Work in Progress*

Minimalism in Website Design
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Here are some really beautiful clean and functional websites.
These are just some of the websites I often visit for graphic inspiration. Studying sites like this influenced my online portfolio so I hope they will inspire many others:

Vignelli Associates
Non-Format
Nick Bell
Saville Wakefield
We Are Build
Studio Makgill
Cartlidge Levene
B&W Studio
BB/Saunders
NavyBlue
Browns Design

[via Thinking For A Living]

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Spiky Penguin have a new competition covering multimedia, print and photography.

Head over to their website to check out current entries, more information on requirements and how to submit.

Closing date 1st of September 2008.

This morning i have been experimenting with different ways of welcoming viewers to my new upcoming online showcase. The image below could be placed on the contact page, and a more neatly formed composition could mark the beginning of the website.

Please select the image for a larger view:

Post UPDATE: 16th June ‘08
Possible application:

I’ve just designed my splash page for my new and upcoming online showcase, SarahFrance.com, selected project works will be displayed with some background information. The page is now up, thanks to the help of my very intelligent friend Steph Hillon - thank you Steph.

With currently learning the basic traits in website design, i’m eager to put the new knowledge into motion.

With having success on the “Hello Colour” campaign, the style has had a series of compliments, a client, Georgina Poynter, a qualified photographer and a dear friend, suggested using the same style for her own logo.

Having now achieved an identity for the website, the main frame can be built. With the client wanting to showcase her portfolio, a gallery technique would be most successful. I will be drawing my influences from www.jamescant.com an excellent example of how a photographers portfolio should look online.

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