Smashing Magazine we smash you with the information that will make your life easier. really.

Articles by Topic: Design Showcase

• square
• line

• 

  Now More Than Ever: 50 More Excellent Blog Designs

  Designing blogs is easy. Designing blogs in a unique way is hard. Whatever blog engine you are using, there are literally thousands of templates available which you can apply directly, without any significant code modifications. That's efficient, but it's not... More... 89 Comments

• 

  Web Form Design: Modern Solutions and Creative Ideas

  Web form is often the main communication channel between visitors and site owners. Feedback is always important which is why it's necessary to make sure that web forms are easy to understand and intuitive to use. Nevertheless, even in form design one can afford... More... 81 Comments

•  
• 

  Footers In Modern Web Design: Creative Examples and Ideas

  According to classic principles of web design, everything at the bottom of the page isn't that important. Most users think like that. And most designers are convinced that this is true. Site elements at the bottom of the page aren't really able to catch... More... 109 Comments

• 

  39 Creative Flash Designs

  Flash is powerful. Using it properly, you can create stunning visual experience and offer your visitors incredible user interaction. Although Flash is definitely not the favourite medium for usability and accessibility advocates, it has its advantages. With... More... 79 Comments

•  
• 

  Showcase Of Creative Flash Preloaders

  When it comes to Flash, images, animation, videos and sound effects are often used on large scale. Consequence: in most cases Flash takes quite much time to load and requires a good dose of patience from users. Users know it and are often willing to give a... More... 62 Comments

• 

  The Secrets Of Grunge Design

  Shiny and glossy design elements are now officially outdated. Just like retro is becoming trendy again, grungy look appears to rapidly gain on popularity. And there is a damn good reason behind it. In our everyday environment we're unlikely to find ideal... More... 168 Comments

•  
• 

  Navigation Menus: Trends and Examples

  Navigation is the most significant element in web design. Since web-layouts don't have any physical representation a user can stick to, consistent navigation menu is one of the few design elements which provide users with some sense of orientation and guide them... More... 180 Comments

• 

  Gallery Of Date Stamps And Calendars

  Designer's attention to small details often has a significant impact on how visitors perceive the overall design of a web-site. Although users' main focus usually lies on finding information, it's nice to find the content being supported by finest visual... More... 73 Comments

•  
• 

  45 More Excellent Blog Designs

  We, designers, are creative folks. And being creative, we permanently strive for inspiration — innovative approaches, crazy ideas, smashing concepts and, in general, unique designs which can help us to observe a given problem from a fresh perspective. This... More... 168 Comments

• 

  Shopping Carts Gallery: Examples and Good Practices

  Imagine that you are designing an online-store. Since stakeholders are only interested in the number of sells, the success of your work directly depends on how well you manage to drive users to the "Checkout"-button. In this case you might want to consider some... More... 87 Comments

•  
• 

  Isn’t it sweet? Mascots in Modern Web Design

  The more emotional a site design is, the more likely it is to evoke positive feelings within its visitors. To achieve a lasting impression, designers tend to use visual cues and offer some eye candy for hurried and hectic users. E.g. vibrant color schemes,... More... 98 Comments

• 

  Hand-Drawing Style In Modern Web Design

  The most valuable and innovative ideas had all been handwritten first. That's no big news, since designers tend to produce first sketches as paper prototypes anyway; still it's important, because web design is different from "usual" design. Of course, it also... More... 111 Comments

•  
• 

  Dilectio: A Smashing Wordpress Theme

  Update (22.12.2007): the theme had some comment errors; Elena has just fixed them. Please download the new version, you'll find the links below. Over the last year Elena Gafita, the creative mind behind Design Disease team, has designed a number of free... More... 200 Comments

• 

  30 More Excellent Blog Designs

  It's not hard to design a weblog, but it's getting harder when you try to achieve a unique weblog design. It doesn't matter what weblog-engine you are using — frequently used themes tend to become boring over time, and they also don't necessarily reflect... More... 180 Comments

•  
• 

  Pagination Gallery: Examples And Good Practices

  Structure and hierarchy reduce complexity and improve readability. The more organized your articles or web-sites are, the easier it is for users to follow your arguments and get the message you are trying to deliver. On the Web this can be done in a variety of... More... 106 Comments