Cromulent Design
This site features a bright green background and funny illustrated characters hanging upside down from the top of the screen. If you visit the site, be sure to scroll down to the well designed footer featuring a tree and some Twitter birds.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Charlie Gentle
The portfolio of Charlie Gentle, a Web Developer working in Nottingham, UK. The dark background contrasts nicely with the large white typography and the white sketchy elements. I am a sucker for side scrolling sites so this one gets a bonus for using this method. Also, as you scroll through the site, the bokeh at the top is animated with a 3D parallax effect that is just excellent.
Posted in Web Design → Blog
Mocapoke
The huge eyedropper is an original touch that really makes this design. Other great attributes include the bright green textured background and the funny little Twitter bird.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Clear Ideaz
I love the oversized graphics and typography on this page. Also, the ragged vertical navigation area is really unique and grabs your attention quickly. Visit the page and check out the subtle light bulb animation on the top left of the site.
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Plan My Site
Plan my site is a New Jersey based web design firm. The busy sketches on the dark background are a nice touch as are the giant 3D arrows. The latter of these really grabs your attention as soon as the page loads and makes for a nice focal point.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
Formee
Formee is a framework to help you develop and customize web based forms The bright colors and beautiful character illustration on this page drew me in instantly.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Cool and the Guide
A daily briefing on travel, trends & culture This site is beautifully minimal and really clean and sophisticated. Typography is definitely the main component of design here.
Posted in Web Design → Magazine
Dr. Lyle Natural Health Care
An online store for natural remedies and medicines. The bright orange is a refreshingly unique choice that was risky but implemented well. The layout is clean and flows well for the reader.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Tapplox Inc.
This site features the heavy use of black and gray to attempt to create a classy look and feel. The result is an absolutely beautiful page with tons of visual interest in the form of subtle gradients and simple icons. Excellent inspiration for anyone interested in using black in web design!
Posted in Web Design → Food
Simon Foster Design
This site is the web portfolio of designer Simon Foster. Heavy use of contrast, over-sized headline, and planetary graphic come together to make this design a winner. Also, the font choices are just perfect to compliment the graphical style.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Landing Pad
Landing Pad is a gallery of well-designed iPad apps. The dark theme, leather background and bright helicopter icon work really well in this design.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Marcs Design
I have seen enough messy desk designs to last a lifetime but usually they are an overhead view. This refreshing take on the idea utilizes a straight on view and shows tons of attention to detail. The artwork is really beautiful on the home page and continues throughout the various pages.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Miriel Design
This site is wonderfully dark with neat lighting effects that really add to the dramatic feeling. This aesthetic really showcases the artwork well in conjunction with a nice 3D effect. The typography is really nice and original as well and utilizes cufon to bring in custom fonts.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Fire Task
A simple coming soon page for a new GTD Mac application. The simplicity here is perfect for the intentions of the page. The developers just want to give you a sneak peak so they avoid distracting you with lots of copy or feature explanations, just a single screenshot set against a dark background.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Web Crafter
This page features a simple but effective gallery of images with a nice rounded corner effect. The solid black background really makes the images stand out nicely and sets the stage for the spotlight effect with the logo at the top.
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Roger Burkhard
The private site of web developer Roger Burkhard. This site features beautifully muted and retro colors along with large bold typography for an instantly impressive visual impact. Be sure to stop by the footer to check out the excellently over-sized links and contact form.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Blake Allen Design
This is the online portfolio of web designer Blake Allen. This site design is all about one thing: typography. It is the primary, and nearly the only, design element on the home page. The simple, Helvetica-centric page uses high contrast black and white content and varying font sizes to distinguish content into a clear visual hierarchy.
Posted in Web Design → Design
The Last March
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.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Monk Design
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.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Scriptsrc
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.
Posted in Web Design → Software