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How to make a color palette for a site and not only
In Design Mania, there have already been several publications with similar topics: in a note about color matching services for websites, in addition to inspiration resources, we examined a couple of useful web tools; there was also a post with an overview of palette generators, etc. However, without understanding the logic of how to make a color palette, all of them may turn out to be ineffective. Today we will try to fill this gap and clarify some theoretical points that are well described in this article.
Those of you who have already used new-fangled online generators are aware of their principle of operation: first you select some basic values, configure a number of parameters (the names of which resemble some musical terms), and then as a result you get a list of 4- 5 shades recommended for developing web projects.
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Top Web Design Articles, Downloads, and Inspiration
We continue the annual tradition and publish the most interesting notes for the “last season”. Earlier in Design Mania, you could already see a similar article for 2017 and a selection of the best posts in 2016. It seems to us that such a digest allows you to quickly view the most relevant materials and, possibly, save something for yourself in bookmarks.
For your convenience, the entries are grouped according to different topics that correspond to the sections of the blog: there are notes about logos, web design in general, icon / font archives, templates, textures, useful sevries and programs, and, of course, inspiring graphics. In total, about 55 links turned out, which completely coincides with last year’s indicators. In 2019, we hope to slightly increase their number + to finish updating the design of the project. Continue reading
Vertical text direction in web design – good use cases
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Vertical text direction in web design – good use cases
Ordinary standard and template web projects are few who impress, so many want to create something truly unique. You will find some interesting ideas in the selection of colorful website designs. Someone uses variegated images on the main one for this purpose, animation or some original approaches to the layout of elements. One of these methods is the vertical arrangement of text on the screen.
In fact, such an orientation of labels / content in web design is not often seen, here the horizontal rhythm “rules”. However, in last year’s article about current typographic trends, we already mentioned this chip. One of its advantages is that you don’t have to take any extreme measures or difficulties – even an insignificant “dose” of the vertical text is enough to achieve an effective result. And with today’s examples we will prove it to you … Continue reading