28 Horizontal Scrolling Parallax Websites

Parallax web design has become a technique for designing single-page interfaces with extra pizzaz. Many of these animated parallax effects are stunning and fit perfectly into a typical portfolio or landing page design.

One of the newer trends in parallax design is horizontal scrolling. This has been around for years dating back to flash websites but has since made a resurgence. Now it seems that horizontal scrolling is concomitant with parallax animation, meant solely to create a more distinct user experience.

If you’re designing a custom parallax layout be sure to check out some of the following examples. Each design uses horizontal parallax scrolling in a unique way to both enhance the design and improve content consumption.

Future of Car Sharing

the future of car sharing design homepage

30 Personal Websites of Musicians and Performers for Design Inspiration

I’ve found that the most interesting websites often focus around very specific topics. In the case of entertainers, musicians, actors, and performers, their websites are a networking tool for communication and selling their product(s). Anyone working in the entertainment industry should have a usable website offering all the necessities of their talents.

For anyone who needs a bit of inspiration or just wants to check out some great examples look no further than your computer screen. This gallery features an assortment of personal websites for entertainers and musicians from all over the world. Notice how these websites don’t often need a wide assortment of various pages. Showcasing the person’s talents, upcoming shows, bio and press/contact details is enough for a solid foundation.

Lily Allen

lily allen official performance website

35 Production Company Websites for Design Inspiration

Digital media production companies work with all kinds of artists. Production may come in the form of music, video, animation, or some other creative expression. These websites are designed to express the quality of their productions and the team behind each one.

In this collection you will find 35 inspiring production company website layouts. These are perfect for anyone considering a redesign of their own company website – even based in another field. Production companies are like many other companies and would include similar information. I hope these designs may offer a starting point to get working on your own project(s).

Nick Animation Studio

nick nickelodeon studios website animation

29 Bakery and Cake Shop Websites for Design Inspiration

Bakeries and cake shops around the world are the sweetest treats. Business owners want their website to reflect this and draw in customers based on the unique and tasteful design. But this process can be difficult if you are unfamiliar with design techniques.

I want to offer a series of 29 brilliant cake shops and bakeries using fantastic website layouts. These are all very captivating and quickly remind you of the bakery itself. Designers will often include illustrations and vector artwork showing off cupcakes and other dessert treats. Keep in mind there is no one-size-fits-all solution. But there are many design ideas which you may tread the water and see how it fits into your own layout.

Adelaide’s Cakes

new jersey cake shop bakery website layout

Creating Semantic 2-Column and 3-Column CSS Layouts

Website layouts are not the most difficult part of coding a typical design. But unfortunately there are still not many standards set in stone for creating multiple column-based layouts. These are often put together through various CSS methods, but the most supported designs are using fluid width containers.

In this tutorial I want to look over a series of different CSS column layouts. We can see how to build websites using floats and direct positioning. Most common websites will utilize 2 or 3 columns at most, so that is what we’ll be focusing on. Along with these ideas you should feel comfortable trying out other CSS codes. There are new standards being written so frequently it can be difficult to gauge the best possible solution.

26 Portfolio Project Listings for Design Inspiration

Designing a website portfolio can be difficult because of all the different options and various layout solutions you can choose. Ultimately you want to use a portfolio to focus on projects you have created, or are currently creating & working with. This showcase is helpful to people interested in your work.

For this gallery I have put together 26 inspiring portfolio project listings. Each page layout focuses on the projects and offering details for potential clients. Freelancers and agencies alike can learn and study from similar techniques already created online. If you enjoy the post and want to share some ideas feel free to drop a comment in the discussion area below.

Grain & Mortar

Grain and Mortar website portfolio

30 Webpage Layout Designs for Popular TV Shows

Television shows are often given their own webpage hosted on the TV network. FOX, Comedy Central, and HBO are just a few examples which support their own programming. These TV shows are also given a custom layout design featuring official artwork and character promo shots.

In this gallery I’ve put together 30 inspirational webpage layout designs for TV shows. You may recognize many of these popular titles from western media. But the design sense is also fairly critical when comparing the success or failure of any TV personality. You can learn great design techniques from showcases of unusual websites. If you like this collection and want to share ideas you can post a comment in the discussion area below.

Workaholics

Showcase of Beautifully Designed Brochures

Brochure design is a key component to the marketing of many businesses large and small. A well-designed brochure can present a positive image of the business while providing helpful information about the products or services offered. In this post we’ll showcase 25 examples of well-designed brochures for your own design inspiration. All of these examples […]