Posts Tagged ‘Web Design’
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Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques
- March 26th, 2008
- 42 Comments
Grid systems bring visual structure and balance to site design. As a tool grids are useful for organizing and presenting information. Used properly, they can enhance the user experience by creating predictable patterns for users to follow. From designer’s point of view they allow for an organized methodology for planning ...
Read more...Showcase Of Creative Flash Preloaders
- March 13th, 2008
- 54 Comments
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 Flash-site some time ...
Read more...The Secrets Of Grunge Design
- March 11th, 2008
- 139 Comments
Shiny and glossy design elements are now officially outdated.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 geometric forms or pretty shadow effects as they ...
Read more...Creating A Successful Online Portfolio
- March 4th, 2008
- 114 Comments
Your portfolio is the showcase of your work, your skills and your potential for your future employers. The more time and effort you dedicate for a usable and nice-looking design, the higher are your chances for getting better account balance in the end of the month. So how can you ...
Read more...Navigation Menus: Trends and Examples
- February 26th, 2008
- 164 Comments
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 through the site. Users should be able to ...
Read more...Gallery Of Date Stamps And Calendars
- February 22nd, 2008
- 54 Comments
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 details. This holds for favicons, shopping carts, pagination and tag ...
Read more...Shopping Carts Gallery: Examples and Good Practices
- February 7th, 2008
- 88 Comments
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 design approaches which will set you ...
Read more...Grunge Style In Modern Web Design
- January 29th, 2008
- 129 Comments
Most design trends come unexpectedly, evolve over time, become pointless and finally disappear from the design landscape. This holds particularly for web design, which is — just as every other creative field — prone for over-hyping and over-usage of trends. Being used excessively (sometimes properly, but mostly without any reasonable ...
Read more...Isn’t it sweet? Mascots in Modern Web Design
- January 15th, 2008
- 63 Comments
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, photos and illustrations can be used ...
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