Posts Tagged ‘Showcases’
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Call to Action Buttons: Examples and Best Practices
- October 13th, 2009
- 147 Comments
Call to action in web design — and in user experience (UX) in particular — is a term used for elements in a web page that solicit an action from the user. The most popular manifestation of call to action in web interfaces comes in the form of ...
Read more...Search Results Design: Best Practices and Design Patterns
- September 28th, 2009
- 36 Comments
If you’ve been assigned to design or provide the architecture for a large e-commerce project or other information-heavy website whose success depends on content findability, it is vital that the design and layout of the search functionality for that website is considered carefully. The search results page is the prime focus ...
Read more...Showcase of Case Studies in Design Portfolios
- September 20th, 2009
- 29 Comments
Portfolio websites are critical for designers who want to get exposure for their work and attract new clients. While all portfolio sites will showcase the work of the designer, some have chosen to provide additional information about the project through case studies. In this post we will be featuring more than ...
Read more...Showcase of Government and Political Websites
- September 13th, 2009
- 9 Comments
Government websites are generally considered to be boring and unattractive in terms of design. While this may be true of the majority of government websites, there are some notable exceptions. In this post we will feature some of the best websites from government agencies and from politicians involved in government. ...
Read more...Showcase Of Music Night Clubs Web Designs
- September 13th, 2009
- 78 Comments
The time has come for the first showcase of music night club websites here on Smashing Magazine. We’ve scanned the Web up and down to find the most original and interesting online club identities. As usual, we have Flash websites and CSS eye candy. Please notice that the aim of ...
Read more...Horizontal Navigation Menus: Trends, Patterns And Best Practices
- September 7th, 2009
- 64 Comments
The horizontal navigation menu has become a mainstay in Web design. It is safe to say that nowadays most websites use some form of horizontal navigation to facilitate content browsing. The dominance of horizontal navigation over vertical (i.e. down a sidebar) is obviously due to the design and content limitations ...
Read more...Showcase of Fresh and Well-Designed Online Shops
- September 5th, 2009
- 71 Comments
E-Commerce websites are often thought of as typically being unattractive or poorly designed. In this post we will feature 35 appealing designs of online shops. Those featured in this post include examples from a variety of different industries and showcase several different styles of design. Throughout this showcase the most noticeable ...
Read more...TV Show Web Designs: Trends and Examples
- September 1st, 2009
- 51 Comments
Looking at websites from major industries that involve various forms of media can be interesting practice. In the past we have showcased websites from movies and from musicians on the Billboard charts, and today we’ll feature the websites of more than 50 TV shows. The websites of TV shows are intended ...
Read more...Showcase of ’09 Festivals and Conferences
- August 25th, 2009
- 54 Comments
Some of the best festivals and conferences of the year are gone by now, but if we’d just want to judge them by their online presence we can do it from the comfort of our couch. There was some research involved in this article, you wouldn’t believe it how many ...
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