Henry Jones – Web Design Ledger https://webdesignledger.com By Web Designers for Web Designers Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:49:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-Web-Design-Ledger-512x512-Pixel-32x32.png Henry Jones – Web Design Ledger https://webdesignledger.com 32 32 40 Super Sleek Fonts for Clean Web Design https://webdesignledger.com/40-super-sleek-fonts-for-clean-web-design/ https://webdesignledger.com/40-super-sleek-fonts-for-clean-web-design/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:00:45 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=497 A few weeks ago, I showed you some of the best fonts for use in grunge style design. Creating grungy designs can be fun, but sometimes a site requires a cleaner approach, one where artsy design elements take a back seat to clear presentation of content. Typography plays a big role in this type of […]]]>

A few weeks ago, I showed you some of the best fonts for use in grunge style design. Creating grungy designs can be fun, but sometimes a site requires a cleaner approach, one where artsy design elements take a back seat to clear presentation of content. Typography plays a big role in this type of design. If you have been struggling to find the right font for your clean designs, here are 40 of them that are both clean and beautiful.

Museo Sans

Museo Sans

Geo Sans Light

Geo Sans Light

Duepuntozero

Duepuntozero

Oregon LDO

Oregon LDO

Sansation

Sansation

Engel Light

Engel Light

Comfortaa

Comfortaa

Forgotten Futurist

Forgotten Futurist

Walkway

Walkway

Steiner

Steiner

Eurofurence

Eurofurence

Baar Metanoia

Baar Metanoia

Existence Light

Existence Light

Asenine

Asenine

Anna

Anna

Cicle

Cicle

Aubrey

Aubrey

Waukegan LDO

Waukegan LDO

Qlassik

Qlassik

Bebas

Bebas

Mank Sans

Mank Sans

Yorkville

Yorkville

Redring 1969

Redring 1969

Aldo

Aldo

Blue Highway

Blue Highway

Steelfish

Steelfish

Opticon One

Opticon One

Y2K Neophyte

Y2K Neophyte

Jacks Font

Jacks Font

Swansea

Swansea

Vegur

Vegur

Albertino

Albertino

Print Clearly

Print Clearly

Liberation

Liberation

Yoxall

Yoxall

Lois Ann

Lois Ann

SF Arborcrest Medium

SF Arborcrest Medium

APHont

APHont

Fertigo Pro

Fertigo Pro

Anivers

Anivers

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26 Free Progressive and Experimental Fonts https://webdesignledger.com/26-free-progressive-and-experimental-fonts/ https://webdesignledger.com/26-free-progressive-and-experimental-fonts/#comments Sat, 21 May 2016 00:50:17 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=4950 Design is constantly changing and moving forward. However, typography is one aspect of design that seems to resist progression. When it comes to typography, there are standards and traditions that have been around for many years. These rules are there for a reason – to make sure that letters and words are legible. But to […]]]>

Design is constantly changing and moving forward. However, typography is one aspect of design that seems to resist progression. When it comes to typography, there are standards and traditions that have been around for many years. These rules are there for a reason – to make sure that letters and words are legible. But to move forward, sometimes rules have to be broken. So for this post we’ve rounded up 26 free progressive and experimental fonts. These fonts might be pushing the limits of traditional type design, but the results are stunning.

Rounded

modern_fonts

Cube 02

fonts

Paranoid

fonts

Dark Moon

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Ultras

modern_fonts

Gagalin 

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Nano

modern_fonts

Slukoni

modern_fonts

VAL

fonts

Guerrilla

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Quadranta

modern_fonts

Guest Circus Paradiso

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Playtime

fonts

Sylar Stencil

fonts

Sans Serious

fonts

Kain Block

fonts

LOT

fonts

Clutchee

fonts

Tribbon

fonts

KnucklePuck

fonts

Etcetera

fonts

Amputa Bangiz

fonts

Betlog Square

fonts

Slimbo

fonts

Days

fonts

FILE

fonts

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70+ Beautiful Damask Patterns and Textures https://webdesignledger.com/70-beautiful-damask-patterns-and-textures/ https://webdesignledger.com/70-beautiful-damask-patterns-and-textures/#comments Tue, 17 May 2016 19:00:45 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=1167 Damask is a weaving style or technique that originated in the early Middle Ages near Damascus, Syria. This particular style typically produced very ornate and decorative patterns in the fabric. These types of patterns are wonderful to use in a design that needs to have a vintage or ornate look. In this post there are […]]]>

Damask is a weaving style or technique that originated in the early Middle Ages near Damascus, Syria. This particular style typically produced very ornate and decorative patterns in the fabric. These types of patterns are wonderful to use in a design that needs to have a vintage or ornate look. In this post there are over 70 beautiful damask patterns and textures that you can use in your designs.

All of these are free, but make sure to read the terms on the download pages before using.

Floral Vector Pattern

Floral Vector Pattern

Free damask seamless pattern

Free damask seamless pattern

Birthday Special

Birthday Special

Teal Brown Grunge Damask

Teal Brown Grunge Damask

Dark Teal Damask Wallpaper

Dark Teal Damask Wallpaper

Patterns.2 (2 patterns)

Patterns.2

Green Grunge Damask

Green Grunge Damask

Patterns Damask Wallpaper (25 patterns)

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Nouveau Pattern 2

Nouveau Pattern 2

Damask Wallpaper patterns (25 patterns)

Damask Wallpaper patterns

Teal Gold Damask

Teal Gold Damask

Wallpaper

Wallpaper

Orange Damask Wallpaper

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Orange Gold Damask

Orange Gold Damask

Big Damask Textures (6 textures)

Big Damask Textures

Damask Brites Patterns

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Gothic Mono

Gothic Mono

damask wallpaper

damask wallpaper

damask wallpaper 2

damask wallpaper 2

Charcoal Damask

Charcoal Damask

Light blue damask

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Damask Pack

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8 Fresh Free Fonts for Your Designs https://webdesignledger.com/8-fresh-free-fonts-for-your-designs/ https://webdesignledger.com/8-fresh-free-fonts-for-your-designs/#comments Sun, 15 May 2016 19:00:26 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=12029 Here at WDL we love to hunt down nice freebies for our readers… and one of our favorites freebies to find are fonts. Since we know that a fresh font is always a great asset to any designer, here are a few new fonts to spice up your designs. Click at the images to go […]]]>

Here at WDL we love to hunt down nice freebies for our readers… and one of our favorites freebies to find are fonts. Since we know that a fresh font is always a great asset to any designer, here are a few new fonts to spice up your designs. Click at the images to go to each website to download the fonts, enjoy!

Bohema

New Fonts
New Fonts

Airplane

New Fonts

Homestead

New Fonts

CS Benwood

New Fonts
New Fonts

Ribbon

New Fonts

Estelar

New Fonts
New Fonts

RBNo2

New Fonts

Collator

New Fonts

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A Showcase of Website Navigations with Serious Click Appeal https://webdesignledger.com/a-showcase-of-website-navigations-with-serious-click-appeal/ https://webdesignledger.com/a-showcase-of-website-navigations-with-serious-click-appeal/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2016 20:58:50 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=3430 A while back we posted an article showcasing great website navigations. Consider this the sequel. The website navigations is meant to be clicked. It doesn’t need to blend in or be hard to find. It’s important that it stands out from the rest of the elements on the page, but yet still matches the overall style […]]]>
A while back we posted an article showcasing great website navigations. Consider this the sequel.

The website navigations is meant to be clicked. It doesn’t need to blend in or be hard to find. It’s important that it stands out from the rest of the elements on the page, but yet still matches the overall style of the design. Here is a showcase of websites that achieve this in a very stylish way. These navs look amazing, have serious click appeal, and are guaranteed to inspire you.

Clicking on the images will take you to each site.

Vegas Uncork’s

website navigation

Lots of unique features with easy to use navigations.

SYNTHVIEW

website navigation

The bar is easy to read and easy to follow

Electric Pulp

website navigation

Sleek navigation design that stands out form the rest of the page.

The House Media

website navigation

The navigation is big and bold, you see it right away.

Curious Generation Group

website navigation

Creative, different and well designed, the content engages you.

Chirp

website navigation

This site utilized its color scheme well the white and blue are vibrant, the navigation
bar stands out.

Delibar

website navigation

The navigation stands out with it’s uniquely designed shapes and color.

Narwhal Co.

website navigation

Narwhal creatively used simple images to shape their navigation bar instead
of the basic bland way of doing things.

Yellow Bird Project

website navigation

This nav bar interacts with your mouse to change shapes.

Ugmonk

website navigation

Bold colors will attract your viewers gaze and stand out form the rest.

Intuitive Designs

website navigation

It’s always a good idea to have good fonts.

Neutron Creations

website navigation

Color coded, easy to read navigation

TheOldState

website navigation

Again, font, color, placement…

Digital Podge 2009

website navigation

This site is interactive with the % of visitors, giving a since of direction.

Arbutus

website navigation

The nav bar complements the rest of the page with it’s effects.

Sower of Seeds

website navigation

This bold nav bar grasps your attention and tells you exactly where to go.

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20 Fonts Ideal for Big and Powerful Headings https://webdesignledger.com/20-fonts-ideal-for-big-and-powerful-headings/ https://webdesignledger.com/20-fonts-ideal-for-big-and-powerful-headings/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:51:20 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=3274 Headings play a major role in the way users digest content. Through size and style, they help establish a hierarchy and make text easy to scan. The design of your heading also help establish the mood created by a design. So it’s important to choose the right font to compliment the website’s style. For this article, […]]]>
Headings play a major role in the way users digest content. Through size and style, they help establish a hierarchy and make text easy to scan. The design of your heading also help establish the mood created by a design. So it’s important to choose the right font to compliment the website’s style.

For this article, we’ve rounded up 20 fonts that are ideal for creating big and powerful headings for your web designs.

Franchise

fonts

Bebas

fonts

Insolent

fonts

Nevis

fonts

Molot

fonts

Gnuolane

fonts

Fertigo Pro

fonts

Alte Haas Grotesk

fonts

Vollkorn

fonts

PLAYFAIR DISPLAY

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Telegrafico

fonts

SORIA

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League Gothic

fonts

Forque

fonts

Romeral

fonts

Tertre

fonts

Bitstream

fonts

Communist

fonts

Old Sans Black

fonts

Sling

fonts

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30 Extremely Elegant Serif Fonts https://webdesignledger.com/30-extremely-elegant-serif-fonts/ https://webdesignledger.com/30-extremely-elegant-serif-fonts/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:02:37 +0000 http://webdesignledger.com/?p=707 A few weeks ago, I showed you a bunch of super sleek fonts to use in your clean designs, but if you’re looking to establish a classic mood for a design, you may want to choose elegant serif fonts. This article presents to you 30 of the best free serif fonts around…   Novello Museo […]]]>
A few weeks ago, I showed you a bunch of super sleek fonts to use in your clean designs, but if you’re looking to establish a classic mood for a design, you may want to choose elegant serif fonts.

This article presents to you 30 of the best free serif fonts around…

 

Novello

Novello

Museo

Museo

AlexandriaFLF

AlexandriaFLF

Bienetresocial

Bienetresocial

Kontrapunkt

Kontrapunkt

Serif Beta

Serif Beta

Gentium Basic

Gentium Basic

Centabel Book

Centabel Book

Divona

Divona

Andron Freefont LAT

Andron Freefont LAT

Grandesign Neue Serif

Grandesign Neue Serif

TypoLatinserif-Bold

TypoLatinserif-Bold

Bergamo Std

Bergamo Std

Contra

Contra

Sanford

Sanford

Temporarium

Temporarium

Juvelo

Juvelo

Justus

Justus

Day Roman

Day Roman

Bitstream Vera Serif

Bitstream Vera Serif

Dustismo Roman

Dustismo Roman

Portland LDO

Portland LDO

Cardiff

Cardiff

Oxford

Oxford

Queens Park

Queens Park

Athena Unicode

Athena Unicode

Imperium

Imperium

RomanSerif

RomanSerif

Slab Tall X

Slab Tall X

Liberation Serif

Liberation Serif

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