Design Meltdown 2010 » Design Styles

Going o’natural

Patrick — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:30:20 +0000

These sites get back to nature and theme their design around all things outdoors.

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/inspired-by-nature/

Tasty textures

Patrick — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:30:04 +0000

Texture is certainly one of the more overused and under thought out design elements, but at the same time it is a useful tool to have in the designers toolbox. Because when it makes sense, it can work really really well. Check out these samples to decide for yourself.

http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/web-designs-that-use-textures-beautifully/

60 Examples of Illustration in Web Design

Patrick — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:43 +0000

60 great examples of illustration in web design:

http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/60-excellent-examples-of-illustration-in-web-design

Even more minimal sites

Patrick — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:00:17 +0000

Clearly the minimal style is very popular, and very attractive to people to talk about. Not surprising considering how amazing it can be when done well.

http://spyrestudios.com/40-amazing-minimalist-website-designs-for-your-inspiration/

Clean and minimal navigation

Patrick — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:27 +0000

Need some ideas for some very tasty navigation styles that focus on being super clean and typographic…search no more.

http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/30-examples-of-clean-and-minimal-website-navigation

Minimal and clean designs

Patrick — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:28 +0000

The minimal style is exceedingly popular these days, and when combined with a very clean approach the end result is some fantastic design. This collection of examples demonstrates these styles perfectly.

http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/60-minimal-and-super-clean-web-designs-to-inspire-you

Clean and Light!

Patrick — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:38 +0000

This is a style I really love; super clean and easy to use. I often refer to this as an ultra clean style, but it is often easy to dub these as minimal sites.

http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/60-beautiful-clean-and-light-web-designs-for-inspiration/

Type driven sites

Patrick — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:15 +0000

Now here is a collection I really love; type driven sites are in my opinion some of the most tasty designs around. When done right this style is just stunning. Enjoy:

http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/04/21/20-font-driven-websites-showcase/

The desktop theme

Patrick — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:48 +0000

It seems that designers love the desktop theme. I get the draw to it, but it still seems a bit overdone to me.

http://www.visualswirl.com/2010/04/20-website-designs-desktop/

Gradients in web design

Patrick — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:01 +0000

It comes as no great shock that gradients are heavily used in the designing of web sites. There is of course a great amount of variation in the quality of said usage though. Collected here are a bunch of great examples.

http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-inspiring-examples-of-gradients-in-web-design