Simon Norton
This is a simple but effective blog design with a number of unique ides and nice design touches. The format of the blog stream is refreshingly different than the popular formats on the web today.
Posted in Web Design → Blog
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
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
Alinga
The colors, textures, typography and layout on this site are all very well done and the overall effect is quite attractive. I like the use of plant life wrapping around the main slideshow and the expert use of jQuery throughout.
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
Help Scout
A really nice looking coming soon page with fun illustrations, bright colors and a subtle depth of field illusion. It is a nice touch that the water bottle is an indicator of how complete the site is at this point.
Posted in Web Design → Corporate
Wows
This strange site uses a horizontal format and a ton of silhouette artwork. It is a unique idea pulled off in a unique way. Definitely worth stopping by to have a look!
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
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
Justdot
This site uses an awesome and original chalkboard theme absolutely littered with great texture and custom sketches. The theme idea could have easily come out very poorly but the execution here is top notch.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Intrepid Olive
This site has a nice textured background and a few beautiful illustrations that really make the site feel custom and unique. I particularly like the mountain illustration at the bottom of the page. It is not shown in its entirety above so be sure and stop by the site and scroll down to see it.
Posted in Web Design → Blog
Nik Papic
This site has a minimalist feel with lots of typography and a dramatic black background. The layout with the photo is nice and the large headline question effectively draws you in.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
aShaker
This site features a nice, colorful background, nice typography and a few great button graphics. It feels a bit like a familiar template that I have seen before but is a decent execution.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
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
Ideias Com Pernas
This site uses a very simple but attractive layout that is quite image centric. The thick white border treatments are nice and the content is split up well into the three sections.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Our Dollar Wedding
A novel idea for raising money for a wedding, Ryan and Sofia have created a site asking people to donate a dollar. The typography and illustrations are quite attractive and the layout of the header is really unique. They are trying to hit the lofty goal of $15,000 so be to stop by and give a buck!
Posted in Web Design → Charity
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
Row To The Pole
A beautiful and unique nautically themed site with a retro flare. The mixture of photography and illustration is excellent and the parallax scrolling effect is a really nice touch.
Posted in Web Design → Community
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
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