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Friday Focus 09/23/11: The Dip

Happy Friday Focus! Today we’re looking at designs with a bit of a “dip” in them—one content area leading into another with a nice little curve. Can you spot them? Read on!

Friday Focus 08/05/11: Masked Text

This week’s Friday Focus tackles exactly what it says on the tin: designs featuring imagery molded into the silhouettes of large type. Let’s go check ‘em out.

Friday Focus 07/29/11: Triangles

We’ve looked at designs with irregular shapes and circles before (twice, even), and this week we’re adding triangles to that list. Time for this week’s Friday Focus!

Friday Focus 05/20/11: Slants and Slashes

This week’s designs on Friday Focus are skewed to the side, making for an edgier experience. Check it out!

Friday Focus 03/18/11: Drink Up

This week on Friday Focus, we’re toasting to sites that feature drink products in their designs. Let’s see how they’re featured in each.

Friday Focus 03/04/11: Photo Mask

Images don’t need to reside in strictly rectangular boxes. Check out these sites that use out of the ordinary shapes for masking photos. Happy Friday Focus!

Friday Focus 09/03/10: Ribbons

Using ribbons is really big these days, bringing both sophistication and a hint of nostalgia to designs.

Friday Focus 08/13/10: Let Your Garden Grow

This week on Friday Focus: vines, blooms, and other foliage that do a great job of framing your website.

Friday Focus 07/02/10: Rocketships

This week on Friday Focus: a bunch of sites that use rocketships in their designs. Unfortunately not all of them take the metaphor as far as one would like, but carry interesting designs nonetheless. Ready of take off?

Friday Focus 01/29/10: Split

This week on Friday Focus: websites that are split right in the middle! A case of design schizophrenia? Let’s find out.

Friday Focus 08/28/09: It’s A Small World After All

This week on Friday Focus: websites featuring worlds that will fit right in your browser. It’s an interesting trend and a good exercise in 3D modeling and illustration.