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Inspiration

Design Inspiration: Creative Ideas & Awesome Designs

Feeling stuck, and the next web design conference is all too long from now? Our profiles of awesome web design projects and graphic design inspiration will replenish your stock of web design ideas. We regularly feature in-depth looks at amazing designs, website relaunches and redesigns, and we create collections of contemporary web design trends you need to know about.

Web Design Ideas: Type-Centric Designs

April 2, 2013 | Patrick McNeil | Comments: 0
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With the endless possibilities for typography in web design, it’s no surprise that many designers are creating type-centric websites. Here are a few to inspire. Read more

Print to Web Series: The One-Page Site = The New Poster?

February 14, 2013 | Patrick McNeil | Comments: 5
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Single-page web designs, perfect for laser focus and fast communication, have evolved into an art form all their own. See how designers are putting twists on one-page sites. Read more

Best of 2012: Best Websites of the Day

December 24, 2012 | Bryn Mooth | Comments: 0
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Patrick McNeil, HOW’s interactive content director and author of Web Designer’s Idea Book, looks at a lot of excellent website designs … a lot of them. For his book and … Read more

2012 HOW Interactive Design Awards Best of Show

October 12, 2012 | Grace Dobush | Comments: 0
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Do you have what it takes to stand with the best web designers? Enter the Interactive Design Awards to find out!
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Web Trends: Wood in Web Design

October 5, 2012 | Patrick McNeil | Comments: 0
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Though I’ve observed the trend of wood in web design for years, somehow I never grow tired of it. I think the reason is simple: We connect with wood in an organic, tangible way that takes us outside the digital world. Read more

31 Great Email Newsletter Designs

July 18, 2012 | Grace Dobush | Comments: 1
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With a bit of planning and HTML skills, it’s possible to create great email newsletters. We scoured Pinterest for the best email designs and picked these 31. Read more

Above the Fold Awards Winner: Type Connection

June 29, 2012 | Grace Dobush | Comments: 0
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Brian Miller’s Above the Fold Awards just announced its winners, including the Best in Show: Type Connection, a typographic dating game by Aura Seltzer. Read more

Inside the Design: Second Story’s Relaunch

April 19, 2012 | Second Story | Comments: 0
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Designing for yourself can be a daunting prospect. But Second Story’s new website is easier to navigate and tells its story more elegantly than ever. Read more

Inside the Design: Integrity and Imo’s Pizza

March 19, 2012 | Ed Morrissey | Comments: 0
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What happens when people who want pizza can’t get it? Integrity designed and developed an appealing and effective new website for Imo’s Pizza, one of the largest and oldest pizza chains in the Midwest. Read more

2012 HOW Interactive Design Awards Outstanding Awards

February 29, 2012 | Grace Dobush | Comments: 0
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In the 2012 Interactive Design Awards, the competition was tough. Along with the Best of Show winner, these five entries stood out as being among the best of 2012. Read more