SCUOLE. ECOMMERCE. BLOG. AZIENDALI. 30 Beautiful Real Estate Websites - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement Real estate is a valuable and often expensive purchase. Copious research is done by home buyers before venturing out to acquire real estate. In this day and age, gathering information about a property is typically done online, and an effective and captivating website design can make or break a home sale.
In this showcase, we’ll explore some great designs of real estate websites. We’ll also discuss some commonalities between them to tease out current trends in real estate websites. Trends In Real Estate Websites 1. Property realtors want to convey the message that they’re reliable and well-established. 2. Home buyers want to see what they’re potentially buying without having to take the time to travel to a property. 3. Again, photo galleries allow website visitors to see what properties look like without having to leave their computer. 4.
Many real estate websites provide a property locator feature for home buyers to find properties for sale in areas they are interested in. Creative Calendar Designs - Smashing Magazine. How many creative solutions for calendar design are out there? If you take a look around you’ll find out that most calendars are designed in a “standard” linear fashion. Calendar cards usually have the same structure: the month is designed in bold while the days are placed below within a rigid grid structure. Well, it doesn’t have to be like this. In fact, there are a number of creative approaches one can consider when designing calendars. Indeed, designers sometimes risk unique design solutions. This post showcases creative examples of calendar design. Please notice: this post is rather about information visualization than nice graphics design.
You may want to take a look at our related posts Beautiful and Creative Calendars Magnetic Calendar6Eternal, easy customized magnetic calendar. Tielen perpetual calendar9Designed by Sander Tielen from Netherlands. A-Calendar11Fun little project: this calendar displays the daily hours of sunshine 30 years ago, projected onto the year 2008. Resources. Newspaper Website Design: Trends And Examples - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement News websites can be intriguing to examine from a design perspective. Regardless of what type of news they cover, they all face the challenge of displaying a huge amount of content on the home page, which creates plenty of layout, usability and navigational challenges for the designer. The lessons that can be learned from examining how news websites address these challenges can be valuable for designers who work with other types of websites, including ones with blog theme designs.
Monetization is also a major factor for news websites, and it’s interesting to see how they integrate advertisements in the design. In some cases, the ads are somewhat intrusive or excessive, but most news websites are able to use ads without turning readers away, in part because of the content that’s available. For the purposes of this article, the term “newspaper website” refers to any news-related website that has the editorial focus of an online periodical.
Common Trends of Newspaper Websites. Showcase of Academic and Higher Education Websites - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement College and university websites have a lot of roles to fill. They need to provide information for prospective students (both new and transfer), parents of students and prospective students, current students, and alumni. In many cases, they’re also the gateway to the school’s intranet and the public face for both academics and athletics. They often need to include reams of information in a way that makes everything easy to find. And the truth is: most college and university websites are horribly designed. But not every college or university website is horrible. General Colleges & Universities Appalachian State University Appalachian State University has a simple color scheme and makes great use of icons in their header. Ball State University Ball State University uses a sophisticated color scheme and typography combined with plenty of negative space.
Bates College The bold header and grid-based layout work well on the Bates College site. Community Colleges Conclusion. Showcase Of Appetizing Restaurant Websites - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement They say the first bite is taken with the eye. If so, these appetizing restaurant websites succeed in whetting our appetites, inviting us to a savoury next bite. In these designs, color scheme and introductory copy show vastly different aspects of the restaurant experience. Moody warm tones create atmosphere, vibrant greens underscore freshness, and earthy colors communicate a relaxed, friendly attitude. Because customers are increasingly using mobile browsers to make decisions on the spot, restaurant websites are doing a better job of communicating core information quickly. Similarly, full Flash websites with no mobile alternatives are seeing some decline. Especially interesting is how these businesses are improving their online menus by replacing PDF-only downloads with Web-optimized alternatives that are more readable and easier to navigate.
Showcase Of Restaurant Designs Barley’s A cozy design rich in grainy colors and sturdy serifs. Last Click Related Posts (al) It's done.