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Blue in Web Design – 45 Inspiring Examples

Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

We’ve recently shown you our picks of both red in web design and the use of strong earth tones. It seems a lot of designers find these collections inspiring in different ways, so this time we’ve had a look at blue. The color blue is often related to sky, water and referred to as a natural universal color. It can be used to have a design look both conservative and modern in combination with the right elements and typography.

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50 Inspiring Dark Web Designs

Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

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Web design showcases are many and they’re a very popular way of getting new inspiration when you’re trying to be creative with your own work. This time we’ve once again looked through hundreds of designs to find some of the best dark ones. These succeed using dark palettes to capture the viewers attention.

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40 Web Designs That’ll Make You Thirsty

Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

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40 Web Designs That'll Make You Thirsty
If you’re a web designer or another creative mind that think web designs can be really inspiring to look at, you’ll hopefully find this showcase interesting. Websites can be divided into tons of different categories, a category for all sorts of niches and products, color categories, typography, use of textures or images, portfolios and on it goes. This means there’s always a lot of different designs to have a closer look at, both good and less good ones.

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Web Designs Using Cartoons and Illustrations

Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

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PWeb Designs Using Cartoons and Illustrations Creating a web design with unique characteristics requires creativity and talent. Today we look at some unique website designs which utilize the use of cartoons and illustrations.

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Web Design and Development Blog Roundup

Posted on 18. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

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Web Design and Development Blogs You Must Bookmark Here is the SmashingShare.com semi-annual “must have bookmarked” design and development blogs online. Thanks to our audience and friends online for making this list possible!

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34 Superb Wild Bird Photos to Inspire and Fascinate You

Posted on 18. Nov, 2010 by Joan Esperida .

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34 Superb Wild Bird Photos to Inspire and Fascinate You Wild birds are popular subjects of nature photography. In fact, many photographers claim that birds are the most rewarding to photograph. They come in all colors and sizes and can be seen almost anywhere- from your own backyard to the deepest forests. Despite the fact that there are thousands of species, they are still the trickiest subjects of photography. Birds rarely stay still; they like to hop, fly, and hide- even more so the ones in the wild.

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Designing a Dynamic Delicious Bookmark Widget for your Blog

Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Jake Rocheleau .

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Anybody into the realm of social bookmarking knows about Delicious, formerly branded del.icio.us. It’s a powerful tool for bookmarking your favorite webpages and sharing them with your online network. The site has grown over time into one of the most commonly-used social bookmarking tools to-date.

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50 Web Designs With Strong Use of Earth Tones

Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

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50 Web Designs With Strong Use of Earth Tones Today we see a lot of different types of web design, simply because almost anything is possible. Everyone have high speed Internet and we can browse websites that we couldn’t even dream of ten years ago. The trends change and today there are several different ones that are popular.

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25 Showcase of Web Design using People Illustrations

Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

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The design of your web represents the missions and the messages you provide to the web visitors. Normally, through the web design, the visitors can directly learn what kind of businesses or matters you are dealing with. Human being is the most common inspiration of the web design. Human beings are symbol of creativity, activeness, sharing, and collaboration. Therefore, people illustration is an ideal choice for webs that are targeted to invite people’s participation.

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Identifying Personas for User-Centric Web Design (Introduction)

Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Ann Smarty .

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There are almost 7 billion different people currently living on earth. Most of those won’t be potential users of the site you are developing, but identifying the user groups plays an important part in creating a usable website. Creating user personas is one way in which web designers can come to develop a better understanding [...]

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Inspirational Designs Worth Bookmarking

Posted on 14. Oct, 2010 by SmashingShare .

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With millions of websites online, a unique design with creative flare is important. We came across a few websites that caught our attention and had to bookmark them. View our short list of inspirational designs is a step towards a feature we’re planning on launching monthly.

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Use of Red in Web Designs – 45 Inspiring Examples

Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

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There sure are many inspiring web designs around these days. The use of colors, illustrations, images and effects that we can use these days, give us the possibility to use our creativity to the fullest. This time we’ve collected 45 websites that are using the color red to catch our attention. Here you’ll find both designs using red as the main color and designs using red as a strong element in the design besides other colors. Red is a strong and “loud” color that often stands out. This means that the chance of failing when using such a vivid color is definitely present.