Using a large background image on your website provides a new depth and impact on the user, as internet connections become faster and monitor resolutions increase it is more viable to use big background images for your website. I have collected not only websites using large background images, but also websites using illustrations and animations. [...] Read More

Today, I will be showing how to create a jQuery sticky sidebar script. Now, I’m sure many of you have a question: Why can’t I just use “position:fixed”?Well, you can, but then the element with that style will stay where it is relative to the top of the viewport.This means, if the element you are “fixing” in place is in the center of the page, it will stay in the center of the page as you scroll down. With this script, it will stay wherever you want it to be. Read More

A well throught out and well written résumé is needed for just about every job, a résumé is meant to represent you and your skill set. A résumé for a creative position has the potential to provide a platform for you to showcase your creativity and personality which may help land you the attention of potential employees. It is not essential to create a résumé as extreme as some of these examples but I thought it would be interesting to showcase some of the more extreme visually designed résumé. Read More

Removing non essential design elements from your WordPress theme allows the user to focus more on the content of the website, many blogs are cluttered with no thought to typography, element layout and user experience. I have collected 18 of the best and newest minimal WordPress themes which will allow you to give your WordPress Theme a new, clean, minimal and well presented design. These minimal WordPress themes have been selected because they are well structured, clean and allow a content focused user experience. Read More

Managing your time and staying productive is a skill many designers and developers struggle with, sometimes it feels like there is not enough hours in the day to work on all the ideas that pop into your head throughout the day.Planning your day and setting out work priorities is a skill that will increase your productivity and efficiency reducing your daily work hours. I noted down ten of my productivity tips to help you, I would be very interested to hear your productivity tips so leave a comment and I will add them to the list. Read More

A 404 page is served to the user when they try to access a page that either did not exist or no longer exists, 404 pages can be a fun way of adding some tongue n’ cheek humor and a little extra personality to your site when a user gets a little lost. Take a look at twenty of the 404 pages I collected and see what you can do to improve yours. Read More

During the month of August I have seen some great business card designs submitted to the gallery, all the business cards feature unique and creative designs which really help stand out to a client when exchanging business cards. Having a unique business card design is a great marketing strategy and a great way to project your visual identity to potential clients. Read More

The minimalist web design series is a weekly showcase of minimal web designs bought to you by DesignWoop, I will be showcasing a new minimalist collection of web designs that I find on my travels around the web on a weekly basis. Read More

Last month I ran a competition courtesy of UPrinting. UPinting offered to giveaway 250 Die-Cut Business Cards to one lucky DesignWoop reader, today I will announce the winner. Read More

Appropriate use of mascots in web design plays very important role of branding and marketing of the website. If you use attractive, memorable mascot you will grab attention of your visitors very easily and this will help you to create strong authority in the market. In this showcase you’ll find 30 beautiful examples of mascots implemented in website design. Read More