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21 Examples of Black, White & Grey in Web Design

Posted by on Feb 4, 2013 | 8 Comments

Certain colors give a website a really elegant and clean look. Some color combinations are pretty popular in web design, and definitely the black, white & grey (sometimes with a hint of red) is one of those popular combinations. These colors, combined properly, result in beautiful and elegant designs. Today we will show you inspiring examples of websites using these colors. From subtle details to complete backgrounds and images, here you will see several different approaches to the same color palette. (more…)

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Inspiration from Package Design

Posted by on Feb 1, 2013 | No Comments

From time to time we like to show you different sources of inspiration. From logos to icons, from print to branding, we always like to show you that you can find inspiration in a lot of different designs, including package design. Packages are amazing for a group of reasons, but I believe that most important task of a package is to represent a product while catching the client’s attention. In package design we can find great examples of typography, textures, proportions, colors and much more. Remember to click on the images to read more about each design. (more…)

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Inspiring Wireframe Sketches

Posted by on Jan 29, 2013 | 7 Comments

Sketches are a really important step of the creative process and every designer should take the time to sketch their ideas before taking the first step on a project. The sketch is the best way to see how your idea looks on paper, is a good way for you to try out options, see some proportions and improve your thoughts before getting deep into building something. (more…)

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21 Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design

Posted by on Jan 28, 2013 | 7 Comments

Choosing the right color scheme for a website is certainly a very important step of a project, specially because colors communicate a lot and will also set the tone, the personality of a page. From bright and white layouts to super colorful ones, there is an option for every style you want to communicate. Today we will show you some inspiring examples of dark colors in web design. You’ll see some websites that use dark colors in various details of the design, while others use a dark image to set the overall tone. Check out the list to get some inspiration for incorporating dark colors in your next project. (more…)

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21 Fresh Examples of Responsive Web Design

Posted by on Jan 23, 2013 | 21 Comments

Responsive design is something a lot of designers talk about. And considering the importance of responsiveness and all the buzz around it, it’s impressive the amount of websites that are still not responsive. By now, with the amazing growth of mobile usage, every single website should be responsive to be able to attend to every user’s “screen size needs.” (more…)

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Logos: Inspiring Examples and Related Books

Posted by on Jan 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

Back in November, we published an article with a few recommendations of books for you to read. After the article a lot of people got in touch with me asking for logo design related book recommendation, and this is why I decided to do this article. (more…)

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21 Fresh Examples of Websites Using HTML5

Posted by on Jan 14, 2013 | 7 Comments

After all the buzz involving the HTML5 CSS3 duo, it is nice to check how websites are using all the good practices you can get from HTML5. When the buzz around the subject started, we could see a lot of websites totally animated. Now, after all the benefits of HTML5 settled, we can see websites taking advantage of it to create smooth transitions, nice image sliders and subtle animations. It is interesting to see the evolution of practices in this matter and that is why today we gathered some examples of websites using HTML5. Enjoy! (more…)

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15+ Free Patterns for your Designs

Posted by on Jan 11, 2013 | No Comments

Here at WDL we love to gather good resources for our readers, specially because we know that having a solid library to count on is really important to every designer. Today we will show you 15+ free patterns to give your next project a nice and subtle touch. From backgrounds to specific areas of a layout, patterns can add a lot of personality to a design, so check them out. (more…)

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20 Great Examples of Big Images in Web Design

Posted by on Jan 8, 2013 | 10 Comments

In 2012 we could see the growth of the trend of big images in web design. Throughout the year we could see more and more big and beautiful images appearing in nice and clean designs. If you check out our Best of Web Design in 2012 list you will notice that this trend was quiet strong in 2012. Since we believe that the big images trend will stay strong in 2013, and also because we believe that images can give a lot of personality and style to a design, we decided to gather a list of fresh examples of sites taking advantage of beautiful images. From big thumbnails to huge background photography, you will find a lot of great examples here. Enjoy! (more…)

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13 Free PSDs to Start 2013

Posted by on Jan 7, 2013 | 8 Comments

Every designer needs to have good resources to count on, and one can never have enough PSD files on hand. Thinking about that and also in celebrating the beginning of a new year, we decided to gather a few free PSD files for our readers. From icons to UI elements and menus, we have some nice files here to give your library a boost to start 2013 with new stuff to count on. We found all the files at Dribbble, so make sure to visit each designer page to download the files and check more of their work. Happy 2013! (more…)

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