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Creative Web Design

John — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:48:34 +0000

Dare To Think Different!

Creativity has always been the reason behind every invention & innovation that leads mankind to greater lengths of civilization since the dawn of time. Inspired to explore the universe that is within us, even in the modern technological day, captivates a great mind to excel in what he or she creates; which is termed gifted by many. The electronic media has provided an all together different play ground for these avant-garde artists striving to leave a mark with what they create.

In early days of the internet not much visual creativity was required to lure in visitors as it was information driven industry. The web has come a long way since its birth and now it’s at a point where technological excellence and creative brilliance have merged collectively to craft a launching pad for further breakthroughs in the field and challenge the creative aspect of designers. Currently, Web 2.0 allows the designers to use various tools that significantly accelerate the whole user experience. Creative Web Design can never accomplish what is required of it, if they cannot ensure its smooth functionality for the purpose it was built for on the first place which enables the visitor to use it without giving it a second thought.

Competitive global environment & advances in internet technology has set in motion the creativity of designers to attain better heights and prove their value. If you browse through the internet you’ll find various websites creatively at their best in Design & Usability.

Here are some of the websites which serve their purpose and have a unique design:
http://www.pilarberrio.com/
http://loscoloresolvidados.com/
http://margaritaacosta.com/
http://www.mastermysite.com/
http://www.teamfannypack.com/
http://www.google.com/
http://www.shoepassion.de/
http://www.kubikfoto.de/
http://demainjarrete.stpo.fr/
http://www.net4sale.net
http://twitter.com
http://www.sgdoeschwitz.de/

Creativity of someone lets you see in an all together different perspective, which is unique and might even seem obvious once seen.

http://www.solsnet.com is a Toronto based web design house.

Showcase of 50 Kick Ass Web Designs

John — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:48:05 +0000

You know the saying “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” ? Well, your website design IS your cover – and people DO judge you by it. Your website is your lifeline to making a good first impression online and without a kick ass website design, you’re losing out on many potential viewers/clients/readers. So what qualifies as a good website design? This is a list of 50 killer web designs we feel embody the great web designs = great websites philosophy.

Click the images below to view each website and make sure to let us know in the comments which sites you like best and why. We’ve done a mixture of styles, so there’s something here for everybody

Gozz

Bulls, Boars & Barra

84 Colors

Skylab

L’effet Créa

Pampaneo

Fred Maya

Juan Diego Velasco

Metalab

Sower of Seeds

Klar

Kiddi Kicks

Hope Unlimited

Creative Style

Clickfarm Interactive

Two24Studios

Dialogix

Idealist Consulting

R.U.4. Children

Mystery Tin

Pixel Matrix

Trevor Clark Photography

Reality Equation

Mass Software Solutions

Pulpit

Maquina Studio

Ryan Keiser

That Web Guy

Pulse

Fishing Cactus

Flick Out

Seth Said

From The Couch

Douglas Menezes

Small White Bear

Eco Environments

Paseo

De PSD a HTML – CSS

Afflecks

Ecto Machine

Outlaw Design Blog

Inner Revolution

Rua de Baixo

Catch Mail

Simple Flame

Simple Station

STAAK

R.I.P. IE6

No Sleep For Sheep

Lionite

Got one more for the list?

If you feel your website (or another website you know) should be added to the list, feel free to comment and let us know – we’re always on the lookout for other kick ass website designs!

Do You Want to Know Where to Find Free Drupal Themes?

John — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:52:19 +0000

Drupal.org: This is the official homepage of the Drupal project. At Drupal.org, you can find a wide variety of themes that you can download for free. This official website gives you the ability to browse the free Drupal themes by name or release date. Additionally, if you sign-up for a free Drupal.org user account, you can use the Drupal Core compatibility filter to further refine your search results. One important thing to keep in mind is that if you come across a theme that was released for a 5.x version of Drupal, these themes will not function correctly with any 6.x installation of Drupal.

Theme Garden: Theme Garden is a Drupal blog that is dedicated to showcasing free Drupal themes. The interesting thing about Theme Garden is that they showcase each theme by actually applying it to their blog. So, if you click one of the theme links in the sidebar, the theme you selected will be applied to the Theme Garden website. While many websites use screenshots or demos to showcase themes, Theme Garden allows you to see the theme used on a real website. If you decide that you like a theme once you see it applied to the Theme Garden, you will be able to find the download link on the left side of the website.

osskins.com: In addition to providing themes for Joomla and WordPress, osskins.com also offers themes for Drupal (they currently have close to four hundred themes specifically for Drupal on their website). While some of their themes do cost money (which can range from $35 to over $60), you can also find quite a few themes that can be downloaded for free. Thanks to their easy to use navigation, it only takes two clicks to narrow your choices down to themes that are free and made specifically for Drupal (the link at the beginning of this description goes directly to that selection).

20 Two Column Drupal Themes: Although the Mashable blog obviously covers more than just Drupal and its themes, they did create this great post with twenty different Drupal themes, so I thought it was worth including in this list. All of the themes in this list feature two column layouts.

All Drupal Themes: As its name says, this website is completely dedicated to providing its visitors with Drupal themes. Best of all, not only are all of the themes on this website high quality, but they are all completely free to download and use. This website also has a blog that keeps up with the latest happenings from the Drupal development world.

20 Three Column Drupal Themes: After I found the 20 Two Column Drupal Themes post on Mashable, I was digging around the blog to see if they had any additional Drupal posts, and I came across this one. Once again, it’s twenty free Drupal themes, but this post features themes that all have a three column layout.

10 Awesome Magazine Themes That Don't Cost a Thing

John — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:49:42 +0000

Mimbo: Although the base of the design itself is quite simple, this free magazine theme can be used to create an extremely attractive website. In addition to the featured content box at the top of the theme, this theme allows you to showcase plenty of other pieces of content on the homepage.

Church WordPress Theme: Another member of the latest generation of the Revolution family of themes, Church is a three column theme with a great looking color scheme. Church does a great job of balancing the amount of content and advertisements on each page.

The Morning After: Thanks to its expert use of white space, The Morning After theme is able to fit a lot of content onto its homepage without feeling cluttered or crowded. If you need a theme that displays a lot of content but still has clean feeling to it, you should take a look at The Morning After right now.

Wynton Magazine: Although it’s a “premium style” theme, Wynton Magazine is absolutely free for you to download and use. If you need a theme with elegance and sophistication, you are going to like this gray and gold beauty. I like the fact that instead of cramming a 728×90 advertising unit at the top of the page, Wynton Magazine places it in between the featured content and the additional content blurbs at the bottom of the page.

Overstand Theme: With a simple but effective black, gray and orange color scheme, this free magazine theme will appeal to anyone who appreciates minimalist designs. Like The Morning After theme, the great use of white space in this theme keeps it from feeling overwhelming to visitors.

The Original Premium News: Altough it was originally a premium theme (I actually bought it about a year and a half ago), WooThemes has made the decision to begin releasing this theme for free. In addition to looking great, this theme has a lot of great functionality built directly into it.

Branford Magazine: Inspired by two other designers who have work on this list (Brian Gardner and Darren Hoyt), this is a clean looking theme that is packed with all of the features that you expect from a quality magazine theme.

Lifestyle WordPress Theme: Created by the same designer as the Church WordPress Theme (Brian Gardner), this magazine theme features a calm color scheme that would work quite well for a wide variety of projects. To top things off, this theme features an interactive featured content section at the top of the homepage.

Rebel Magazine Theme: With over two hundred comments on the post that announced the release of this free magazine theme, I think it is safe to say that Rebel Magazine definitely qualifies as a popular free WordPress theme.

Magadine: With the ability to add a fairly large image to the homepage blurb that links to each piece of content, Magadine is a great choice if you need a theme that provides plenty of visual stimulation to visitors.