Check out these cool 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.”
-Chris Spooner
Showcase of Websites Featuring Full Screen Videos
Recently I’ve seen a lot of really cool different websites that do many different things. But this is a showcase that surprised me. These are websites that use full screen videos on the front page of their site instead of just a homepage, or even a large image. Check them all out here.
“We’ve all seen videos on websites restricted to a specific frame size, but why not make use of the user’s whole monitor? Once upon a time only Flash was capable of such wizardry, but these days Javascript and HTML5 make it perfectly feasible to stretch your video footage to fill the browser window. This post showcases 15 website that all make use of full screen video techniques.”
-Chris Spooner
18 Websites that Take Scrolling to the Next Level
While browsing the internet looking at different web designs I always come across websites that make something really interesting designs from simple concepts. Some of the coolest sites I’ve seen are ones that use different techniques for scrolling. These are some website design that not only used the idea of scrolling, but made scrolling a part of the experience of being on that website. Check them all out here.
“There was a time when the common practice was to try and place all content above the fold. But now, instead of fearing the scroll, web designers and developers are embracing the need to scroll, and using it as opportunity to engage the user with background reveals, element animations, and other clever effects based on the pages scroll position. So in an effort to inspire you, we’ve gathered a collection of websites that take scrolling to the next level.”
-Gisele Muller
21 Beautiful Examples of Using White in Web Design
White can do many things for someone when it comes to web design. When used in the right way, white can bring out the design of a website in really cool ways. Other times white can leave a website feeling blank or unfinished. Here is a showcase of different websites who use white to bring out the best of their design. Check them all out and more here.
White is certainly an elegant color, and when properly used in web design, it can deliver really beautiful results, as the ones we will see here today. Using the right amount of white in a website creates a clean and elegant design, and it makes things easy and pleasant on our eyes, helping the viewer like what they see.
-Gisele Muller
New Website Launch – Avery Animal Hospital
We’ve just launched a new animal care website for Avery Animal Hospital.
Avery Animal Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality health care for your pet. We realize how much your pet means to you, and we strive to provide you and your pet with the best care possible!
New Website Launch – Guild Associates
Check out our new website launch, Guild Associates, a technology and engineering research website with new product management and online ordering.
Founded in 1981, Guild Associates started by providing technical services and contract R&D to local industries. With industrial success, and as an early participant in the SBIR program, Guild Associates quickly grew its reputation in chemical and adsorption sciences. The company grew in the philosophy of the medieval guilds, which were associations of craftsman known for their skill, expertise and quality.
New Website Rebuild and Launch – Guild Biosciences
Guild Biosciences website rebuild, enhancements and launch with new product management features and online ordering. Check it out here.
Guild BioSciences is a bioscience technology development business unit of Guild Associates. Our focus is the development and commercialization of novel, enabling bioscience technology. Our commercialization pathways include building upon existing or introducing new products, licensing, and partnering. Guild BioSciences is always on the lookout for productive, mutually beneficial partnerships.
New Website Launch – VisiOne
Check out our newest WordPress website build and launch with custom template design enhancements, VisiOne!
VisiOne Online Research, a division of Webbed Marketing, formed as a result of client needs that arose with our existing Internet marketing clients. Clients receiving our search and social media services needed to provide data to support their online marketing strategies and plans. They needed validation that they were delivering the right content to the right connections on the right channels. VisiOne then grew into its own entity to provide data research instead of just services.
21 Inspiring Clean Website Designs
It’s always fun going online and seeing all sort’s of different website designs everyone has to offer. Some of my favorite websites to look at, and ones that provide the most inspiration for me are the sites that like to keep it simple. These websites use beautiful images and clean styles to bring the most out of their design without a bunch of clutter and content. These websites are great examples of designs that keep things simple and clean. Check them out here.
“It’s always nice to browse some nice and clean websites. It is a good way to get inspiration for future projects and also to see how designers are delivering clean designs. Today we gathered some inspiring examples to show you that clean layouts don’t need to be plain and boring, you can have colors, textures, illustrated elements and much more.”
-Gisele Muller
Read the full story at WebDesignLedger.com
Optimizing Your Ecommerce Site: Visual Merchandising
Here is a cool post not only for designers, but businesses in general looking to increase or maximize product sales on their websites. It shows how displaying products in different and attractive ways can really encourage customers to buy a product or at least look into it longer. Check out these great tips and examples here.
“Unless you’re reading this from 1995, you’re probably aware that most websites have a large visual element. Amazon, Play.com, eBay, Apple Store… open any of their homepages and you’ll instantly be bombarded with tasteful product shots designed to lure you in. Clearly, photography is a big part of online product marketing – and why shouldn’t it be?”
-Ally Biring
Read the full story at VandelayDesign.com