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Nataly Birch (70 Articles)

Nataly is a web developer from Sevastopol, Ukraine with a passion for WordPress and IT writing. She runs her own blog where she shares helpful stuff, articles and tutorials.
How Close-Up Portraits Bring Humanity to Web Design

How Close-Up Portraits Bring Humanity to Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

Learn how close-up portraits can enhance web design, adding a personal touch and depth to digital spaces.

Set Your Text in Motion with These Dazzling Effects

Set Your Text in Motion with These Dazzling Effects

CSS / UI Design

The trend of setting text in motion rules these days. You can’t help but follow the madness and develop an obsession of injecting life into your typography.

Attack of the Blob-Based Animated Backgrounds in Web Design

Attack of the Blob-Based Animated Backgrounds in Web Design

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

We’ve created this collection of HTML, CSS & JavaScript snippets that will show you how to build your own animated blob-shaped animation background.

10 Coded Animated Scenes for Halloween Design Inspiration

10 Coded Animated Scenes for Halloween Design Inspiration

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

If you have been hunting around for some Halloween design ideas and inspiration, we have created a collection of animated scenes to help you out. Some of them may give…

The Hamburger & Mega-Menu Combination Design Trend

The Hamburger & Mega-Menu Combination Design Trend

Inspiration

Hamburger icons are everywhere. They carved a niche for themselves without any intention to leave us anytime soon. Hate it, love it – just deal with it. Much like the…

Exploring the Beauty and Power of Volumetric Backgrounds in Web Design

Exploring the Beauty and Power of Volumetric Backgrounds in Web Design

Inspiration

Being ingenious products of designer creativity and remarkable development skills, digitally created animations have run the show several years in the row. Do you remember all of those scenes that…

Out of the Way: Corner Navigation in Web Design

Out of the Way: Corner Navigation in Web Design

Inspiration

Corner navigation has been with us for a while. It is a small trend that has emerged from the popular perimeter navigation. However, unlike its predecessor, it looks less massive…

12 Beautiful Websites with Sunrise-Inspired Color Schemes

12 Beautiful Websites with Sunrise-Inspired Color Schemes

Inspiration / Web Design

What guides you when it comes to choosing a color scheme for your project? I bet you have some arguments and principles. For instance, we are all aware of the…

Boom! Examining Explosions in Web Design

Boom! Examining Explosions in Web Design

CSS / Inspiration / UI Design

There are many ways to grab the audience’s attention. We are spoiled with choice, even though the current state of technologies is still imperfect. We are experiencing some browser compatibility…

8 Stunning Examples of the X-Ray Effect in Web Design

8 Stunning Examples of the X-Ray Effect in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

An x-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths shorter than visible light. It easily passes through solid objects and lets you see inside. It has found many…

The Design Trend of Utilizing Monochrome Colors in Hero Areas

The Design Trend of Utilizing Monochrome Colors in Hero Areas

Inspiration

The way we use color seems to change so much these days. Only several months ago we were discussing the vibrant color schemes that were seen in many details of…

Large Cursors: Pointing the Way Towards a Better Web

Large Cursors: Pointing the Way Towards a Better Web

Inspiration

Various experiments are conducted these days with mouse pointers. Consider our recent posts regarding cursor effects and the use of circular cursors in web design. It feels like we are…

The Design Trend of Using Triangles in Web Design

The Design Trend of Using Triangles in Web Design

Inspiration

You may wonder: “What can be so special about triangles? It is just a plain, primitive geometric shape. Not even a circle or square that have a hint of perfectionism.”…

Branding Heroes: Adding Your Identity into the Hero Area

Branding Heroes: Adding Your Identity into the Hero Area

Inspiration

Brand identity is one of the essential elements of a successful business. Whether you are running a local one-person law firm or you are building a huge empire on the…

Using ‘Spotty’ Backgrounds in Web Design to Grab Attention

Using ‘Spotty’ Backgrounds in Web Design to Grab Attention

Inspiration

A good website is all about the little things. Every detail counts, even though it may seem that the only role it should serve is to stay in the shadows….

Attention Getters: Bright Call-to-Action Buttons

Attention Getters: Bright Call-to-Action Buttons

Inspiration / Web Design

As a rule, call-to-action buttons rarely undergo cardinal changes. The last big thing in this sphere was when we were widely introduced to ghost buttons. Although their hollow shape felt…

Striking Examples of the Glitch Effect in Web Design

Striking Examples of the Glitch Effect in Web Design

Inspiration

We share some exceptional website examples where the glitch effect improves the user experience rather than ruin it, giving the sites a truly unique appeal.

Bringing the Curtain Effect to Your Website with These Snippets

Bringing the Curtain Effect to Your Website with These Snippets

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design
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