Showcase of Buttons in Web Design

Button design is usually a subtle element to a web design, but it can have a significant impact on the overall look and usability of the site. In this post we’ll showcase a variety of types and styles of buttons. Hopefully this showcase can provide you with some inspiration and ideas for your own work.

Epic Event

25 of the Best Photography Portfolio Sites – Part III

In the past we’ve published two posts showcasing excellent photography portfolio sites, and today we’re following up with the third edition (see 25 of the Best Photographer Portfolio Websites and 25 of the Best Photographer Portfolio Websites – Part II). If you’re looking for more design inspiration from high-quality portfolio sites, see our gallery site Folio Focus.

World In My Lens

30 Beautifully Dark Websites – Part IV

Some of the most impressive web designs are those that use dark backgrounds effectively. While dark backgrounds can be difficult to work with and may not be ideal for every project, when they’re done well the results can be quite impressive. In this post we’ll continue a series of showcase posts that we started about two years ago.

• 25 Beautifully Dark Website Designs
• 25 Beautifully Dark Website Designs – Part II
• 25 Beautifully Dark Website Designs – Part III
  

Nue(me)dia

40 Beautiful Minimalist Websites – Part 7

Showcases of excellent minimalist web design have always been a favorite of readers of this blog, and today we’re happy to publish the seventh edition in the series. Here you’ll find 40 websites that avoid clutter and use minimalism effectively. If you love this style of design, check out our gallery site Minimal Exhibit.

Cubedroute

25 Beautiful Blog Comment Designs

Comments are a standard feature on blogs, but some blog designers have created a comments area that looks great in addition to offering the needed functionality. In this post we’ll showcase 25 blogs with excellent comment design. For more blog design inspiration please see our gallery site Blog Design Heroes.

eGrace Creative

Showcase of Excerpts in Blog Design

Many blogs are using excerpts to display content on the front page. The use of excerpts gives designers a little bit more freedom and some opportunity to create an attractive and unique front page. In this post we’ll showcase for blog front pages that are using excerpts.

Work Awesome

35 Excellent Ecommerce User Interface Designs

While user experience is important on all types of websites, it is especially critical for ecommerce websites where visitors will be making purchases. A poor user experience will result in visitors having difficulty finding what they want, frustration during shopping, and many lost sales. In this post we will showcase the design of 35 e-commerce websites for your own UI design inspiration. The sites that are showcased in this post have also been featured at CartFrenzy, our gallery of the best ecommerce web design.

Free People

40 Beautifully-Designed Navigation Menus

Navigation menus are, of course, important for usability purposes and creating a user-friendly website, but they also provide opportunities to add some visual appeal to the design. In this post we’ll showcase 40 examples of attractive navigation menus, including a variety of different types and styles.

For more on navigation menus please see:

• 50+ Gorgeous Navigation Menus
• 50 Gorgeous Navigation Menus – Part II

Utah Travel

Examples of Excellent Blog Post Formatting and Styling

While front pages are usually the part of blogs that get showcased, blog design includes a lot of other details that can add to the overall look and appearance of the blog, not to mention usability. The pages of individual blog posts provide opportunities for design and styling in a number of different areas.

In this post we’ll look at a few aspects of blog posts and showcase some design elements that are used to make the post more helpful, inviting, or attractive.

Intro Areas:

At the start of posts, some blogs include additional elements or design techniques to improve the post in one way or another.

ANidea

ANidea’s appraoch is pretty unique. Each post has a lead image that appears above the right sidebar, and just below that is a list of related posts.

25 Beautifully Colorful Websites – Part V

Color schemes have a huge impact on the end result of a design. In this post we’ll feature 25 websites that use bright and vibrant color schemes very effectively. This is the fifth post that has been published in this series. You can see the previous four here.

• 25 Beautifully Colorful Websites
• 25 Beautifully Colorful Websites – Part II
• 25 Beautifully Colorful Websites – Part III
• 25 Beautifully Colorful Websites – Part IV

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