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.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
It is nice to see a designer put a lot of thought towards aesthetics on a site for a local business. I like the use of shiny red elements scattered throughout the page and the modular structure of the information.
Posted in Web Design → Sport
A dark and dramatic theme that uses faux lighting effects and wooden textures to add visual interest. The crazy footer design is a particularly nice and almost hidden touch. Be sure to visit the site and scroll all the way down to check it out.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
This site uses a very simple layout to pull off a classy and minimal portfolio. The biggest section on the page is the work sample slider which really gives emphasis to the talent of the designer and therefore highlights the product for sale.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
This site is a perfect example of how good photography is an easy and almost instant way to create classy design. The dramatic photo does all the aesthetic heavy lifting along with some grungy and old style text to support the theme.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
An interesting take on the grid-based portfolio. I like the hover effects and the scattered client quotes. Those really help to provide comfort for potential clients who might be wary about hiring a designer they are not familiar with.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
This site presents an interesting mix of grunge textures and modern design elements. I love the shadows under the portfolio items and the faux sticker look.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
A really nice freelance design portfolio with a solid layout and some fun illustrations. I really appreciate how well thought the entire page is from top to bottom. The area above the footer is just as nice as the header.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
The messy desk look has sort of been done to death but this site pulls it off much better than most. The wooden texture is really well done and the all the Photoshop work is quite impressive. The bottom portion has some nice shadow effects you should check out as well.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
This site is fantastically unique in just about every way possible. From the crazy illustrated background to the original 3D ribbon navigation area, it all has a high quality custom feel that is hard to find and easy to appreciate.
Posted in Web Design → Design
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.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
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.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
This site uses an awesome vintage photograph theme with birds and clouds. The clouds provide an animated background which stays fixed when you scroll as the foreground content glides over it. A nice effect!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
This site features an excellently original design with a Photoshop empty canvas stretched into a 3D environment. I love the visual communication here. You do not need a single word to see that the site is for a female designer who is a little on the goofy side.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Minimalism is tricky to pull off and this site does a fairly good job of presenting a simple but attractive page. The alignment of various items definitely needs a little work but overall it is a great looking page.
Posted in Web Design → Design
The dark color scheme and use of gradients here makes for a really classy look and feel. The image slider is quite unique and definitely gives the impression of custom design to the site.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
A nice looking portfolio page that uses a shelf effect and an image slider to really show of the work well. I am not crazy about the giant sticky and would like to see more of the chalk drawing behind it but otherwise I think the designers have done a great job.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
A classy dark theme with great looking minimal icons. I really enjoyed the original use of a spectrum here. The paint splat look can easily come off as cheesy but this site makes it look great!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Word Refuge offers copywriting and SEO services. Their site is done in a historical revolutionary war era style and is absolutely beautiful. I love the illustrations, texture and typography. A great example of how to really push a theme idea to the limit.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
This is one crazy site concept. There is a giant rooster head, some Tim Burton-esque 3D typography, apstract tentacle shapes, vertical lines and star bursts. From just reading that description you would picture a hideous site but it actually looks great! Nice work.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio