The Web Designer's Idea Book
The Ultimate Guide to Themes, Trends and Styles in Website Design

The book presents the best-of-the-best from the author's website, DesignMeltdown.com. As he explains in the introduction, "Cataloging web design is a dangerous business that starts with a few obvious topics and soon leads to hundreds of categories and thousands of samples. This book represents two years of just such methodical activity."

This is the type of comprehensive desk reference that web designers will turn to again and again. Whether you're talking with a co-worker, discussing options with a client, brainstorming makeover, and for simply igniting a spark of inspiration when you need it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Word From the Author

Sites by Type
Blog
Forum
Event
E-commerce
Free Script
Church
Personal
Design Firm
Photography
Web Hosting
Web Services
Web Software

Sites by Design Style
Retro
Minimalist
Super-Clean
Distressed
Three-Dimensional
Sketchy
Collage
Illustrated
Photographic
Giant Type
Let the Art Speak

Sites by Theme
Nature
Food
Old Paper
Grass
Wood
Clouds
Splatters
Workplace
Print Imitation
Location-Based
Extreme Theme

Sites by Color
Pink
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
Brown
Black
Gray
White
Black & White
Pink & Blue
Blue & Green
Bold
Muted

Sites by Element
Icons
Dates & Calendars
Rounded Corners
Folded Corners
Rays
Tags
Crests
Badges
Stripes
Ornate Elements
Ornate Backgrounds
Gradients
Shine

Sites by Structure
Horizontal Scrolling
Zoom In
Atypical Navigation
Tabs
Three Buckets
Modules
Tiny
One Page
Massive Footers
Atypical Layout
Hybrid

Index/Permissions

FROM CHUCK  I did not write this book--but I sure wish I had. As someone who actively searches the Web for great design, I can testify to the thousands of hours it must have taken Patrick to locate, categorize, and assemble such a large cross-collection of superior web ideas. Simply having a snapshot of these hundreds of sites at this time in the history of the Web is well worth the price.

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256 pages; ISBN 978-1-60061-064-6

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