Alvena Business Cards
These business cards have a beautiful texture, rounded corners, and vivid colour. They certainly stand out from the norm. I particularly like the inverted use of the logo in white on the reverse of the card.
Posted in Branding → Business Cards
Indus Tuesdays
Two strikingly different colours, but consistent styling makes these cards work really well. The whole concept just seems to "work" for me, and I love that they're presented on a wooden textured background.
Posted in Branding → Business Cards
Nagoya
I do not have a clue what this site is about but I think it is beautiful. I love the big circle and the representation of Japan. The writing is also excellently rendered and placed. A great pice of design in any language!
Posted in Web Design → Design
Botox Lips
Though the general concept of botox terrifies me, this site is actually really attractive. The bold photography and beautiful background texture really make for an attractive and high quality experience.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Presence Driven Music
Music sites are notoriously poor in their design but this one comes off quite classy. The rich, dark colors and beautiful photography work really well together.
Posted in Web Design → Music
New Stream Design
This site reminds me of the modern are trends of the 1990s. However, it is done in a tasteful way that does not seem outdated but instead is quite attractive. I like the dark colors and tilted shapes throughout.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Heath Waller
This site is a really awesome piece of design that you really must stop by and scroll through. You will find awesome typography, retro illustrations and a lot more. The design progresses through different stages and ends on a really random but attractive note.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Justdot
This site uses an awesome and original chalkboard theme absolutely littered with great texture and custom sketches. The theme idea could have easily come out very poorly but the execution here is top notch.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Kleeve
Kleeve sells custom t-shirts with unique illustrations. The product is displayed well on the homepage with high quality photography with a homegrown feel. The scribbled treatment at the top of the page is nice and reinforces the art element found in the shirts.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Green Onion
This site features a boldly red design with lots of great textured and typography. The real hero of the design the os the photography. The beautiful photos really bring in that sense of professional design.
Posted in Web Design → Food
Web Design Be
This site features an amazing full screen illustration of an octopus at the ocean sketching both on paper and on a tablet. It sounds ridiculous but the execution is stunning. The use of color and lighting effects is truly masterful.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Dmitri Bekasov
An absolutely beautiful site with an amazing rendering of a swiss army knife comprised of design tools. The page has been really stripped of content to highlight the large graphic. The site offers a cool freebies section that you should check out as well!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Icon Shelf
This site is an absolutely beautiful online store selling icons. The theme is a set of shelves and every icon set is displayed in a custom box design. The Photoshop work here is fantastic and you really must click through and check it out.
Posted in Web Design → Design
ShelfLuv
This site builds a selection of books for you instantly as you type in a query. The design is very much like that of the Apple iBooks interface with a nice wooden bookshelf that displays cover art, often with a Kindle peeking out from behind the book.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Leslee Mitchell
This site is an absolutely beautiful photography blog with an awesome collection of work and a brilliant layout. The little graphical banners and the old-style typography really finish of the design and give it a classy feel.
Posted in Web Design → Blog
Wawa Coffeetopia
The colors and swirly artwork on this site are a perfect visual suggestion of coffee and the photographic elements and textures have been skillfully combined in Photoshop. Overall, it is a nice looking site that feels unique while remaining easy to use.
Posted in Web Design → Food
Market Restaurant
This site design is an awesome combination of color, texture and photography. Notice that the design is not just attractive but highly functional. The restaurant hours are placed right on the homepage because they are probably one of the main reasons people stop by the site.
Posted in Web Design → Food
Futu
This site reminds of the first hints of minimalism in the 90s. I like the bold contrast and variation between the thick and thin lines. The modular format is interesting too and can be rearranged to your preferences.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Webexpo
A nice looking site with an interesting mixture of structured and organic design. There is an overall theme revolving around a jagged squiggly line graphic that is repeated in different ways throughout the page.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Mcdonalds
Mcdonalds really stepped up to the plate with their most recent website design. It is modern, clean, and uses superb food photography extensively. By ditching the clutter and letting the food be the hero, they really highlight their products well.
Posted in Web Design → Food