Starmatic.com: Making A Web Design Trend Work
Here on Site of the Day (and also for my Web Designer’s Idea book series), I spend a lot of time covering web design trends. Sometimes it’s an easy and welcome task. Starmatic is case in point.What’s...
View ArticleTheVelvetSupernova.com: A (Digital) Album Cover Design Approach
One of the most important things a band can do from a marketing standpoint is to beat their brand and image into your brain. In the old days, this was accomplished through album covers and gig posters....
View ArticleWildBlueTech.com: Unfolding Narrative in Website Design
In my Site of the Day reviews, I’ve been commenting lately on the prevalence of storytelling as a creative and conceptual approach. This narrative approach is particularly appropriate for one-page...
View ArticleWeb Trends: Space Theme As Stand Out Web Design
Space themes are a trend that flies a bit below the radar and doesn’t get quite as much attention as other, more talked about themes. But the truth is, space themes are actually quite popular. I have...
View ArticleWeb Trends: Minimalist + Flat Web Design that Works
Minimalist, flat designs are all the rage; And those trends are finding their saturation point. In the wake of these trends we can find sites like this gem that don’t set out to be trendy, but simply...
View ArticleJean-Maxime Brais: Engaging Portfolio Website
Sometimes a website design is so unusual and compelling, it’s hard to describe, and even harder to break down for some useful nugget. For many reasons, the portfolio website for Quebec-based art...
View ArticleWhite Text Over Photographs: A Popular Web Design Combination
There are many visual trends that don’t often get mentioned because they’re so simple. In this amazing site’s case, I hate to call out such a mundane element, but here goes…The trend of placing stark...
View ArticleDesign Trends: Attention-grabbing, Vivid Colors
Given the solid color craze the world of web design is experiencing, it’s interesting that this site’s style isn’t more common. The site fits perfectly into the flat design model, and yet it feels...
View ArticleGo Big: Web Trends When Designing for the Big Screen
I’ve mentioned that I really appreciate websites tailored to larger screens, and today’s site is yet another in this vein. In fact, this use of a wide screen monitor is one of the most interesting that...
View ArticleDesign Trends: Case Studies in Online Portfolio Websites
Today I want to feature another portfolio site. Naturally, the design of the site is awesome, or I wouldn’t be bringing it to your attention.What I find most interesting are the fully developed case...
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