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21 Inspiring Minimalistic Web Designs

Posted by on May 21, 2012 | 3 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 | 8 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 | 8 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 | 12 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 | 16 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 | 13 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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21 Inspiring Examples of About Pages

Posted by on Apr 16, 2012 | 20 Comments

About pages are important because they are the place where the user goes to discover more about who/what is behind the site they are visiting. From design studios to apps and online shops, users like to browse a page to find the good old who, where, what, how information about you. And of course there’s many different approaches that can be taken when designing an about page. From the very formal to the fun and creative, it’s important to go the direction that’s fits the personality of you or your company. Today we gathered a some inspiring examples of about pages to show you how different websites are allowing visitor to learn more about them. (more…)

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30 Logos of Professional Designers

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012 | 26 Comments

It is no a secret that a logo is one of the most important elements of identity design. People might not remember you, but they will definitely remember your logo. That’s why every company should have a well planned identity design in order to send the appropriate message to their clients, and build the awareness of the brand. Today I would like to talk about the personal branding and logo designs of creative individuals. (more…)

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23 Fantastic Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design

Posted by on Apr 9, 2012 | 8 Comments

Back in January we published a list showcasing dark colors in web design and it became very popular. Since a lot of readers asked for more, we decided to put together a new post of similar sites to give you some fresh examples. Choosing to use a dark color scheme in your web design is a bold move, so you have to make sure it’s right for your content. Examining these sites should give you plenty of inspiration. (more…)

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