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Friday Focus 06/25/10: Kid-Friendly

No, these websites aren’t just for the little ones, but their designs certainly have a child-focused appeal to them. Check out the elements that make up a Kid-Friendly look on this week’s Friday Focus.

Friday Focus 06/11/10: Follow the Arrows

We have some interesting uses for arrows in this week’s batch of designs. Let’s see where they take us.

The Best Fonts For Your Design

Typography can make or break your design. There is like a bottomless resource of fonts on the internet but only a handful are good. Of course this also depends on how it’s implemented. Times New Roman has been used so much that everyone is tired of it, but Simon Collison has shown how an old [...]

Friday Focus 05/27/10: In Your Face Illustrations

This week on Friday Focus: illustrations that appear front and center in these websites, because we want them big, bright, and beautiful.

Friday Focus 05/07/10: Power Lines

This week on Friday Focus: website designs that use strong lines to guide the eye in navigating around them.

Friday Focus 04/30/10: Paint Me a Pretty Picture

This week on Friday Focus: lovely scenery and similar eyecandy painted with a virtual brush.

Friday Focus 04/23/10: Breaking Boundaries

This week’s crop features designs that literally break out of the box. Time for this week’s Friday Focus!

Friday Focus 04/02/10: Easter Spheres

Since it’s Easter next Sunday and I haven’t really seen egg-inspired designs yet, circles will have to do for now! More on this growing trend in this week’s Friday Focus.

Friday Focus 03/26/10: Full Bloom

Let’s celebrate the new season with stunning designs that display the best nature has to offer. Happy Friday Focus!

Friday Focus 03/19/10: Left-Aligned

Here’s an old-school pattern that hasn’t gone the way of the dodo: left-aligned designs. Symmetry is great, but asymmetry? Even better. Welcome to this week’s Friday Focus!

Friday Focus 03/05/10: Narrow

Just because monitors have gotten bigger doesn’t mean we should jump into wide layouts all the time. See how these designs make use of narrower widths effectively.

Friday Focus 02/26/10: Fine Type

This week on Friday Focus: designs that are dressed in fine typography and details.