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Pulse News Reader for iPad

Pulse News fo iPad sports what can only be described as a gorgeous interface. The use of neutrals and a light blue allows the photographs to take centre stage. I particularly like the transparency used throughout and the clear icons and typeface used.

Wijmo

This site uses colours effectively to grab your attention and draw you down to the important information. I like the detail on the logo and the intuitive layout.

AppAdvice

AppAdvice provides you with all the latest information regarding the App Store and does so using an excellently built interface. The custom icons are great and the use of coloured App icons really brings the App to life.

Justin Marimon

A relatively simple but still intriguing business card for a graphic designer. The use of just two focal colours makes a bold statement and is to its merit. It succeeds in keeping its text clear and readable while keeping the overall design sleek.

Metamatic

A subtle but structured business logo. The simple neutrals work well against the faded blue background and I like the colour symmetry of the logo. The use of all lower case is an interesting choice that helps to make the logo memorable.

Icon Moon

A great looking page that serves as the portfolio for an icon designer. I like the cloud theme, the smooth slider and how the moon in the logo changes to a house on hover. Lots of great design work here.

Singleframe Design

A fun looking design with bright colors and custom illustrations. I like the use of the MacBook to hold the image gallery as well as the implementation of Museo through @font-face.

CreativeSwitch

A great looking site with a fun robot theme. I like that the background image is fixed while the artwork scrolls. I also like the custom illustrations and bold high contrast color scheme.

Good Gecko

A very simple and clean design with just a touch of silliness with the gecko peeking over the fold. Scroll down to the area near the footer. I like the large screenshot with comments and the nice button design in this area.

c3 Media

This site uses dark colors and grunge textures to set a young and edgy vibe. I particularly liked the hover effect on the navigation area. It stretches all the way to the top and is sort of a faux lighting illusion.

Almosh82

Looking great in black, this site features a simple artwork display area with a welcome message. There is lots of subtle texture work here that really brings a finished look to the site.

Clientr

A nice dark site with a simple centered layout and clean modern typography. The page presents the necessary information in an organized and logical fashion by breaking it up into three primary piece styled into rounded corner rectangles.

WebINK

WebINK is yet another service for using better fonts on the web. Ironically enough, I think the typography could use a little work on the page but the overall design is attractive and well organized.

Usable Efficiency

A web design blog featuring usability-focused video tutorials. The light color scheme is nice and easy on the eyes, and the layout is a good implementation of attractive minimalism.

Pointille

An interesting site with a dark color scheme, curvy tabbed navigation and a large abstract and eye-catching plant-like illustration. There are some points that could use some work but I like the grid background and the large typography.

Colorful Visuals

The web design here is fairly simple, just a gray background and a simple grid layout. However, the artwork on display here is remarkably attractive. Definitely a great site to add to your inspiration list!

Pixelmator

Pixelmator is a popular alternative to Adobe Photoshop. The page design really shows off the Pixelmator interface well and features plenty of really stellar icon design examples. As you scroll down near the bottom the layout is broken up in modules to clearly delineate features.

Three60

Three60 is a two man digital design company with a decent sense of humor. I absolutely love the animated pencil rocket ship on the blueprint background. It is a completely original graphic that really makes the site memorable. Other nice touches include the slowly changing customer testimonials in the top right and the subtle background gradient.

Mid Summer Jazz 2010

This beautiful site uses a grunge textured background and excellently attractive typography. The navigation takes you to a new section of the same page, divided visually by vivid color changes.

Andre Goncalves