Pascal Bajorat
The header on this site steals the show. It features a great cityscape photo with an animated transition. Notice how the text on the photographic background has been treated. It is not easy to place text over such a busy photo but this solution is both easy and attractive.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Mat Tomaszewski
A bizarre but attractive portfolio site with plenty of stellar work on display. The heads are used as a recurring theme to show the relation of visual design to UX in each project. An interesting idea!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
The Sum
This awesome looking site has some very unique illustrations and makes excellent use of contrast. I particularly like the integration of mathematical symbols into the logo, a nice touch!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Fothergills
A nice wide website that is bold enough to stretch out to 1,200 pixels. The gradient in the header is very attractive, the photo slideshow is great and the scrapbook edge treatment finishes off the look nicely.
Posted in Web Design → Community
Bill Bone Art
I love the clean and classy appeal of this design. The 3D banner at the top, the serifed type on white, all very nice. The talent on showcase here is really interesting as well, be sure to stop by and check it out!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
XhtmlWeaver
This site utilizes an eye-catching spectrum graphic in the header and some really nice button design. The layout is diverse but strong and I like the little quick quote generator that they included on the homepage.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Mike Dascola
This site is a crazy piece of Photoshop wizardry. Check out the giant beer light bulb or the really unique timeline in the middle. If you are in the market for some really unique inspiration, stop by this site and have a look around.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
MobiCart
MobiCart allows you to build an online store specifically suited for mobile devices. The design conveys this message perfectly with the large array of devices and keeps things stylish with a lightly textured background and a perfect blue/gray color scheme.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Stockholm Hairdresser
This page features an interesting two column layout where the large logo on the left stays static as the right side of the page scrolls. If anything, you should stop by the site to see the crazy haircuts!
Posted in Web Design → Design
Click Media
This site is bright, colorful and quite attractive from top to bottom. I love the use of lorem ipsum as an design element, a clever idea!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Halfhead Design
An edgy design with sketched type and splatter paint background elements. There is actually a ton of content on the homepage, a lot of which is text, but it has been organized nicely so that it does not look cluttered or busy.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
GraphikDesign
This site features a beautiful, bold red color scheme and a strong layout with excellent use of whitespace. There is also a lot clever JavaScript happening here. I actually thought the site was Flash when it first loaded.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
AppStorm Home
AppStorm is a great network of software blogs, and their new homepage is bright, bold, and a great jumping off point to the rest of the network. Icons work well to quickly show a visual representation of each different site.
Posted in Web Design → Blog
NihongoUp
This site is a great example of clean, corporate design that also happens to looks really nice. Note the heavy use of thin lines for content separation. The illustration is also very well done and really provides a great focal point.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
Efrogthemes
A really nice looking theme site with big, bold design elements and a friendly appearance. I love the frog character scattered all over the site in addition to that interesting background graphic and the treatment of the typography in the headlines.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Leaflet
Leaflet is an iPhone app for checking on your Envato Marketplace stats. The site is simple but gorgeous. The designer has a nice sense of color and contrast.
Posted in Web Design → Software
IconToucan
IconToucan is an excellent source for free icons to use in your designs. The site layout is nice and clean and the typography is attractive. The thin slab serif looks great in all caps.
Posted in Web Design → Community
Novanta9
The dark theme, interesting colors and abstract art on this page caught my eye. I love how unique the design feels while still following a very common layout.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Munch 5 A Day
Munch 5 a Day is an iPhone app designed to help you eat the proper amount of fruits and vegetables. The site features a really attractive textured background and some great typography.
Posted in Web Design → Software
RobedAwards
This site is truly unlike any others that I have seen. The design is wacky and beautiful and the functionality is quite interesting. I love the treatment of the old style typography and the splashes of color in all the right places.
Posted in Web Design → Design