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Best of Web Design in 2012. First of all, we would like to wish a Happy New Year to all of our readers! And to start 2013, we decided to gather some of the most appreciated designs we showcased here in 2012. We gathered the designs our readers most talked about, and we did this huge list to show you what we and our readers considered the best web designs of last year. The sites we will show here were featured because of use of textures, images, typography, navigation and much more. So take your time and browse through these designs to see what was memorable in 2012. Captain Dash Inzeit Trent Walton Postable Pulp Fingers The Buffalo Lounge Designing Monsters Pursuit Pop-Up Shop shoplocket Denise Chandler Oliver Russell Whiteboard Bones Brigade DJs Fifty Three Fifty Three – Paper Whitmans New York Blind Pig Design my own bike Book of Beards Simon Foster Everything you need to know about Design Modo Luce BigNoise Fudge House Teacake Luke Stevenson open121 Yardsale Theory D10studio Lift Interactive coderwall Fear the Grizzly FoundryCo Kirschner Brasil.

8 Bis Agency. Jonas Downey, designer at 37signals, writer of words, maker of pancakes. Page Transitions with CSS3. In the last few years, we've seen a lot of single page websites lying around the internet, most of them using JavaScript for some transitions effect. Well, now I'm gonna teach you how you can have your own, but instead I'll be using CSS Transitions and the :target property to do all the magic. View demo Download source In the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of single page websites lying around the internet, most of them using JavaScript for some transitions effect. Well, now I’m gonna teach you how you can have your own, but instead I’ll be using CSS Transitions and the :target property to do all the magic. The Dribbble shots used in the demos are by Matt Kaufenberg.

Check out his Dribbble profile or visit his An Illustration-a-Day Blog. Markup The HTML will contain five main divisions: a header and the four content sections. In the header we will have the main heading and the navigation: First we will give style to our header and the navigation. And that’s all you need. ¡Hasta la próxima! Pan di Stelle. The Golden Ratio in Web Design. 1. Anatomy of a Web Page The elements of a web page are like organs; they are vital to a properly functioning and aesthetically pleasing web page. These are the main elements of a web page. There are many different ways to organize them but this is perhaps the most common basic layout used online. 2. Container All web pages use a container and for the same purpose; to contain page elements, however the way it is accomplished varies. Types of container: Liquid: Expands to fill the width of the browser window.Fixed: A specific width you choose which does not change regardless of browser window size. 3.

The header isn't really a specific element although some may consider it to be. 4. Your logo is your identity and branding. 5. Page navigation is one of the most important elements; your visitors need it to use your website. Types of navigation: 6. As everyone knows (or should), content is king! 7. 8. 9. This is any area of the web page that is not covered by typography or other content. 10. 11. BLUE VERTIGO | Web Design Resources Links | Last update MAR.09.2012. Vibram FiveFingers : Barefoot Sports Shoes : Toe Shoes & Minimalist Shoes. The Best Designs / Best Web Design Awards & CSS Gallery. Ruby on Rails Development - 12 Spokes. FREQS OF NATURE - psychedelic music & arts festival - Downbeat Area.