Author Archives: Aaron

About Aaron

Aaron is a blogger, runner, music producer and habitual coffee drinker. He's been making websites since he was 12 years old and loves to help others do the same.

Design Inspiration: Beautifully Executed Minimal Website Designs

Minimalism is a very popular attitude as of late, whether it’s crazy 5 toe’d shoes or websites it doesn’t matter. Sometimes less is more and with blogs in particular that is certainly the case. Providing a clean, simple and distraction free canvas is not only visually pleasing it improves your visitors experience. There are so many minimal website designs out there I could probably start a new blog just showing them all off. Instead I’ll focus on how these select websites do it right.

Hex

Hex

Hex.sg is a website design business from Singapore. It’s design is nice and tight with their contact info clearly displayed in the top middle. The big bold headline up top is the first thing you see, it usually says something creative about their business, a very nice focal point [...]

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How To Implement Downloads On Your WordPress Blog with One Plugin

Offering downloads on your blog is a great way to attract visitors and give them a reason to keep coming back. Providing a safe link to download with some detailed information such as file size and how many times it has been downloaded is the best way to do it. Having the file hosted on your site also keeps things in the family so to speak, giving you control over the download. This has its advantages ensuring the link won’t eventually become broken [...]

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25 Amazingly Creative & Unique Footer Designs

Often overlooked in design is the footer of the site, which may be the last thing the visitor sees before they decide to leave. The right eye-catching footer can reel people back in and give you a chance to connect with them in various ways your sidebars just can’t with their limited space.

Leonardo da Vinci said the human foot is a masterpiece of engineering. Some of these websites decided to make their blog’s “foot” a masterpiece in their own right. Some are minimal and offer creative ways to connect with the owner others are simply works of art that command your attention.

Below are some excellent examples of the endless possibilities of the footer space [...]

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