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Learn about the trends shaping the design industry, and find tips and inspiration for incorporating new design trends into your work.

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A Selection of Festive Websites to Get You in the Mood for Christmas

A Selection of Festive Websites to Get You in the Mood for Christmas

We are going to start with the oldest example in our collection – Greestmas Greeting. Originally launched in 2011, it is a true pioneer. However, it is not a traditional…

Real Life Living Representations of Web Design Styles

Real Life Living Representations of Web Design Styles

Being a web designer means you have a tough job. Only the really determined ones make it big in this industry. Between coming up with a design idea, actually doing…

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Like most cultural products, web design has its own zeitgeist. Every year sees a new crop of popular design components, features, and trends. Attitudes change rapidly, especially with the fast…

Abstract or Realistic – Which Web Design Style Do You Use?

Abstract or Realistic – Which Web Design Style Do You Use?

The question of what a website’s style should embody is a frustrating one for many designers, because, of course, everyone wants to capture the essence of the company/product in the…

The UX Design Trends to Watch out for in 2018

The UX Design Trends to Watch out for in 2018

There’s no such thing as “too early” in web design. By the time you implement the user experience (UX) design trends of today, the industry is already looking to tomorrow….

The Top Web Design Trends of 2017 (And One for 2018)

The Top Web Design Trends of 2017 (And One for 2018)

In the world of web design, it’s never too early to start looking ahead. However, it’s also important to analyze the past. As 2017 closes, take a look at the…

The Web Design Trends of 2017

The Web Design Trends of 2017

As the year comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at some of the most significant web design trends of 2017. In this article, you’ll find a…

Current Design Trends for Blogs and Online Magazines

Current Design Trends for Blogs and Online Magazines

Blogs on the Internet are becoming are easiest way to consume news & information. Many web designs are responsive which allows reading on mobile devices, and you aren’t even paying…

Exploring the Current User Experience Trends for Admin Dashboards

Exploring the Current User Experience Trends for Admin Dashboards

The design techniques for admin dashboards are not as openly shared as website layouts. This is because you do not always find examples of admin designs open on the web….

5 Lessons We Can Learn From Japanese Web Design

5 Lessons We Can Learn From Japanese Web Design

Japan has its own particularities in terms of culture. As a result of several periods of isolation from the outside world, this millenarian civilisation has developed their own ways of…

Exploring the Design Trends of Magazine-Style Homepage Layouts

Exploring the Design Trends of Magazine-Style Homepage Layouts

Designers who have been paying attention to online blogs and news sources will have noticed the increasing trend of magazine-style website layouts. Specifically, news listings where you may find a…

Exploration of Single Page Navigation Systems

Exploration of Single Page Navigation Systems

The navigation of most books is linear. You start at the beginning and flip pages until you reach the end. Perhaps reference books are slightly different, and (for those born…

Exploring the Latest Trends in Web Typography

Exploring the Latest Trends in Web Typography

In the early days of the web, typography tended to be an afterthought. Come to think it, how could it have been anything more? There were just a few standard…

Concepts & Design Trends for Modern eCommerce Web Design

Concepts & Design Trends for Modern eCommerce Web Design

eCommerce websites are especially unique in that designers must focus on product showcases within the layout. User interfaces are not much more complex, but they do require lots of additional…

The Essential Elements for Building a Design Agency Website

The Essential Elements for Building a Design Agency Website

Today, I’d like to cover some crucial tips for constructing a great layout for your design company. Design labs and agencies either work with set clients or tend to release…

Exploration of Beautifully Designed Product Pages

Exploration of Beautifully Designed Product Pages

Startups have, for the last few years, focused heavily on having beautifully designed landing pages. When software design is a big part of the company, it’s only natural that there’s…

Exploring Current Web Design Trends

Exploring Current Web Design Trends

The funny thing about current web design trends is that they are both helpful and detrimental. Trends set the standard for design elements and styles that are popular for a…

Exciting New Web Design Ideas Worth Taking a Look at

Exciting New Web Design Ideas Worth Taking a Look at