During hard organising and designing work, I was getting so busy I didn’t get any time to create some more valuable articles from my side. Since actual development process is going to end, I will warm up today and feature some of the best artworks from Deviantart to get you inspired. If you recall, I always enjoyed to write some personal thoughts, impressions about almost each specific design and I will try my best again to name points, which really make design to stand out.

Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, suggestions and impressions which artwork actually stayed in your mind the most. Okay, ready? –  let’s get started!

Digital-Creative Portfolio by Para-Project

Beautiful lightning effects through whole site helps to grab attention and create really light and stunning impression. White plus blue gradient looks great here!

MG Portfolio v2 by mgportfolio

What I liked here the most is texture based in the center of layout really making this design to stand out. Such textures are really easy to use, but as we can see it’s really rewarding –  love language switcher and purple on dark as always make right links to stand out. Only thing which is missing for me is great logo, this one just looks little bit not in a place here.

Taste and Delicious by Pilej

Pilej is really talented designer, each of his works are stunning. This work is especially tasteful and delicious, would love to see it live version.

Intentio by edumicro

Really light website showing how everything can be monochrome, almost with no color used –  great effect is achieved!

Khabarya by zee7

I am surprised how such subtle, but still bright color mix can look so harmonic in the same time! With several hand drawn style elements design is created to be still very modern –  nice achievement.

Included photos also emphasize design, which is not easy to do, usually designer just go the easiest path by creating easy portfolio layout, with few cool photos –  if you are doing the same, this is a great case study ( some times I am guilty of overusing big thumbs too, that’s the easiest way..but not always the best one).

Creative by badboythemer

I just love main navigation shining in front of me, interesting color mix in overall design, though I think those line brushes are a little bit overused here, little less would look better in my opinion.

Colone Portfolio No.7 by h1xndesign

Again one more example with beautiful texture doing all the hard background work for you! Dotted lines and colourful navigation look really beautiful as well –  case study!

WithoutPress by DouglasEltz

I am really loving light designs lately, this design just come really natural to your eye observing all the information easily. Promising project and notice also main navigation – good presentation and use of color.

Locked LTD by alexdesigns

This design stands out by NOT using standard table based layouts, but pulling down straight lines and emphasizing right elements like blue/grey section "Get your files locked up".

Notice that element is far from being at the top of layout, but simple use of bright color and icon does the job perfectly grabbing all the attention to subscribe for their monthly newsletter.

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Omega by Revoken

Do you like dark designs? Learn how to create beautiful and easy observable design right here. Only section which I think is not finished is footer, designer could give little more whitespace there to separate content from footer.

GMIMI portal design by fuxxo

Playful design with a lot of rounded corners and nice gradient effects, interesting and unique style.

Blog On the Wall by F-l-a-g

This design has interesting concept behind it –  all the elements are on wall (check that neat search button). Usually designs miss good concept, you can see here nice changes and good thinking.

Take your designs to the next level as well, in your next design do some case study and focus on one topic –  like here! It will be a lot easier for you to choose right elements, which you will use, because of natural resemblances.

Farin Innovations by alisalem

Tasteful design with interesting 3d look in main section and beautiful texture to emphasize the main message.

Triquo Page by Frozz

Triangles, triangles, triangles –  really interesting concept showing how to think outside the box!

Collins Harper-Web Developers by LOUDAMedia

I cannot image how much designer sat on this one, but outcome is amazing. Great 3d perspective will get you really inspired, at least it worked for me! Carbon and tech websites have become really popular lately, usually such designs are created for application sites like Iphone Apps.

Underwater Diving by DjDillen

Very well executed underwater scene, site is about diving so very appropriate!

Meteora by Revoken

Pascal Crott portfolio v2 by jk9o

Retro Creative Media by SencerBugrahan

I must agree to comment there "freaking sexy" –  beautiful lightning effects and guy with big hair/sunglasses look stunning, cannot imagine anything else suited better for that place.

AVG – Esserio by 

AntoniaVG

Elementic Portfolio by misht

Very interesting concept without logo at all, just with main header and did you know monochrome can look really stunning and stand out with its subtle elegance? Check out his live website as well with nice mouseover effects.

I was really cheered up because of mention about 1stwebdesigner as one of the sites "Where I learn from"!

Profolio

by

Revoken

Aura Zoo 2 by finesy

Learn how to consume and showcase a lot of information in good way, nice texture in background.

Charcoal Portrait by 

skriki

Nice use of textures and overall design is really good executed bringing the right message to advertise their product in 3 simple texts. Only thing here to change would be smart logo, good branding is lacking here.

Firepoint by 

zygat3r

Gaming fans will love this design, my favorite section is bold title "’Firepoint" and the way how it looks engraved in stone.

AC Simulation Site by carl913

Fresh studio website by REDFLOOD

Creative_Web by arEa50oNe

Cenzin redesign by t3t5uo

ELEXION – For Sale by AndasoloARTS

Primakomp BWI by ryzzus

Business Layout by zottel89

WebPoint business template by gabshot

Roofing company by kegajewski

Phenomart Portfolio by phenomart

Aqua water system by atcreation

Ah this is it –  I must say my apologies for such short inspirational list, but truth is –  I really wasn’t able to find that much great artworks, which deserved to be showcased here! However enjoy this showcase –  currently trends aren’t changed, just getting more and more polished.

Keep updated and let’s watch together what September will bring to us :)

Typography is one of the crucial part of designing, specially web designing. Like the good ingredients can make food delicious; same in the case of typography, good typography can enhance the grace and beauty of your website.  You can bring creativity, simplicity and elegance to your design just by constructive use of type in it. If we say "You can't design without Type" then it wouldn’t be inappropriate.

As a passionate typography lover, I’m always in search of great resources for fulfilling my needs of typography related news, articles, inspirations and new development in world of type. Today I thought to share some great blogs and websites, from my collection, related to typography to fulfill your "Type Need". So pick the best blog of you interest from the list I have compiled below.

1. I love Typography

I Love Typography is a blog completely devoted to typography, type, fonts and typefaces which was founded in 2007. It discusses the origins, design and function of type, this blog also provides inspiration and news on the world of typography.

2. Betatype

Betatype is an independent type foundry run by Christian Robertson providing in-depth look at some professional typography techniques. As Christian Robertson also is a type designer; this blog also provides fonts designed by him.

3. The FontFeed

FontFeed is founded by FontShop’s co-founder Erik Spiekermann in 2008 which provide comprehensive guide of font recommendation, inspirations from real life, typographic technique, and digital type.

4. MyFonts Blog

The MyFonts Blog is a companion resource to MyFonts. This blog discusses typography, letter design, calligraphy and more from various media around the world.

5. Type Directors Club

Type Directors Club is an international organization for all people who are devoted their everything to excel in world of typography both in print and on-screen. It provides useful articles and videos related to type. They also organize events and competitions making it easy for you to showcase your skills.

6. Typographica

Typographica presents reviews of books on typography and font design and discussion of type and font design.

7. Typophile

At Typophile you will we able to access active discussion boards, font and design news, recourses and much more.

8. Use Typography

Use Typography is an excellent showcase of websites that have good typography for inspirations and to promote useful typography principles in web design.

9. Easily Amused

Typographer John D. Berry’s blog “Easily Amused” covers typography from a broad perspective. Topics include contemporary text design, history, advertising, and more whimsical topics.

10. Font72

Font72 is a subsequent site to ImJustCreative.com, it provides Typographic links & resources on regular basis, including free fonts, typography inspirations, posters, web typography and commercial fonts.

11. LetterCult

Letter Cult is an inspirational typography blog which showcase designers and artists of type design. It features diverse artists ranging from graphic designers, sign painters and calligraphers to graffiti artists.

12. The Ministry of Type

The Ministry of Type is a weblog by Aegir Hallmundur, about type, typography, lettering, calligraphy and other related things. It also presents design inspiration and discussion of typography in digital media.

13. Nice Web Type

Nice Web Type is a place for extreme web typography.

14. Swiss Legacy

Swiss Legacy is an awesome typography blog providing excellent resources and information about typography including videos, books, reviews and type contests to test your typography skills.

15. Typblography

Typblography is official blog of Abode related to Types. It provides an opportunity to observe the activities of Adobe Type Team. It explains the technical, business, historical and design aspects of fonts and typography.

16. AddictiveFonts

Blog named "AddictiveFonts" is dedicated to find most impressive free typefaces of a certain category or purpose and compile them in a single list for their readers. If you need to get inspired then this blog can be very awesome as they do a weekly typography inspiration article featuring work of creative and professional type designers.

17. Type Theory

Ty Wilkins founded Type Theory in January of 2009, which is a journal of contemporary typography featuring news, views, reviews and interviews.

18. Typedia

Typedia is a Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces specially created to classify typefaces and educate people about them. Anyone can join typedia, add, and edit pages for typefaces or for the people behind the type.

19. Upscale typography

Upscale typography is run by an independent type foundry named Parachute. In this blog you will find useful typographic tips, new releases, pre-release notifications, historic references, trends and everything related to extreme typography.

20. Villatype

Villatype is an inspiration blog which features regular visual record and discussion of type and lettering found in the public places. If you have something related to type and lettering in any public space and want to share it, this blog will accept your submissions.

21. Web Typography

Web Typography is a practical guide to web typography along with the element of fonts applied to web design.

22. Eightface

Eightface is run by Dave Kellam, a designer and developer. It serves as a perennial soapbox and clearinghouse for random information. This blog is in-fact a collection of useful typography related links and resources.

23. Davidthedesigner

As name signifies, "davidthedesigner" is run by a David, you can find interesting  typography and graphic designing related articles on his blog,

24. Chris Beesley

In this blog Chris Beesley discusses typography in a very unique way focusing mainly on typography used in everyday advertising and media. Good thing about this blog is, it elaborate good as well as bad typography

25. Typoretum

This blog is all about Typography, Letterpress and Printing history. If you like to study history and also have interest in typography then this blog is heaven for you.

26. David Březina

This blog is run be David Březina who is a Czech freelance type designer and typographer. You can find his typefaces, typography related news and articles.

27. Type for you

Type For You is a blog on typography providing news, reviews, events and discussion of letter design and typography community from all aspects of urban culture. They discusses what is happening in the world of typography and other interesting articles of interest for designers.

28. Typegoodness

29. Typesites

30. Typographunnies

31. Typography Daily

32. Typography Served

Your thoughts ? :)