The design/development community evolves in a fast pace and it is very hard to keep track of everything that is happening around us. This is why we like to gather resources and tools that can make your life easier. Which is what we’ve done for this post. From a text editor, to a plugin to help you with grids, I’m certain you will find these tools very useful. (more…)
I believe we can agree that a lot of iPhone app websites are really beautiful and well designed. It seems that designers embrace the “Apple” style and create websites that are clean, minimal and elegant. Instead of simply creating a random page to show their apps, designers create inspiring layouts, using beautiful images, lots of white space and nice typography. Today we will show you a list of iPhone apps websites that are certainly inspiring, check it out. (more…)
I was helping a friend find some vintage inspiration for a project she is working on. I realized that it may be a good idea to gather some vintage inspiration to show here, in case any of you are working on something that needs that unique vintage look. From icons to illustrations, and even typefaces, we’ve gathered some nice vintage pieces to show you. We found the images on Behance and Dribbble, so make sure to click each piece to learn more about the designer behind it. Enjoy! (more…)
Big images can certainly create a big impact in a design, and I believe this is why more and more websites are starting to use big images to deliver nice and beautiful visuals to their viewers. Something that is good about this trend is that designers are using images combined with clean and minimal designs, layouts where images take the center stage and everything else complements it. It’s also important that when using huge images, designers optimize them the best they can to deliver a good user experience, which is great.
Today we gathered some beautiful examples of websites using big images and you will see that from full screen photos to header images and more, there are several ways to incorporate images in your website. (more…)
Designers always need new elements to make each of their projects look amazing. And this is why it’s important to have a lot of resources to count on. This is why today we gathered some fresh freebies from dribbble to give you some new options for your next project. From icons and player widgets to login forms, UI kits and more, we have a lot of well designed freebies for you. Click on the images to go to the project’s page to download it and learn more about each design. (more…)
Your logo is your face. It is how you present your brand to your audience. It is how you want people to see you. Designing the right logo is a very tricky process, especially because you want to visually impress your audience without overwhelming them. You want to get their attention for the right reasons. This is why I love minimal logos. Following the trend of minimalism in web design, minimal logos can also be very inspiring. So today we gathered a collection of inspiring minimalistic logos to show you. Here you will be able to see that a lot of times the simple path can deliver amazing results. (more…)
A website should have a clear an obvious way for visitors to get in touch with the site’s owner. This is normally done with a contact page. It doesn’t mater if you are a designer, creative studio, shop or anything else, it is important that your audience can easily find how to get in touch with you. And of course it is even nicer if your audience can find a contact page/form that shows your personality – something that shows that you care about your viewers and that you want them to contact you. To show you how to approach the “contact page” we gathered nice examples, showing that from super clean options to colorful ones, from minimal footers to complete drop down forms and maps, there is always a a creative approach you can take when designing a contact page. (more…)
Back in january we showed you some Creative Techniques for Single-Page Websites, and since the single page design trend is getting more and more attention from designers, today we decided to show you some inspiring examples of websites that have all their content in a single page. (more…)
Visual identity is what represents a company’s image. It’s that thing that we will see and will associate to a firm or a product. From logo to business cards, from website to package and everything else that you may use to represent your product, your name – everything is part of the visual identity. It is always nice to see some beautiful and well designed visual identities, to check out how designers approach the task of creating the “face” of a brand. Today we gathered some examples that will show you beautiful type, textures, colors and other details that may inspire you for your next project. (more…)
Typography is certainly a huge part of a design. It doesn’t matter if it is web design, print or packaging, the right typography can get the attention of users, setting a project apart from all the others, showing the importance of choosing the right type for your design. Today we gathered some inspiring examples of typography in web design to show you different approaches of websites that will get your attention. Enjoy. (more…)
