Regardless if you have an iPhone or not you have to admit that the Mac/iPhone style of design is super sleek and very pleasing on the eyes. A specific type of design trend I’ve seen a lot lately are the iPhone app websites. They generally all follow the same plan of attack (for good reason) but it makes me wonder – are these sites being built to just blend in with the rest of the pack or are there some that stand out?
By now I’m sure you figured out that I love minimalist designs. I’ve featured many simple and minimalist websites on Spyre Studios before but this time I wanted to feature sites that not only have a minimalist layout but that also use very little colors.
Building websites by hand with all html/css pages was fine a couple years ago, but now there are tons of Content Management Systems out there that make our jobs as developers and publishers SO much easier! Some might seem really familiar and others might be new to you. We think they all deserve some attention. Why not test drive a few of them?
It’s time to move on to some more in depth and practical techniques. jQuery isn’t just for hiding and showing content as we saw in the first part of our series, it can also perform many powerful tasks for us with just a few lines of code.
Showcasing your work is an art (pardon the pun) and in this article I am showcasing 50 of the most stunning portfolio websites out there.
If you’re a designer as well, these portfolio layouts should inspire you to (re)work your portfolio layout. We’d love to know what you think of them, so don’t forget to let us know in the comments section!
It’s always nice to see your work in a book or a magazine! Some of you may know that I launched and used to run FreelanceFolder, a popular freelancing blog which I have now sold. Well, guess what, it’s on page 248 of this new book called Blogs, Mad About Design from Maomao Publications. How cool is that?
I admit it, I’m a huge Apple fan! And being a web-designer I spend quite some time in front of the computer. I’ve always loved checking out cool wallpapers and even more when they’re Apple-themed.
So I figure I’d make a list of some of my favorite ones, they’re not necessarily new or anything, I simply find them beautiful! Hope you like them too!
How many web designers can say that there are too many places to draw inspiration from? Exactly. None. Inspiration is welcomed from high and low, far and wide. Sure, there are css galleries you can check out, or even other designers portfolios you may be friends with on twitter or other social media websites, but what about DeviantArt?
Church websites tend to do one thing very well – they target their marketing audience beautifully with their website designs. They know that for youth group websites, the kids tend to flock to something that is semi-grungy more than something with a bunch of middle age photos tossed around on it. They hit the nail on the head with their website designs!
Hey everyone! The cool folks at UPrinting.com got in touch with me asking if I’d be interested in giving away 500 postcards to 3 lucky readers of SpyreStudios. Of course I said yes! :)
Read this post to find out how to enter! Good luck!
