Headers and Footers that Grab You Coming and Going
Headers and footers are always a big concern in web design. These two powerful sections of a website hold great importance and are always something to worry about when designing a page. The header is the first thing the user will see when opening the page, so they must be perfect. The footer, in the other hand, was for a long time something not much appreciated, it was a section of the website almost forgotten. Lately this reality change a bit and we can find amazing footers… filled with cool information, social connections and other stuff. These days headers and footers actually show us some new and cool trends, typography and unique styles.
Here you will see a selection of great examples of headers and footers. Some are colorful, some are minimalist, others are informative and many of them are very creative, so check them out and get some inspiration.
Matt Mullenweg
kulturbanause
Carsonified Events
Komodo Media
Biola Undergrad
Kari Jobe
Mark Forrester
Story Pixel
SimpleBits
Finch
FreelanceSwitch
Squaredeye
Aenemya
Enviramedia
Lionite/portfolio
NewConcept
Roome
Ali Felski
Jayme Blackmon
mosaiko
Edgepoint Church
Branded07
yodiv
Cabana Digital
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Dec 31, 2009
This is a wonderful list of inspiration. Headers and footers are the one place to really show some creativity. Thanks a ton for the compilation.
Dec 31, 2009
It’s really great to see designers breathing life into what used to be boring elements (mainly the footer). Great inspiration for anyone going the extra mile.
Dec 31, 2009
Nice collection. Most of the sites are having good footers than the header I think
Anyway Happy New Year to all the readers 
Dec 31, 2009
Those are some really nice headers and footers. I always wonder though, how many readers do you lose by putting your content ‘below the fold’ – so that users have to scroll down to read your posts?
Dec 31, 2009
Great post! Thanks for sharing.
Happy New Year!!
Jan 1, 2010
Great Example,
want to try some, thanks for sharing.
Happy New Year.
Jan 1, 2010
Nice post and very inspirational.
Happy New Year!!
Jan 1, 2010
great list, I like Carsonified Events the most, nice and simple but yet there is just something really cool which grabs holds on to me
Jan 1, 2010
What iI think is inspiring about these samples is when I layout a design of a website I am usually thinking of how elements of content relates to each other. But the thought of starting a design with the “connection” of the header and the footer seems like a fun way to work out a look and feel that starts with design as a good idea. This approach would leave a solid foundation that could be build on.
Each example here I can see how the “middle” content elements could be designed in a logical way, whereas the header and footers effectively brand the overall look and feel of the site
Jan 1, 2010
Nice and very inspirational list. I wish I was as creative as some of these individuals.
Jan 2, 2010
Happy New Year! I second Chris’s comment. By adding calls to action, social networking icons and some creative design, you can create a really slick footer.
Jan 4, 2010
I’m a huge fan of creative footers and I find that awesome designers keep surprising me every day with their unique takes with it.
Jan 5, 2010
Nice post. Very inspiring.
Jan 6, 2010
These are some awesome examples of website headers and footers. Never leave anything to change. Every part of the website is important and can have an impact on the overall user experience. Great article.
Jan 15, 2010
the header to footer relation is in the collection very nice
Feb 9, 2010
Incredible! Pleasant! Header & Footer is the most important things for a good designed web.
Feb 10, 2010
am i the only one that thinks the idea of “below the fold” is not an issue? if someone goes through the process of clicking a link or entering a URL to get to a site, wouldn’t it be safe to assume they would scroll down at least once to see what’s on the page?