I doubt that I need to explain to WDL readers what responsive design is, or why it’s important. Suffice it to say that it is a big part of the future of our industry. Fortunately, making responsive layouts is easier than it was when when we first started. (more…)
Here on WDL, we’ve discussed how colors can be used to invoke various emotions. For example, the color red symbolizes excitement and energy, while the more tranquil color blue represents calmness and stability. Here we’ve gathered a collection of web designs that make good use of color. In these examples you’ll notice some using color to highlight and draw attention to specific elements, while others use larger amounts of color to set the over all tone of the site. Nevertheless, there’s plenty of color usage here to inspire you. Enjoy! (more…)
Our minimalism tag is filled with eye candy images to help you get inspired remembering that old and wise premise “less is more.” To add content to our tag and to keep showing you good examples of minimal designs that work we decided to show some posters designed by Pedro Vidotto. Pedro is a Graphic Designer and Art Director originally from Brazil who is currently based in London. His background is in Advertising and he has five years of experience working in the industry. Here you will be able to see that quality is better than quantity in design. (more…)
Here on WDL we really like to keep our readers updated on everything we believe can be a good source of inspiration, including logos. The result of negative space in logo design is an elegant visual effect. Reach a good result and communicate the right message using negative space is not an easy task and demands creativity and talent from designers. Since we really like negative space in logo design we decided to gather a new list of beautiful examples to show you. (more…)
Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. This victorian ornaments pack is from Go Media. These vectors combine fluid foliage ornaments with the lightest of distressing to convey age, elegance, wisdom, they will definitely give a nice touch to your design. (more…)
With a recently estimated over 20 million websites currently using jQuery it is essential to know what jQuery plugins there are out there in order to stay with the web design trend. Today, we’ll put some focus on some popular jQuery user interface plugins to help you enhance your current website to stay ahead of the crowd! (more…)
Whether you’re developing apps or websites, it’s a good idea to show potential customers what they’re getting in the form of screenshots. And if your product is good looking enough, you might just want to put them front and center, making them the focal point of the home page.
For your inspiration, we’ve gathered some sites that are doing just that. In these examples, you’ll notice that many, if not all, of the screenshots are famed by a browser or the device their ment to be viewed on. This helps add context and is another layer of interest. (more…)
Here at WDL we believe that typography is always a great source of inspiration… and we never get tired of finding good examples to show our readers. Today we gathered a few breathtaking beverage bottles to show you that a good combination of typography and colors can deliver an amazing result. All these examples are from Lovely Package, a super inspiring site for package lovers. Click at the images to check out more about each design. (more…)
Typography definitely plays a big role in any design, and here at WDL we really like to keep our readers updated with free and inspiring fonts, so we decided to gather a new list of free fonts for your delight. Check them out and remember to click the images to be redirected to the website were you can download the fonts. Enjoy! (more…)
This week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of portfolio icons from Vandelay Premier. The icon set designed by Umar Irshad includes 15 icons intended to be useful for portfolio websites and design blogs. There are 15 PNG icons at 32 px by 32 px, check it out! (more…)
