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21 Inspiring Examples of Icons in Web Design

Posted by on Jun 4, 2012 | 9 Comments

Icons are a really important element of an attractive and effective website. It doesn’t matter if you use an icon from a free pack or if you design your own, if you use them properly it makes all the difference. Today we gathered a few examples of inspiring icon usage to keep your ideas floating. From regular social icons to hand drawn ones, you will see that simple and small or colorful and big, nice icons can make an interface much more engaging. (more…)

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23 Inspiring Mac Related Websites

Posted by on May 29, 2012 | 10 Comments

A while back we showcased lists of Inspiring iPhone App Sites, iPad App Sites and other Mac Related sites. Since almost every Mac related app seems to really embrace the “Mac syle of design” and deliver beautiful websites, we decided to gather a new list to show here. From inspiring textures, backgrounds, patterns, typography, image galleries and minimalistic layouts, there are a lot of nice designs here to keep you inspired. Check it out! (more…)

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Inspiration from Print Ads

Posted by on May 25, 2012 | 2 Comments

It’s really good to have different types of media to count on when you need to look for inspiration. You can find inspiration browsing through typography galleries, videos, packages, ads and much more. Today we will show you some inspiring print ads we found on Ads of the World so you can check out some nice colors, textures, type and copy. (more…)

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21 Inspiring Minimalistic Web Designs

Posted by on May 21, 2012 | 15 Comments

Here at WDL, we really like minimalism and we believe that the “less is more” principal can result in amazing websites. Minimalism, explained as the essence of something, is when we reduce something to its necessary elements. What is the right amount of elements to compose a minimal design is a polemic subject, but we can all agree that having few elements make a layout elegant, easy to understand/use and pleasant to see. Today we gathered a few examples of minimalistic designs to inspire you, check it out. (more…)

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21 Fantastic Examples of Sliders in Web Design

Posted by on May 14, 2012 | 13 Comments

Sliders are an excellent way to organize and highlight important content on a site. They can also be used to display a good amount of content within a limited amount of screen real estate. The most popular way to add a slider or slideshow to a website is still jQuery, which seems to have a new plugin released every day. In order to give you some inspiration, we’ve gathered 21 very good examples of how sliders are being used today. (more…)

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Inspiration: Packaging Design

Posted by on May 11, 2012 | 9 Comments

Package design can be a good alternative place for finding inspiration. From textures to color schemes and typography, we can get a lot of references from packaging designs. A good place to browse – other than your local shops and/or supermarket – if you are also a package lover is lovelypackage.com, a nice website that curates the best of the package world. Today we gathered a few examples of inspiring packaging design from their website to showcase here. Check out each one of them and click on the images to find out more about each design and their designers. (more…)

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20 Inspiring Examples of Big Backgrounds in Web Design

Posted by on May 7, 2012 | 15 Comments

One way to easily define the tone and mood of a website is to use a big background image. However, when doing this, you need to consider that big images often have a lot going on, so it’s important to take a minmal approach with other aspects of the design. Not doing so could result in a website that is far too busy, cluttered, and difficult to navigate. So for your inspiration, here are 20 examples of how to effectively use big background images in web design. (more…)

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20 Simple, Yet Clever Logos

Posted by on May 2, 2012 | 17 Comments

When it comes to design, things don’t have to be complicated in order to be effective. Although, it can be tempting to over design and try to work in lots of detail, it’s not always the best way. This is especially true when it comes to logo design. Usually, the best are the ones that do more with less. Here is a collection of very inspiring logos that take this approach, and rely on cleverness rather than eye candy. (more…)

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21 Beautiful Examples of Typography in Web Design

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 | 16 Comments

Here at WDL we love typography and we never get tired of gathering good typography inspiration for our readers. From free fonts to type usage in signs and typography videos, we like to give you as many resources as we can on everything surrounding type. Today we decided to gather some examples of beautiful typography usage in web design. We will show you examples here where typography is the main focus, and examples where typography complements the design. Check it out and let us know what do you think. (more…)

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23 Inspiring Examples of Contact Pages

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 | 15 Comments

When designing a website we need to think about every aspect, from header to footer, from landing page to about us page, and even the contact page. It’s important to make sure the design is great all the way through. So today we decided to gather a few examples of how websites are displaying their contact page. Some dedicate a complete page to make the user get in contact. Others use a section inside the about page, while some have the contact information on the sidebar or footer. Whatever way you decide to display your contact space, make sure to take good care of this specific section because it can get the user’s attention or scare them away (and this could cause you to loose your next client/user). (more…)

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