Web design is very close to art, if not one of the visual arts itself. No one will either dispute or doubt that no web design is possible without creativity, like any other design. The appearance of the site and the way it looks like is usually determined by a designer’s artistic vision. It’s true that while surfing the net you won’t like all the sites you see. One of the main reasons why the web site can be rather unsuccessful is the exceeded number of things that designers tend to include in them. So, the question is – where’s the finish line to stop working on your website design?
1. The main thing that can be really helpful is your own personal feeling, intuition, instinct, the sixth sense, call it whatever you want. It’s your internal voice that tells you to stop creating because one more element and the page will be cluttered. However, not all designers have it and there are many who always think that the work is never finished (frankly speaking, I belong to those unlucky ones). Sometimes designers are induced to stop even earlier than they want, when the clients tell them to.
2. Step away from your work for a little while. Start doing something else and the next day have a look at it. If the piece you are working on still feels ok, probably it is really ok and there’s no need to include anything else in it. However, sometimes reviewing the web design work after a break can refresh your mind and bring in some cool ideas.
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A lot of people nowadays showcase their photography works on the web. It isn’t an easy job, but it is nevertheless worth doing. Collaboration of professional web designers and photographers gives us a marvelous blend, what we nowadays tend to name photo (or photography) portfolios.
Terrific photography works on the one hand under amazing web design “covering” is characteristic of the following ten portfolios:
1. Denis Rouvre portfolio has a captivating intro where some of the best photos are placed. Going into the portfolio itself you discover more creative photos which you can view either as a slideshow or as a photofilm.
2. Natasja Fourie has an outstanding portfolio where photos, creatively arranged, are used both as central objects as well as backgrounds, preludes or interludes. If you want, you can switch to full screen mode. All this is accompanied with a lot of movement (which is a little bit frustrating sometimes).
3. A portfolio with simpler web design but still interesting to look at is presented by Pawel Fabjanski. Isn’t it beautiful? In its own beautiful way, of course.
4. A portfolio with lots of striking photos and their artistic arrangement has been created by a Belgian photographer Koen Damuynck. Voilà.
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As you may have noticed, Flashmint developers team is striving for innovations and never stops at what has been accomplished. The buzz around Flash CMS2 Templates has not come down yet, and here is another topic for discussion - Flex CMS Flash Templates. This kind of CMS templates has been just released, and you are probably the first who will find out about it. Ready to know what is it so special?
- Intuitive and innovative interface. It allows to upload images, create image galleries, modify the text of the pages, upload and manage the MP3s that play on your site, and set the email address for the form.
- Works on any platform (Win, Mac, Linux)
- No additional software required
But that is not all, to make you left all the doubts behind and demonstrate that our Flex CMS templates release is simply a break-through and has no analogues, we offer Demo Version on how the admin panel looks and functions.
Admin Panel Demo Version
As you see, managing flash websites is getting easier and faster for those who have basic knowledge in website building and value their time. Though there are only 4 Flex CMS templates in Flashmint collection, they are worthy of your attention. Check out them and make sure that good wine needs no bush!
Photo Gallery Flex CMS Flash Template Demo
Photo&Video Flex CMS Flash Template Demo
Art Motion Flex CMS Flash Template Demo
Photo Circle Flex CMS Flash Template Demo
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