This is a creative trend catching on. It’s very simple to do but adds an extra element of character and uniqueness to a design.
Take a look at how to implement this ‘out of the box’ technique and a list of creative websites that are using it.
Arguably this trend was made popular after the release of Apple Leopard OSX and it’s groovy auroral/starry branding. Adding this simple effect to your background or header can make a very plain dark web design come to life.
Check out this list of 20 websites using these effects plus a few helpful tutorials.
A popular trend over the past year or two is using landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes in a design. Often placed in a website’s footer, they’re a great way to show off your creativity and as a web designer gives you a chance to test out your Illustrator skills.
Call to action buttons are the buttons that you, as a web designer, want all your users to click on when they land on your page. Usually they’ll be a link to a download, signup or sale.
Seth Godin (The Big Red Fez) calls them bananas and your users are the monkeys. The objective is for [...]
Sunbursts are a very popular design trend within web and graphic design. A sunburst represents sun rays (or beams) exploding from a source point. They’re a Web 2.0 trend but they tend to work well with other graphical elements.
This post looks at how to create your own sunbursts, using existing Photoshop shapes and brushes and [...]