Use of Flat Design in Mobile App Interfaces, Best Examples

App DesignNataly Birch • June 19, 2013

Emphasis on typography, roomy widgets, muted color palette, one-colored or blurred background, grid or horizontal stripe layout, inornate graphics, 2d illustrations – all these can be easily attributed to flat style, that recently got its second rebirth. Microsoft’s “Metro” aesthetic …

Interview with Designer: Daryl Ginn

InterviewsPaula Borowska • June 14, 2013

Daryl is an awesome designer from United Kingdom, who many of you may know as the guy with the Batman avatar. I kid you not, he just might be him. However, on a more serious note, he is one hell …

Interview: How to Earn $1,000 with a One-page Website

InterviewsAndrian Valeanu • June 13, 2013

Today, we will tell you the story of how one of our partners earned $1,000 in the first month using the Designmodo affiliate program. You might not think that’s a lot of money, but the essential part of this story …

New Apple Look Doesn’t Fully Embrace Flat Design

App Design, DesignCarrie Cousins • June 11, 2013

The web was full of speculation in the weeks and days leading to WWDC 2013 – iOS 7 would be flat. I’m glad I did not jump on that train. Apple will not employ a completely flat design scheme with …

Examples of Mobile Applications with Circular Vibe

App DesignNataly Birch • June 11, 2013

Circle shape is considered to be one of the quickest objects perceived by human eye. It means that our brains is capable of processing information within a circle a bit faster than data located in accustomed rectangles or squares. This …

Flat Design and Fonts

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • June 10, 2013

Flat is in. We’ve discussed the trend in depth here at Designmodo. And you have responded with lots of questions. We will try to answer one of those popular queries today. “What are the best fonts to use with flat …

Line by Line Website Designs based on Horizontal Stripe Layout

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • June 09, 2013

Although, it is widely believed that every project calls for unique solution, there are long established and time-tested approaches that can effectively arrange content on your website and work perfectly well for vast number of cases. For example, grid-based layouts …

How to Combine Typefaces

Website DesignZolani Stewart • June 08, 2013

I recently finished reading Tim Brown’s new book “Combining Typefaces.” It’s 63 pages. You can buy it for less than $5 on FiveSimpleSteps, as a pdf or epub. Combining Typefaces is a dense book. It goes through a lot of …

Top Usability Mistakes in Web Design

UX Design, Website DesignChristian Vasile • June 07, 2013

High-quality usability has been the center of discussions in the industry in the past ten years, as it becomes more and more important for users. Good usability can also help build brand awareness and can generally improve a user’s opinion …

How to Create Color Transition with Blend Tool in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe ToolsIaroslav Lazunov • June 04, 2013

Topic: Adobe Illustrator Difficulty: beginner Estimated completion time: 15 minutes In this tutorial we will take a close look at the technique of creating blend objects that will help us to create smooth color transitions. We’ll also talk about the …