Using Space to Create a Simple and Effective Design

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • December 23, 2013

Sometimes the most effective design technique involves nothing at all. And it is quite intentional. Space can be one of the greatest tools in your design kit. It can make text easier to read, bring focus to certain parts of …

Websites Featuring Flat Illustrations – Best Examples

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • December 13, 2013

Although the year draws to a close, the flat style is still at the peak of its popularity, and is unlikely to leave us the next year. We have featured numerous informative articles regarding to this topic starting from Flat …

Using Square Blocks in Web Design

Website DesignPaula Borowska • December 12, 2013

There are so many different things that come to mind when you take a look at the examples below in terms of how or why they use square – or rectangular – elements. To just list a few some are …

Misalignment and Asymmetry in Web Design

Website DesignPaula Borowska • December 02, 2013

I have here a collection of interesting looking websites. The various elements, whether it is text, links, images or dictation they are misaligned, one on top of the other with lack of symmetry. They are most certainly something else. I …

Dark Mobile App Interfaces Examples for Inspiration

App DesignNataly Birch • November 25, 2013

An Air of Sophistication and Mystery Gorgeous Dark Mobile App Interfaces

The dark interfaces that always differ from others by its mysterious and sometimes a slight brutal appearance always invite designers’ attention. As color theory implies, such UIs convey their own compelling and mighty spectrum of feelings that are really hard …

A Simple Guide to Creating iOS7 Style Icons

DesignPaula Borowska • November 18, 2013

With the recently launched iOS7 many websites and apps have been busy redesigning to match the newly set flat and thin iOS7 design style. Icons can be a tricky thing to get done right – especially if we are talking …

The Next Big Thing: Responsive Icons

Website DesignPaula Borowska • November 08, 2013

Honestly, this topic sounded a little bit strange to me when I first learned about responsive iconography, as we have recently adapted icon fonts in order to make sure they scale well for various device. However, the idea of responsive …

Diagonal Lines in Website Designs + Inspiring Examples

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • November 01, 2013

Touch of Slanted Direction Website Designs Featuring Diagonal Lines

Generally, lines are inseparably associated with a direction, naturally guiding users’ eyes from one point to another. This concept is quite often applied in website design, where instruments that are able to create visual hierarchy and demonstrative paths are highly …

Use of Transparency in Website Design, Examples

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • October 30, 2013

The transparency has become widely popular among web developers after the CSS managed to provide developers with essential tools that are responsible for controlling this feature. Nowadays, you can easily set a specific level of transparency to any of your …

A Quick Guide to Sans-Serif Fonts

Website DesignZolani Stewart • October 11, 2013

If you go back and read my guide to serifs, you’ll notice a trend with the shape of serif type overtime. As you move from old humanist type to the slick Modern serif, the stroke contrast is more apparent, the …