Showcase of Artistic Hand Lettering in Web Design

Posted on May 16, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Recently I’ve been a little inspired by custom lettering in design rather than using fonts. Unfortunately lettering is one of the things I have the most trouble with drawing. However, these websites show a cool artistic twist their design by using custom lettering. Check them all out here.

“With websites being built from digital code it’s difficult to imagine them being crafted by hand, but this post showcases a bunch of websites that feature custom hand lettering in traditional mediums.”
-Chris Spooner

http://gnosh.co.uk/

The 3 White Lies Behind Instagram’s Lightning Speed

Posted on May 16, 2012 by robintek_shawn

It’s always nice when you use a program or website that’s fast. We’ve reached the point with technology where even 5 seconds seems like an eternity to wait for something online. Here are some secrets shared by Instagram on how their app seems to run fast even with little to no connection. Check out the details here.

“You can take any user interface in the world, and whether it’s gorgeous and intuitive or ugly and clunky, there’s one unifying factor that will right pretty much any wrong: speed. “
-Mark Wilson

Inspiration: Packaging Design

Posted on May 14, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Packaging isn’t the first place I would think to look for inspiration in my work. However, packaging can have some really cool designs and can sometimes be very inspiring. Check out these packaging designs and more here.

“Package design can be a good alternative place for finding inspiration. From textures to color schemes and typography, we can get a lot of references from packaging designs. A good place to browse – other than your local shops and/or supermarket – if you are also a package lover is lovelypackage.com, a nice website that curates the best of the package world.”
-Gisele Muller

Conto Figueira

21 Fantastic Examples of Sliders in Web Design

Posted on May 14, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Check out these inspiring web designs that use sliders. Check out these websites and more here.

“Sliders are an excellent way to organize and highlight important content on a site. They can also be used to display a good amount of content within a limited amount of screen real estate. “
-Gisele Muller

Hufton + Crow

Line25 Sites of the Week for May 11th 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Check out these sites of the week from Line25!

“Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Guided Creative, Peaxl, Rdio, DS22 and Column Five.”
-Chris Spooner

Sites of the week: http://line25.com/inspiration/line25-sites-of-the-week-for-may-11th-2012

Inspiring Examples of Custom Lettering Logo Designs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Logos have become one of my favorite things to make and see online. One of the hardest parts for me when making a logo is choosing a font. These logos show very well that you don’t always need a font, you can just draw your own lettering. Check out these awesome logos here.

“One way to create an absolutely unique logo design is to craft the lettering by hand, as opposed to selecting an existing font. This allows the designer to create the perfect logo with their own custom ligatures, tails and loops. This post showcases 20 inspiring examples of custom lettering logos, each featuring the designer’s initial sketch to show how the hand drawn scripts are converted from pencil to vector.”
-Chris Spooner

Art by: Igor Garybaldi

Remembering The Creative Legacy Of Maurice Sendak, In His Own Words

Posted on May 9, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Here is a tribute to Maurice Sendak who just passed away. Read the full article here.

“Maurice Sendak passed away last night at the age of 83. He’ll be remembered by millions of fans, and has already been memorialized with great writing all over the Internet.”
-Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Picture from Fastcodesign.com

35 Navigation Menus for Your Design Inspiration

Posted on May 9, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Here are some great examples of navigation menus for a website. Check them all out here.

“Navigation menus are an important part of any web design for usability purposes, but they can also serve to improve the look and feel of the website. When designing navigation menus there are any number of different approaches that you can take, and in this post we’ll show 35 examples of sites with attractive menus. These examples sites can serve as an excellent source of inspiration for your own projects, as every website needs a good navigation menu.”
-Steven Snell

CaptainDash

Surveys find the possiblity of an iPad Mini

Posted on May 7, 2012 by robintek_shawn

Surveys and consumer demand have revealed a possibility that Apple will release a smaller version of the iPad for a cheaper price. Check out the survey results and the rest of the story here.

“More than half of consumers would consider buying a miniature version of Apple’s popular iPad tablet – but only if the price is right, according to a survey.”
- Bertan Budak

Picture from: t3.com

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