IWANNABEADESIGNER
A striking site for a user interface and front-end developer. The large slider makes an immediate impact and immerses any visitors into the work of the designer. I like the restrained use of text, such as the bullet point list, as it helps a visitor to grasp the point of the site quickly.
Posted in Web Design → Design
The City Is Burning
A bold HTML5 site for a web designer that has clearly had a lot of attention given to it. I like impact that the header makes and clear way the site leads you through. A good example of a how a single column layout can work.
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NOLA Japan Quake Fund
Any site that is made in specific response to an event needs to make an immediate impact. The powerful use of images used here help to impress on us the urgency of the situation. It's great that this site has made it so easy, and quick, to donate.
Posted in Web Design → Charity
Calabria Estudio
A stunning and stylish portfolio site for a creative studio. I really the the contrast between the black header section and white body of the site. I love the bold use of graphical ideas. The sinking text and its reflections, the illustrations, and the spacious gallery.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Digiguru
A bold showcase site that features the work of Craig Jamieson. I love the striking header and how it differentiates itself from the portfolio half of the site! The typefaces used are excellent and the portfolio grid is stunning to look at!
Posted in Web Design → Design
dumbpunk
A stripped back portfolio site for a web designer. The simple content layout is great, as is the interesting use of a yellow strip for the header! I love the way each project fades to colour as you scroll over it!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Paradise Proffessional
A themeforest page for a Paradise Proffesional xHTML Template. Themeforest is a good looking site and this particular entry effectively uses a single image to get across the vital stats of their template. I like the custom design of the RSS, Twitter, and Facebook links.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Netzbewegung
I\'m in two minds about this site. I like the simplistic header and the contrasting use of orange against the white of the background, but the central slideshow doesn\'t quite fit with the overall design. Having a showcase of your company\'s portfolio is an effective way to hold a visitors attention but in this example it almost stands out too much!
Posted in Web Design → Design
Kaleidoscope
A bold engaging site for a software company. The use of colour and contrasting typefaces help to draw in your attention. The textured background is subtle but effective.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Matteo Larghi
An extremely stylish portfolio site. It exemplifies great use of space and a neutral palette. Of particular note is the use of a large portrait as the focal point, something which I find really works!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Spreadt
The handmade paper look of this site works well with the use of a custom typeface. I like the torn paper effect and use of light blue and pink to highlight the key headings. I also find the use of punctuation in the logo helps to make the company name recognisable.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
Jochem Gugelot Photography & Design
A very stylish site that effectively showcases the photography and design of its owner. I especially like the designer\'s personal logo.
Posted in Web Design → Photography
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
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
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
Sebcreation
This site uses dramatic photography and impressive lighting effects to capture your attention. The busy background made creating readable typography difficult but the designer handled the problem like a pro and has created a beautiful and readable page.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Simon Foster Design
A very simple design that relies heavily on typography and bold, oversized statements. The Dribbble and Sketchbook portions are definitely the highlight of the page as they bring in some much needed imagery.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Aidan Hornsby
A dead-simple design that is quite attractive while featuring little else that a large slideshow of recent work. I particularly like the subtle 3D effect that has been applied to the boxes at the bottom of the page.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Kike Riesco
The layout is basically a simple grid of thumbnails but I really like how the designer styled it. The thumbnail treatments is really nice and I like the oddly thin column of images on the textured background.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Awesome JS
This site features an excellent retro illustration theme that really makes for a beautiful page. I also really like the choice of fonts used throughout the site. They are both highly readable and quite attractive.
Posted in Web Design → Design