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The popular design network Dribbble has grown substantially in just a few short years. Graphics designers and illustrators from all over the world have flocked onto the web seeking invites. But aside from the exclusivity their layout design has become a prominent factor of the entire branding.

I love the simplistic nature of their gallery-style photo boxes. It matches well with a community of designers excited to share their latest pixels with the world. In this tutorial I’ll go over techniques for constructing a similar design in HTML5 and CSS3. You can build a very similar page structure with just bare-bones essential CSS. Yet when we can utilize new browser-supported properties like box shadows the process becomes much more captivating.

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Web navigation is a vital piece to any layout. Designers have known this for decades, but not all menus are built equally. It’s very important to distinguish between design and functionality. Some web designers understand this and attempt to better their own skills. Meanwhile the cream of the crop can incorporate both design and functionality with ease.

I have collected this brilliant set of 31 website menus with amazing UX and aesthetics. You need to capture your visitor’s attention and offer them a simple solution for navigating your pages. I hope this collection can provide inspiration for upcoming web designers in the field of user experience.

Big Cartel

In this post we have put together some fresh and beautiful minimal web designs for your inspiration. Enjoy! If you like this post you might also enjoy the posts below.

56 Light & Clean Website Designs Using A Minimalist Color Scheme

Minimalist Design: A Brief History and Practical Tip

sachagreif

In this post, I’m sharing twenty iPad Apps that designers may find helpful. Many of these apps have been developed in the last few months and several are also free.

If you liked this post, you may also want to check out this post on 7 Tips to Help Freelancers Get the Most from their iPad at the Freelance Folder blog. You may also want to check out 15 Amazing iPad Apps.

Art Authority for iPad

Now you don’t have to go to a museum to see great artwork. View some of the world’s best pieces of artwork from anywhere using your iPad. Great for inspiration.
App at iTunes Store 

Web designers are constantly looking for hot new trends to catch their visitor’s attention. This list of exciting design trends has changed dramatically in the past 10 years, but dark-themed websites have always been in style. This color swatch combined with many different web elements is a surefire way to draw in attention. If you’re a fan of these deep-rich color schemes please spend some time perusing my design gallery.

Kisko Labs

The process of connecting into API data via OAuth is tricky. Some of the more notable social networks which have adopted this technology include Foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook. But Instagram is a very popular mobile app which has grown tremendously fast. Their recent API v1.0 release has some really neat features where you can pull popular photos, recent users, follower lists, and a whole bunch more.

I don’t want to overwhelm anyone by offering too much information in a single tutorial. Thus I’ve broken this process into segments where the final script will output some user profile data from your Instagram account via OAuth connection. For an example you can try to login yourself or check out my screenshot at the bottom of this article.