free flat and minimal mockups to… Continue reading 20 + Free PSD Flat/Minimal Device Mockups

How They Did It: Typekit’s New Homepage

Typekit recently redesigned their homepage with some new services in mind. When Typekit joined Adobe, they set out to bring us a new way to handle fonts on the web. Not only did they create a fairly simple way to embed fonts on the web, but they have now officially launched a desktop sync option,… Continue reading How They Did It: Typekit’s New Homepage

13 Inspiring Examples of Textures and Patterns in Web Design

A lot of trends come and go in web design, but textures and patterns are always around. A good use of textures and patterns can add personality, depth and interest to a website. This is probably the reason why these are still popular among designers. Today, to prove that textures are still around, we’ve got… Continue reading 13 Inspiring Examples of Textures and Patterns in Web Design

40+ Most Creative Websites With Artistic Designs that will shock you

We live in an world of information immersion, and that interprets to web plan. In such a focused planet, it gets to be more critical to emerge by breaking meetings. In some cases its about layout, now and then about the representation and cool outlines or else other possibilities that might be not the same… Continue reading 40+ Most Creative Websites With Artistic Designs that will shock you

Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation

Navigation is also known as button bar, which is an essential component of a website. The success of a website is directly related to its navigation. Website navigation is like a gateway into the different sections of content. Some general rules are mentioned below to design it effectively: Navigation should be easy and simple It… Continue reading Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation

40+ Blog Web Design Examples

When it comes to blog web design there is no rights and wrongs in regard of style, layout and colors. As blogs are often highly personal the design tends to reflect the persons individual taste, interests and preferences. In the examples I have listed below you can see how different a blog can look depending… Continue reading 40+ Blog Web Design Examples

Elegance and Refinement of Mobile Interfaces based on Blurred Backgrounds

Being a basic photo effect for a long time, blurred backgrounds only recently have become a quite popular tool among web designers that had noticed its remarkable ability to help elements to stand out. Such approach rather readily, unobtrusively and quite naturally gives due prominence to content, icons and graphics that are placed on a… Continue reading Elegance and Refinement of Mobile Interfaces based on Blurred Backgrounds

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

Using Color Psychology to Create an Effective Price Table

Whenever we start any new design project, we’ll usually sit down with the client and discuss all the relevant project details with the client. If you’re lucky, your client will have a relatively clear idea of what they want to achieve and perhaps even the functions and features they want for the site. However clients… Continue reading Using Color Psychology to Create an Effective Price Table

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

The Building Blocks of Designing UX For Kids

Designing for kids is a unique and challenging situation for any UX professional. While many principles and practices span across all ages, there are many issues which arise exclusively when dealing with children. In this introductory article we’ll look at kids and the specific issues that they bring about. We’ll also examine some guidelines, constraints,… Continue reading The Building Blocks of Designing UX For Kids

20 Best Free WordPress Themes

Holiday season is here and this year will come soon to an end. Web designers released a bunch of great, high quality, free WordPress themes last year, and we collected the best 20 to showcase in this post. Here are 20 Best Free WordPress Themes that we want to share with you now. Which ones are… Continue reading 20 Best Free WordPress Themes

A New Era For Professional Web Designers, by Webydo

Webydo is a great example of online software as a service, a cloud-based service for delivering software functionality. In this case, the platform is a combination of a professional website design and hosting platform, with all of the software features presented via browser. The websites are created and hosted with Webydo resources. Sites on free… Continue reading A New Era For Professional Web Designers, by Webydo

Animating Personal Skill Bars With CSS3 Keyframes

This design technique is commonly found on personal portfolios or design studio websites. Skill bars represent a level of knowledge related to certain tasks – web design, illustration, branding, character design, you name it! Adding some fancy animations to these skill bars will provide a quicker connection to the viewer.  In this tutorial I want… Continue reading Animating Personal Skill Bars With CSS3 Keyframes

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