This design features a large slideshow as the primary visual. The bright colors stand out really well against the muted gray background. Notice that the little text above the slideshow has a letterpress effect but still remains live. An excellent use of CSS to create traditional Photoshop text effects.
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The online portfolio of Steven Little. The large typography is very attractive and features a subtle letterpress effect. The navigation icons in the top right are also a nice touch and feature a cool spotlight hover effect.
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This is the website of an iPhone game called The Last March. The character design and illustration here is really top-notch and the color scheme is a nice mix of cool and warm tones.
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Enstore is a commerce platform that makes it easy to start your own online store. I absolutely love the beautiful and detailed icon design on this site. The color scheme is brilliant as well and really draws your attention to key areas.
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The design portfolio of Patrick Monkel. This is a very minimalist display of artwork that is anything but. The simple design of the portfolio page really showcases the complexity of the artwork shown.
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This site makes it easy to copy and paste the script tag for your favorite JavaScript libraries. The design is super simple and very effective. The black boxes contrast nicely with the white background and the corner element makes sharing just a click away.
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Anderbose is the personal portfolio of Brad Haynes. I love the dark theme, lighting effects, and clean grid layout displayed here. The node-based content works really well in this context.
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The high contrast background and big beautiful truck icon make for some excellent eye candy. There are also a lot of subtleties in this design that really finish it off well.
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The portfolio site of Tobias Ahlin, a web, print and icon designer. Aside from the beautiful work on display, I love the gray and black color palette and the dynamically reshuffling gallery.
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A new book from the author of "Five Simple Steps." This site features a nice spotlight effect on a dark wood background. The color choices on the large text are particularly nice.
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This page features a noisy textured background with a dramatic vignette that is ideally suited to draw your attention toward the big photographs in the center. The typography on the page is quite nice and worth noting as well.
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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.
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This is the "coming soon" page for a new site for reading Bible stories. The black site really emphasizes the drama of the background image and makes for great contrast on the white to gray text.
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Sticker Mule sells custom printed stickers, laptop and iPhone skins. It is an inviting, friendly design packed with vivid colour. The beautiful cloud of stickers on the right really grabs your attention. Also, the icons on the bottom of the page are quite detailed and attractive.
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Another gorgeous iPhone application site, Snow Reports is a little heavy on the reflections, but executes type well and follows a solid colours scheme. A good example of simple design that serves its purpose well, with graphics that are completely suitable for the use of the application.
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Alexander's portfolio takes on a steel and purple hue, featuring a scrolling portfolio slideshow that appears to "hover" over the rest of the page. I also particularly like the contact page, which includes a postcard mockup, a rate card designed in the style of a till receipt, and a timeline showing how most design projects are worked through.
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A novel concept, the idea behind Design Swap is that pairs of designers team up to "swap" the design of an aspect of their site. It's an exercise in trust, and - in my opinion - a thoroughly fantastic idea. The design of the site is wonderful, full of attention to detail and well chosen typography. I particularly like the stylised signatures in the footer, and the consistent use of the bold logo. Definitely worth subscribing to, and keeping track of over the coming months.
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TweetShare aims to let you have a discussion (including the sharing of files and documents), using Twitter as a platform. An interesting idea! The design of the site takes a slightly more professional tone than many other Twitter services, with a subtle use of gradients and bold buttons. Logical, clear, and simple.
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Providing information all the places that serve alcohol in Austin, Drink Up Austin is a colourful, playful design that matches it's purpose well. Certain aspects of the colour scheme feel a little garish at first, but the design feels natural as you navigate around. Contrast is used well to draw your attention to certain elements of the design.
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Cobblestone is designed to move people deeper into real relationships. The design of the site is slick, professional, and subtle. The use of subtle gradients and drop shadows gives the site depth, and the purpose is made clear straight away. I particularly like the top navigation, which manages to pull off a slight transparency, a simple texture, and some well balanced typography.
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