20 Great Examples of Big Images in Web Design

In 2012 we could see the growth of the trend of big images in web design. Throughout the year we could see more and more big and beautiful images appearing in nice and clean designs. If you check out our Best of Web Design in 2012 list you will notice that this trend was quiet strong in 2012. Since we believe that the big images trend will stay strong in 2013, and also because we believe that images can give a lot of personality and style to a design, we decided to gather a list of fresh examples of sites taking advantage of beautiful images. From big thumbnails to huge background photography, you will find a lot of great examples here. Enjoy!

Piction

Yoke

Hello Media

Fior di Latte Gelato

Ghost

Evolve

Swedish Seasons: Winter

Wright Feldhusen Architects

Fhoke

Noe Araujo

Premium Draught

Concrete Matter

Helen Tsanos Sheinman

Drexel University

LLI Design

Cobble Hill

Red Antler

The Chalkboard

REI

Emploi New York

21 Fresh Examples of Websites Using HTML5

After all the buzz involving the HTML5 CSS3 duo, it is nice to check how websites are using all the good practices you can get from HTML5. When the buzz around the subject started, we could see a lot of websites totally animated. Now, after all the benefits of HTML5 settled, we can see websites taking advantage of it to create smooth transitions, nice image sliders and subtle animations. It is interesting to see the evolution of practices in this matter and that is why today we gathered some examples of websites using HTML5. Enjoy!

Zipper Galeria

Magic Leap

The Good Man

Shiftbrain

Oscar Charlie

Handy Test

redstamp.ca

The Trip

WebKnit

Jib

Pierrick Calvez Studio

I Shot Him

Mode87

Studio 1 Architects

Let’s Travel Somewhere

iconmonstr

National Academy Museum

Fat Media

Kalixo

Ciroc Mixology

Networking Providers

21 Beautiful Examples of Subtle Textures in Web Design

The use of textures in web design has been popular for a while, and it’s still going strong. It’s definitely an excellent way to add realism and depth to a design, but the key to successfully using textures is not to over do it. The last thing you want to do is add some busy texture as a background that distracts the user’s attention away from what’s important, which is the content. Take a look at these examples to get inspiration on the proper way to do textures in web design.

Flowerly

Explanimate

Truett Brooklyn Burciaga

S.E.H Kelly

NeonMob

HDLive 2012

Oliver Lisher

Kerem

ChatCheckIn

A Student’s Guide to Web Design

Yardsale

Maverick Digital

BigNoise

Theory

Wishbone

Lyudmil Shoshorov

ONST Creative

Elliot Jay Stocks

Take my Texture

J Taylor Design

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