Category: Showcase
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Large Background Images: Size Matters
Large Background Images – when a large image is used as a background on a website – is a great way to draw attention and capture the interest of viewers immediately. The visual emphasis allows for an instant immersion in the brand. Sure, some people like to read words, but most of us just want…
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Fancy Scrolling: Nifty Navigation Effects
Fancy Scrolling – nifty navigation effects on a website that are initiated or controlled by scrolling – can help tell a story in a more engaging way. Elements can be individually animated or filtered. Background images can be revealed. Videos can be triggered and so much more. These effects are only limited by imagination and…
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Web Fonts: Beautiful Typography on the Web
Web Fonts — special fonts that are embedded on the web and rendered in the browser — have been available for about eight years. Web Fonts have helped bring web typography out of the dark ages. Unlike image replacement techniques, web font technology allows us to use beautiful letters on our websites without diminishing accessibility.…
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Flat Web Design: The World is Flat
Flat web design — a design style that highlights simplicity, clarity, honesty of materials, and of course flatness — has swept the web over the last year or so. This style of design is quite different from the once-dominating Skeuomorphic style where elements are made to look like real world objects. Will it be a…