Posts Tagged ‘Web Design’
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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...Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns and Current Practices
- September 17th, 2009
- 87 Comments
In our recent study on Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices, we asked our readers about case studies they would like us to conduct. One of the most popular suggestions was a detailed case study of portfolio websites. Following the requests of our readers, we have carefully selected 55 design ...
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 ’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 ...
Read more...Typographic Design Patterns and Best Practices
- August 20th, 2009
- 126 Comments
Even with a relatively limited set of options in CSS, typography can vary tremendously using pure CSS syntax. Serif or sans-serif? Large or small font? Line height, spacing, font size and padding… The list goes on and on. To find typographic design patterns that are common in modern Web design and ...
Read more...Designing “Read More” And “Continue Reading” Links
- July 28th, 2009
- 63 Comments
Most bloggers and website designers understand how difficult it can be to attract visitors to a website. In fact, most websites have just moments to attract potential readers. Several factors contribute to how well a website attracts its readers. These factors include well-written headlines, interesting content and design quality. While ...
Read more...Social Network Design: Examples and Best Practices
- July 13th, 2009
- 71 Comments
According to Nielsen Online, social networks and blogs are now the 4th most popular kinds of online activities. 67% of the world online population are now visiting them and the time they’re spending on them is growing by three times the overall growth rate of the internet. Social networks ...
Read more...Web Form Validation: Best Practices and Tutorials
- July 7th, 2009
- 72 Comments
Ideally, users will fill the web form with necessary information and finish their job successfully. However, people often make mistakes. This is where web form validation comes into play. The goal of web form validation is to ensure that the user provided necessary and properly formatted information needed to successfully ...
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