20 Logos with Clever Negative Space

If you’re not familiar with the concept of negative space, it’s the empty space around and between the main elements in a design. In logo design, it’s common practice to use negative space to form shapes that help convey the meaning of the logo. Since our eyes tend to focus on the positive space, sometimes these “hidden shapes” go unnoticed at first glance. That’s why sometimes you have to look a little bit closer to get the full meaning. So for your inspiration, here are 20 Logos with Clever Negative Space. (more…)

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32 Tasty Coffee Websites to Inspire You

We all know that a good coffee can really make a difference in our day. The smell, the appearance, texture… everything surrounding coffee gets our attention, specially if you – like me – believe that the main consumers of coffee are web designers, developers and ‘tech related’ people. What better way to celebrate than a collection of coffee related websites to inspire us. From coffee shops to roasters and famous brands, we have several sites to start off your week with an extra dose of caffeine and inspiration. (more…)

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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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20 Stunning Examples of Aerial Photography

Aerial photography has been practiced since the 1800’s when photographers would take to the sky in balloons. And even though cameras and equipment are much better today than they were in the 1800′s, aerial photography is interesting for the same reason it was back then. That is let’s us see our surroundings from a totally new perspective. So to give you some aerial photography inspiration, here are 20 stunning examples. (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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20 Breathtaking Examples of Infrared Photography

Infrared light is invisible to the human eye, but with the use of special filters this light can be captured by a camera. This type of photography can produce stunning results and images that posses a dream-like appearance. The part of the spectrum used in infrared photography is referred to as near-infrared as opposed to far-infrared, which is used in thermal imaging. To give you an idea of the type of effects that can be achieved, and to inspire you, we’ve gathered 20 Breathtaking Examples of Infrared Photography. Enjoy! (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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