WOW! This new color scheme kicks butt. I love the background texture and the flow of the gradients. It gives it a bit of depth, however, now I feel like this site needs more breathing room due to the large dashboard screenshot on the homepage. I also feel that the outer glow on the screenshot is a bit cheesy. But those are minor details. I love this new look. I don’t use Blinksale, but it makes me want to sign up and use it, especially with that beautiful yellow button. I also like the new changes in the app’s UI (user interafce). Keegan’s original design was amazing, but these new tweaks sure do look good too.

This entire design is neat. I love the color scheme that Denise chose for this layout. When I have to design some sort of portfolio, I like to make sure my background is neutral so that the images that are being displayed stand out and by adding a splash of green color was smart. The green button at the bottom totally grabs my attention and makes me want to click on it. Overall, Denise did a great job on this design.

Ok first of all this site is beautiful. The colors really glow on this site. When I saw this on CSSMania, it really drew my attention. Most sites that are dark sometimes just have a few pop colors, but this site has the entire color spectrum. Coming from a print design background, this site reminds me of a poster layout. There is a lot of negative-space (whitepsace) and the gutter spaces are all consistent. Designers sometimes don’t think about keeping gutter spaces consistent, they like to go all over the place and never align things up. I am not not talking about beginners, but I have seen designers who have been designing for years and still don’t align things up. It’s one of my biggest pet peeves.

The designer of this site really paid lots of attention to the smallest of details. I like the little dashes above the color spectrum bar and of course the stitching below it. I also like how the designer kept the gradient on the pie chart very subtle. I am not a fan of harsh gradients and of course when a designer uses strong shadows. I like my shadows to be very light and subtle.  Also notice how the designer did not go crazy using many fonts on this site. If I can still count, I think I see 3 different fonts. He used a slab serif for the main title, a serif italic for subtiltes and complimented with sans-serif for the content. This design was well thought out. Oh I almost forgot to say that the button on the bottom is sexy.

I really can go on and on about this site. Enough of me talking, go check it out.

This homepage design is cool, however, I wouldn’t say that about the entire site. On the homepage I like the red banner in the middle because it gives it a splash of color. Sometimes using a pop of color on a site can draw attention to certain objects or links. I like to use a pop of color for a call to action item. A call to action could range from “HIRE US” to a “SIGN UP” or even a “DONATE” button. The elements on the edges of the header and footer are also really slick. The little short stripe marks remind me of camera film. I am not sure if that was their intent, but it gave the design some unique depth.

I posted a secondary page not because I like it, but because I wanted to point out how hard it was for me to read. I beg of you to please never design something so hard for users to read. If you kinda feel as your designing that maybe you shouldn’t do it, then listen to your gut feeling. The image in the background has a lot of contrast that the white text above it is hard to read.

When I saw this site listed on CSSFaves.com, I was immediately drawn by the color scheme of the design. Upon further reviewing the design, I began to appreciate its simplicity. I love how the designer used whitespace, or negative space, to focus in on the content. I also like how the designer chose a warm muted color scheme. My eyes didn’t have a hard time adjusting to the colors of the content. One thing that I wasn’t to sure about was the inconsistency in the gutter space where white meets the cream. The text has less padding on the white background than the text on the cream background. For some reason I can catch little things like that. Other than that, this website is amazing. Oh and I almost for got one main thing I love about this site, the logo is very cool. It makes me want to click on it.

Do you know who designed this site?

Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain does it again. This site is beautiful and simple. I love the gold colors mixed in with black, white and grey with a subtle use of shadowing. I also like the old image of Henry Steinway in the About Us page. Great job.

This site is killer. First of all, I love the design of the websites popping out of the site. Perfect shadows were used and it is not an overkill. Secondly, I love the vertical lines in the background with a soft touch of the noise filter. It brings an element of elegance into the picture.

Designer Josh Hemsley did a great job on this site. Visit his website and follow him on twitter.

Ok. so this website just made me very hungry. I just want to reach into the screen and take a big bite of the juicy burger. Enough said.

No, but on a serious note, I love the background design. I also like the simplicity of the site where everything is spaced out and not squeezed in. I hate it when websites don’t have room to breathe. It makes me feel claustrophobic.

Ok I can’t stand my hunger anymore. Time to go eat. Cheers.