Web Design Inspiration Curated
Weightshift
Superb responsive design decisions made on this newest version of Weightshift's site. Making the portfolio images get smaller and more button like for the iPad and iPhone screen widths is brilliant. I also think the focus on the selective nav elements as you get...
AddThis
Really beautiful product website here for AddThis. I've always liked their design and this one with the push for simplicity is the best to date. The animated background works really to give it some visual interest while not creating too much noise.
Hipstamatic
Great quick storytelling is at the heart of this website. You see the hands slide on screen to show how to hold the camera and use the app quickly and succinctly. Brilliant even. You then get a similare treatment on all the other apps that they make, visuals helping...
Design Week Portland
Strong graphic vibe to this website. It's surprisingly simple but doesn't compromise on coolness, which is how it should be I think for a site like this... Badass little short video too.
Flow Media
The mixture of the long scrolling page and the screen clearing visual effect when you click on the nav item gives the site the feel that it's not just a long form scroller. I'm not 100% sure if that's good or bad. Nice responsive solution too.
grk
Nice clean and responsive restaurant website. I love this trend of making restaurant websites responsive, give me more please! Overall nice presentation of the food and menu make this website attractive and highly usable. Bravo.
Typecode
Great interactions mark this website for me. I like the playfulness of the Typecode logo on the initial load/home page. Then the fixe nav and side scrolling load make the site feel very exotic. Clean and almost stark with the black and white make the work stand out...
BriAbby
Some really fun typography on this website. I like the large photo positioned next to the large type. But the thing that makes it is what the type says. The copy is clear and concise and presented in a fun way. Win all the way.
Saving Orphans Worldwide
What a great layout. The way they've used the fixed big hero image to say in place as you scroll down is brilliant, as it keeps you pretty well focused on the people they've used in those same photos. Then the overall design just breaks down into such great chunks and...
Wee Society
Super fun looking design/illustration work here. Every now and then there's just a fun website and this is one of those. Love the animal cartoon work and the website is just about perfect as far as matching the vibe. Love it!
KIKK Festival
Lots of cool little interactions to keep it interesting. I like the feathers animated to fall down the page, even though I don't fully get it. I also like the circles that the speaker portraits are set in.
Everlovin’ Press
Great layout and photography really helps tell the story of this letterpress shop/guy. A lot of character comes out when you get something printed by hand like this shop does so the website naturally has to carry that same level of care and love right? I'm pleasantly...
Waller Creek Final Four
There is so much richly constructed simple interaction here to check out. I love it. I like the simple organization and feel of the site but with nice little animations and extras on the details.
Unbornink
Man, at first glance I totally thought this was as website for a high end design agency only to discover it's basically just a portfolio for one person. That's impressive to me because it's not just the look that pulled me in, the the presentation of the work and...
Caava
Nice touches here and there make this a really interesting site design. I really dig the big circle with the image in it and how it stays put as you scroll. I've seen that before but it feels fresh here.
Stevevorass
Great simple but bold graphic website. I dig the grid and the way the responsive system works for this site. The portfolio section is great too with the way they demo the designs.
FieldTrip
Lovely home page design. With the split/slide in animation of the creative tools as you slide down the page the site immediately feels activated. I think that's the point given the subject matter and way the FieldTrip conference is supposed to play out. Just read the...
Jess Marks
I love these colors, they feel so soft and welcoming and perfect for the subject matter. The little slideshow/animation of the scenes helps you understand really quickly what the site is all about if you don't notice the large type "wedding photographers" - I mention...
Lowdi
The design is a nice example of an asymmetrical design that leads to a symmetrical as you scroll down. I like that balance. Nice colors and interactions make this a well rounded design that's going to be memorable.
Mercer Tavern
Interesting single page design. It scroll sideways which gives it an extra push of into making if "feel" really graphic. Not sure that makes sense, but it did in my head. I'm not normally a fan of tricks like this side scroll design here. But for some reason it just...
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