There’s a huge variety of logo styles out there, but few logo trends are cooler than the retro look. Vintage logos – the kind that you could easily imagine seeing in a 50’s diner – are actually surprisingly difficult to design. They need to look cool, slick and stylish – without looking tacky or cheesy. In other words, to be truly cool, they need to be more Mad Men than Happy Days.We’ve brought together a collection of beautifully crafted, retro logos that will hopefully inspire you for your next design. Read More
The environment you work in needs to be perfectly setup for you to do your best work and be productive. Having a quiet and tidy workstation setup is an essential part of keeping you free from distractions and providing you with a creative space to work from. In this we look at a showcase of clean and minimalist workstation setups. Read More
Maintaining a business card gallery means I get to see a whole amazing selection of varying business card designs and printing techniques, today I am showcasing some of the great business card designs that were submitted in April 2012. I particularly like the edge painted business card effect as seen on the WHP Creative and BrainUp cards, take a look! Read More
When a customer is shopping, they want to know that they have options, and specifically what the differences between those options are. Most web services, whether they be invoicing tools, hosting packages or web apps have different pricing structures for various subscription lengths or features.One of the ways to make sure that your customer is informed and satisfied with their purchase is to show them a comparison table. That way, they can see the differences in features and pricing, and make the choice that suits them best.Of course, as with any other content on a website, it’s important to have a good design for your comparison table. Here’s 20 examples of perfectly designed comparison tables. Read More
Today’s post is a fantastic collection of inspiring retro web designs, I particularly enjoy the vintage/retro style of design in whatever form it takes, from posters and adverts to web designs. The vintage typographic elements and the attention to detail given to these really stand out to me, the subtle use of background textures in these web designs also appeals to me and I am already thinking how I can incorporate them in in some future projects! Read More
The March 2012 business card design collection features an awesome collection of varying print and business card designs styles, I particularly like the thick edge painted business cards such as ‘Fredrik’ and ‘Nurture Athletics’. If you have a new business card you would like to have featured in the monthly round-up, you can submit your business card for inclusion. Read More
Website navigation is one of the most important web usability aspects so you should take this into consideration creating clear and intuitive website navigation design. People coming to your website usually have some web experience and they expect to find simple navigation which should be clean and straightforward for user to find things he wants fast. Otherwise your visitor will get stuck and will leave your website unhappy and with bad experience of your website and possibly brand.In this post I would like to introduce you unusual and unique examples of website navigation. Although it is really hard to use unusual navigation and achieve its main goal you definitely should give a try with your personal project, blog or portfolio in order to stand out from the crowd and give your visitors the possibility to experience the new level of navigation.In this post you will see some original and unique navigation design ideas implemented into real websites. Creative and beautiful but is it worth that? Leave your thoughts in comments section below the post. Read More
Web design with a clear and clean architecture with a focus on content is much more intuitive for the end user. Removing the nonessential elements and simply focusing on what is needed not only improves the user experience but also benefits your site in other ways such as improving load times and improving user engagement. Take a look at these 30 minimal web designs that I have collected to showcase these points. Read More
Logos that use gradients and shading have, historically, been avoided because they aren’t shown at their best when printed in black and white, but as the web has evolved and become used more and more by businesses (and especially with the emergence of companies that only operate online), shaded logos are coming back with a vengeance. Shading and gradients can add a depth to a logo, and can help to make the mark “pop” a bit more. It’s a very useful technique to be able to lift part of the logo off the page so that it doesn’t seem quite so flat – but it can be quite challenging to do it effectively and in a way that looks natural. We’ve brought together 30 examples of superbly crafted logos that make use of gradients & shading to improve and define the logo – hopefully this collection will inspire you with your next logo design. Read More
The February 2012 collection of business card inspiration features a variety of business card print styles like letterpress cards, edge painted cards and embossed cards. The designs vary from minimal and typography based, to bold, textured based designs. I particularly like the thick letterpress business cards like the Studio Graphik card. Read More