35 Inspiring Headers and Footers

Almost a year ago, 12/31/2009 to be more precise, I wrote my first article here at WDL, Headers and Footers that Grab You Coming and Going. So now, 11 months and 47 articles later, I decided to do a new showcase of headers and footers to inspire you.

Headers and footers are extremely important in web design, as we mentioned last year, they are powerful sections of a website and it’s very important that you take good care of them while putting together your site. From clean and minimal to colorful and illustrated, you can really get your viewers attention with beautiful and well designed headers and footers. Check out some inspiring examples we’ve gathered. (more…)

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30 Inspiring Website Navigation Menus

The navigation and menu system is one of the most important aspects of a website. A website navigation can take on many forms, from horizontal to vertical, from minimalistic to well developed buttons. No matter what the nav looks like, there’s one thing for certain: it should be intuitive and easily accessible. So for your Monday inspiration, we’ve rounded up 30 websites that we believe have exceptional navigation menus. (more…)

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35 Inspiring Examples of Illustration in Web Design

Back in May we showcased a list of 60 Excellent Examples of Illustration in Web Design and since illustration is always something inspiring we decided to gather a new list, so check out some fresh examples of illustration in web design. From small illustrative details to huge illustrated backgrounds and some delicate drawings, here are some inspiring sites to give you some ideas of how you can incorporate this style into your own designs. Enjoy. (more…)

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30 Examples of Big Backgrounds in Web Design

A trend in web design that has been popular for a while, and still seems to be gaining momentum, is the use of big background images. It’s an easy and effective way to add lots of interest to a design and set the overall tone with one photo or illustration. However, doing this is a bold move and you run the risk of creating a web site that has too much going on. So it’s important to find a balance between the background and other elements of the design. To give you some inspiration, here are 30 examples of web sites that use this technique effectively. (more…)

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30 Inspiring iPad App Websites

Several months ago we showed you 34 Inspiring iPad Application Websites and since there are new apps being released every day, there’s a good chance that some of them will have attractive websites as well. So for this post, we set out to find the ones that are well designed and good enough for your weekly dose of Monday inspiration. (more…)

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35 Colorful Web Designs to Inspire You

Yes, we do love Minimal and Super Clean Web Designs, but we also have “a thing” for Colorful Web Designs. Sometimes color can completely transform the look of a website. So in this selection we are presenting to you 35 examples of colorful web designs. From colorful backgrounds to typography, icons and texture, this is an inspiring collection. Enjoy. (more…)

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25 Pink Web Designs to Inspire You

October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and since pink is the color for breast cancer awareness, we decided to gather this selection to inspire you and also to show our respect for something so important: the 25th birthday of Breast Cancer Awareness, Education and Empowerment. Pink is a really beautiful color, so here you will see some inspiring examples of how to use it in web design. From vibrant pink backgrounds to light pink elements and typography, you will certainly get inspired. (more…)

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40 Fresh Examples of Minimal Web Design

There is nothing more inspiring than a clean and minimal website. A design with few elements representing something. The saying “less is more”, even though somewhat cliche, couldn’t be more true. We already published here a A Showcase of Clean White Web Designs and a list with 60 Minimal and Super Clean Web Designs to Inspire You. Since minimal sites are always around and they are actually pretty trendy right now, we decided to gather a new list. Enjoy. (more…)

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30 Fresh and Beautiful Web Designs

Every Monday we showcase a collection of inspiring web designs to get your week started on a good note. We normally focus the collections on a particular category, but this week we are doing something a little different. We noticed that you probably were missing out on some great looking sites because they didn’t fit into the categories were were covering. So this week we are showcasing a mixture of designs that don’t necessarily belong in the same niche, but do have something in common…beauty. Enjoy! (more…)

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50 Fresh and Inspiring Dark Web Designs

Several months ago we showcased a list of 50 Inspiring Dark Web Designs to show that how dark colors are a really good option when comes to web design. The list was so inspiring and commented on that we decided to do a new one with another 50 inspiring dark web designs. So here they are, 50 new examples of how some sites are using dark colors as main elements of their design. Enjoy. (more…)

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