The first of which is called Culture and is a very stylish, modern layout – perfect for small organisations through to portfolio websites.

Initially there will be 3 purchase options available for this layout, single page PSD, 2 page (child+parent) PSD, and 2 page (child+parent) PSD & HTML and as an introductory offer, prices will start from £10.00 for the single page PSD file.

Please stay tuned for updates!

The look and feel of the live chat is inspired by Facebook to be unobtrusive on your browsing experience. Too many times have I visited a website just to be pestered by a popup in the centre of the screen begging me to chat to a member of staff! (I’m looking at you web hosts!)

I will update this blog as and when I have updates!

Over the past few months I’ve come across many amazing portfolio websites, all of which had a big impact on my own work. The web has produced some amazingly talented designers and developers and with the recent adoption of HTML5 & CSS3 we no longer need to rely on Photoshop entirely in our workflow.

The future is looking very bright for our industry and things can only get better!

Here are 10 portfolios I have come across recently that left an imprint in the back of my mind.

Collision Labs

http://collisionlabs.com/

Dawghouse Design Studio

http://www.dawghousedesignstudio.com/

Glue Interactive

http://glue.be/en/

Jay Hollywood

http://www.jayhollywood.com.au/

Momento Images

http://www.momento-images.com/

Neutron Creations

http://neutroncreations.com/

Pointless Corp

http://www.pointlesscorp.com/

Red Square Agency

http://www.redsquareagency.com/

Social Design House

http://www.socialdesignhouse.com/

Zap Media

http://www.zapmedia.co.uk/

As a resident of the United Kingdom I am fortunate to live in a country that has some of the most spectacular views in the entire World, the UK coast is a particular interest of mine and I would imagine a lot of other photographers too! Some of the best views in the UK are found on our coastlines (and no, I don’t mean Blackpool on a Friday night!)

With the natural rock formations, spectacular piers and dazzling lighthouses, the UK presents a brilliant array of photo opportunities for budding and professional photographers throughout the World.

Here is a small selection of photos I have picked up on whilst browsing Flickr alone!

Bridlington, Yorkshire by Julian Barker

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beeston_bostonian/

Whitby Pier by 68lbs_on_flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68lbs_on_flickr/

Woolacombe Twilight by Antony Spencer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonyspencer/

Homeless (Skegness Pier) by Chris Tait

http://www.flickr.com/photos/christait/

Rattray Head by Angus Clyne

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29609591@N08/

Boscombe Pier by Antony Spencer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonyspencer/

Whitby Lighthouse by Carl Mick

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonewold/

Boscombe Pier by Milouvision

http://www.flickr.com/photos/milouvision/

North Wales by James Atkinson

http://www.flickr.com/photos/james-atkinson/

This next photo isn’t coastal but it’s a prime example of what the UK has to offer for photographers, taken from Coniston in the Lake District this photo is an absolutely amazing blend of colour, perspective and composition.

Coniston Water by Dennis_f

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wodkawarrior/

In this post I’m going to showcase a bunch of web application interfaces I have come across in the past couple of months that are particularly inspiring. When designing a web application interface it is extremely important to put the user at the forefront of the design and development process, below you will find a collection of designs I personally have found outstanding in terms of user interaction and aesthetics.

Ballpark

http://www.getballpark.com/tour.php

Mint

http://www.mint.com/what-is-mint/

ShelfLuv

http://www.shelfluv.com/

Basecamp

http://basecamphq.com/tour/

Subernova

http://www.subernova.com/tour

Focus Booster

http://www.focusboosterapp.com/live

TeuxDeux

http://teuxdeux.com/

Sky Ledger

http://www.skyledger.com/public/tour

Campaign Monitor

http://www.campaignmonitor.com/features/

Blinksale

http://blinksale.com/

I aim to produce some quality articles from tutorials and inspiration through to server admin and programming, if you have any suggestions for me please drop me an email!