Christmas Biltmore
This site features some beautiful vintage-style design with a lot of attention to detail. The typography, textures, colors and patterns are all spot on and really work well together.
Posted in Web Design → Community
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 However, it is done in a tasteful way that does not seem outdated but instead is quite attractive.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
Tanaiska
This site has a giant, animated purple octopus hanging upside down from the top of the screen. Enough said. The colors and design elements are actually really attractive, I love the messy circle effect used in the graphics below the header.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Effingo
This awesome site showcases several examples of creative thought and unique design. I particularly like the use of Illustrator vector paths as artwork in and of themselves. An interesting idea!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
20 Tongues
This site is an experiment in various CSS techniques. It uses custom typography with live, selectable text that has been rotated and placed on rounded corner transparent backgrounds. Lots of CSS3 at work here!
Posted in Web Design → Design
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
HippoApp
This site features some really superb illustrations, animated background objects and a mouse-powered parallax effect. It is a beautiful design from top to bottom and the developers really went all out on the eye candy.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Kim Weiland
We do not see many painter portfolios so I wanted to feature this one. There is some really nice work on display and the site is fairly well designed. I particularly like the Apple-like 3D display of the art pieces near the bottom.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Alex Noren
This site uses an awesome full-page slideshow an beautiful photography. Sometimes the best design statement can be made by just showcasing great photography and minimizing the actual UI.
Posted in Web Design → Sport
Themes Kingdom
Themes Kingdom is an online retailer selling quality WordPress themes. I love the unique design style of this site and the fun illustration of the knight near the bottom of the page.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Premium Pixels
This site uses some awesome textures and a lot of attention to detail to pull of a flawless design. Premium Pixels is a great place for free design resources so be sure to stop by and download some freebies!
Posted in Web Design → Design
Polaroid
A nice side scrolling site with a modular format containing several boxes of content displayed on a dark background. There is a nice fusion here of typography and photography and several small examples of good design that lend to the whole.
Posted in Web Design → Design
NeedStyle
A refreshingly original designer portfolio with lots of personalization. Obviously, the large letterpress effect is the hero of the design and really grabs your attention with contrast.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Bohemia Design
This site contains lots of beautiful graphics, colors, textures and typography. The designer really nailed trendy feminine design at its best. The layered scrapbook feeling works wonderfully here without venturing into cheesy.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
AW Digital
A fantastic portfolio that utilizes a dark theme and has a lot of solid design work on display. There are a lot of interesting hover effects throughout the site. When you hover over objects, they take on a digitized effect that is quite nice.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
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.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Retrospective
This designer took an interesting route for presenting data in a visual form. The point in question is shown in a big colored circle in the middle and the related aspects are offshoot circles surrounding the main. A little odd but definitely fun!
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 Station Inc
I loved this site instantly because it did not look like anything that I have seen before. The design is quite original and attractive and makes great use of color, texture and lighting effects.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio