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As monitor resolutions become larger, websites become wider. This showcase features 25 awesome website designs over 1000px in width. Many of these super wide designs are built as responsive layouts, which allows the designer to accommodate even the largest of screen sizes with the max-width property without chopping off elements on smaller resolutions.
Outer space scenes aren’t the most popular design style in the world of web design but it’s always exciting to see a fresh cosmic themed design hit the galleries. This post rounds up a collection of the best space themed website designs, mixing in some of the popular classics from a few years ago with some newer examples. Each one features some kind of galactic mix of stars, planets and intense lighting effects.
Textures are used in web design to avoid the cold/fake/digital appearance of flat solid colours, to instead add an element of realism and that sense of something real. You don’t have to go full-on with concrete, paper or wood textures to achieve this though, just adding a subtle overlay of dust or noise can really enhance your design to give that tactile appearance. This post showcases 20 inspiring examples of website designs that perfectly achieve that realistic feeling with the help of subtle textures.
Every week of 2011 I’ve showcased the best website designs I’ve come across during my every day browsing of the web. This special end of year post features the best of the best, pulling together the awesomest designs from all 2011 Sites of the Week posts into one showcase of super cool designs.
The good old slideshow is one Javascript powered effect that will never go out of fashion. Slideshows are often used to showcase multiple images sequentially, or to feature a site’s popular content at the top of the homepage. This collection of jQuery plugins and tutorials will help you create your own jQuery powered slideshow, with various styles and options to choose from.
Website designs come along in all kinds of colours and tones, from muted greys right through to psychedelic mixes of every colour imaginable. This post rounds up a showcase of some of the best web designs from every colour in the spectrum, featuring vibrant designs using reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues and purples.
People always ask what font I use to create my annotated code examples in my web design tutorials here on Line25, so I figured a roundup of the best hand drawn fonts would prove quite handy. This post rounds up a range of free fonts based on various handwriting styles. If you’re in need of a font to add a human touch to your design in the form of a note or a personal message, you can be sure you’ll find the perfect font in this collection.