On a recent design I was working on I wanted to use an extremely subtle and light texture on the background to create a little more depth and dimension to the background, rather then simply just using a solid background color. I tested out many different background textures and patterns so I thought I would share with you some of my favorite light background patterns you can download and use. Read More
Information has been vital component of the Internet for ages and that is the reason why people started to design websites – to access all available and needed information easily. Most of the information on the Web is text or typography and it plays very important role in website design too. Appropriate use of typography can improve overall design look so you definitely should pay some attention to this aspect of design.Today I would like to present you some nice CSS3 techniques for improving your web typography. Unfortunately these experiments won’t work on all browsers because of weak CSS3 support but it is always interesting and fun to give a try on upcoming stuff.Here are 15 unusual and beautiful CSS3 typography effect examples and explanations how to do them. 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
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
Apple products with Mac OS X operating system are quite popular among designers and digital artists. So today I have collected 25 awesome apps for designing purposes. Mostly of them are for processing images and editing pictures but you will also find tools for productivity, time management, screen recording, reading, planning as well as coding apps in case you are a web designer. Some of these apps are available for free but most of them will cost you money, but hey it is not so bad to pay few dollars for high quality product and achieve amazing results after. Read More
Textures play big role in today’s web design world. I am talking about the subtle textures and patterns sometimes even used as minimalism attributes in web design and mostly used for website backgrounds. There are few reasons why designers are using these textures in their work. Subtle textures are popular among designers because it is a good way to add depth, detail, and give personality to website. In this compilation I would like to share with you 20 free subtle textures and patterns for using as website backgrounds. Hopefully you will find this collection useful for your future projects. Read More
Blogfolio WordPress themes are a great tool to showcase your writing and your work together making them perfect theme for creative freelancers such as artists, photographers and graphic designers. Each Blogfolio WordPress theme allows you to display your featured work or blog posts in various different formats using stylish sliders and various post formats, some of themes are also responsive WordPress themes which means they will also display your work and blog posts neatly of an iPhone or iPad! Read More
In the past few years the rise of mobile devices such as iPads, iPhones and other smart phones was extremely huge and that was the reason why responsive web design started to play more and more important role in the design industry. But what is the responsive design you will ask.The idea of responsive web design, started by Ethan Marcotte, is that our websites should respond to the device that our page is shown on by adapting their layout and design to fit any device resolution. In his book “Responsive Web Design” he outlines the three parts to a responsive website: a fluid grid, fluid images and media queries.In this post I would like to share 15 useful responsive design tutorials to help you get started with responsive designing including fluid grids, fluid images and media queries. Read More
Icons can be a perfect compliment to a web design, often they can be used to replace traditional text elements within the user interface making the design cleaner and more intuitive for the user. Just like font collections, I like to have a large collection of icon sets available in different styles and sizes, it’s a handy way to test and experiment with adding new elements to new designs. Read More