Apr 14 2010

Julia May - What If Oscars Were Given To Movie Websites?

Most modern movie websites are built in Flash, even when it’s totally unjustified. The websites often lack usability standards and require users to click through splash pages and introductions in or

Movies , Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Nov 17 2025

Frederick O’Brien - Web Design Done Well: Delightful Data Visualization Examples

They say we are entering the Data Age. There’s certainly enough of the stuff about. Between analytics, public records, and the slow yet steady growth of the Semantic Web, millions of data points are

User Experience , Design , Data Visualization

Nov 11 2010

Sarah & Adrienne Kahn - Designing Memorable Websites: Showcase of Creative Designs

One of the main goals of having a website, whether it be a portfolio website or a business website, is to declare your presence on the Web. There are thousands upon thousands of websites out there;

Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Oct 06 2008

György Fekete - 7 Ingredients Of Good Corporate Design

It’s hard to define design. We have a broad range of definitions to choose from: design refers not only to graphic design, but to design strategy, too. It is used in a variety of industries, such as

Principles , Graphics , Corporate , Web Design , Logo Design

Aug 18 2010

Jeremy Girard - Giving Users Some Credit

Websites are designed to be used by people of varying backgrounds, educations and technical levels. One of the challenges we face when designing for the Web is finding a way to create sites and appl

Content , Web Design , Content Strategy , Business

May 29 2012

Paul Scrivens - MUD: Minimum Usable Design

There is a paradox that fits my life. Doesn’t matter what aspect of my life I am talking about because it always seems to apply. Even more so when I think about this paradox and the design of this w

Web Design , Psychology

Apr 07 2009

Lee Munroe - The Website Launch Checklist – 15 Essential Checks Before You Go Live

Your website is designed, the CMS works, content has been added and the client is happy. It’s time to take the website live. Or is it? When launching a website, you can often forget a number of thin

Launch , Checklists , Validation , Web Design , Design

Mar 26 2008

Sean Hodge - Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques

Grid systems bring visual structure and balance to site design. As a tool grids are useful for organizing and presenting information. Used properly, they can enhance the user experience by creating

Techniques , Grids , Layouts , Web Design , Design

Feb 04 2009

Matt Cronin - The Web Design Navigation Menu - Articles And A Beautiful Showcase

This overview features a hand-picked and organized selection of the most useful and popular Smashing Magazine’s articles related to Web Design navigation and published here over all the years. The

Showcases , Navigation , Inspiration , Web Design

Mar 17 2009

Jacob Gube - Breadcrumbs In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices

A “breadcrumb” (or “breadcrumb trail”) is a type of secondary navigation scheme that reveals the user’s location in a website or Web application. The term comes from the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale

Showcases , Navigation , Inspiration , Web Design

Nov 25 2008

Dmitry Fadeyev - Don’t Follow Web Design Trends: Set Them!

Use this to your advantage and fashion a unique style that will set your website apart from the rest — a style that will impress and delight your users. Throughout history, great artists always fou

Graphic Design , Trends , ux , Interfaces , Branding , Usability , Web Design