A great portfolio for a designer that makes a distinct impact. A great portfolio for a designer that makes a distinct impact. I really like the colour scheme and the use of icons and imagery. The typography is also an effective tool to convey the stylistic ideas of the designer. This design was featured on the Tuesday 21st of February 2012. It falls under the category of Design, and has a [...]

A strong logo that makes an impact through its sheer simplicity. I particularly like the pleasing thickness of the lines and the way the red works on the neutral background A strong logo that makes an impact through its sheer simplicity. I particularly like the pleasing thickness of the lines and the way the red works on the neutral background. This design was featured on the Sunday 19th of [...]

Travis Pitts wrote a short rant he illustrated with fake movie posters using stereotype that are too commonly used for this type of posters. If you want to see something a bit different, check out his redesigns of popular movie posters Travis Pitts wrote a short rant he illustrated with fake movie posters using stereotype that are too commonly used for this type of posters. If you want to see [...]

Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. We’ll point out both the areas that are done well in addition to those that could use some work. Finally, we’ll finish by asking you to provide your own feedback. Today’s site is IdentyMe, a free virtual business card service. Let’s jump [...]

A fascinating portfolio site for a designer that asks you to use the arrow keys to navigate. While this could be a hindrance going into the future, it does give the site a unique feel. This design was featured on the Friday 17th of February 2012 A fascinating portfolio site for a designer that asks you to use the arrow keys to navigate. While this could be a hindrance going into the future, it [...]

A superbly crafted interface for an iPad app designed to boil down the salient functions of the iPod and repackage it in big-buttoned glory. A superbly crafted interface for an iPad app designed to boil down the salient functions of the iPod and repackage it in big-buttoned glory. I really like the textures and crisp nature of the interface. This design was featured on the Thursday 16th [...]

Once upon a time we relied purely on Photoshop to create fancy image effects. Once upon a time we relied purely on Photoshop to create fancy image effects. These days though we’re turning more and more to pure CSS to add eye candy to our images. Applying custom image treatments using code makes for an infinitely flexible workflow that’s easy to tweak at any time. Today I’ll [...]

Am I the only one to find these retro icons by Anton Repponen better than the actual iPhone icons? Am I the only one to find these retro icons by Anton Repponen better than the actual iPhone icons? Artica Source: iOS’ 86

Recently, we published a piece titled 5 Incredibly Useful Tools Built Into Twitter Bootstrap , which took a look at the basic structure of Twitter’s Bootstrap framework and walked you through implementing some of the major components. Twitter just released Bootstrap 2.0 , an update so large it equates to a near full rewrite Recently, we published a piece titled 5 Incredibly Useful Tools [...]

I wanted to include this site because it’s a simple, yet perfect site for a hotel directory. I really like the huge slider of enticing images, it makes an immediate impact! This design was featured on the Tuesday 14th of February 2012. It falls under the category of Misc , and has a layout style of Other I wanted to include this site because it’s a simple, yet perfect site for a hotel [...]