Check out the sites featured this week below, and as always, feel free to leave your thoughts and feedback below in the comments.

Enjoy!

http://www.giftrocket.com/

http://www.studio7designs.com/

http://liftux.com/

http://tradeomics.com/

https://popularise.com/home

http://www.offroadstudios.com/

http://www.renderwave.it/en/

http://www.discoverireland.ie/

What did you think of this week’s collection of Mid-week Inspiration? Which sites are your favourites? And can you recommend any beautifully designed sites for other visitors to check out? Please leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments.

Enjoy!

White mineral formations above the lake | by mikkashar

Left foot in Yoshua Tree | by zilverbat.

Stone Formations 2 | by pilosopongfroilan

Antelope Canyon | by makipon

Cango Cave Formation | by orkomedix

 Rock Formations – Muscat, Sultanate of Oman | by Alexander R. Yee

 Swards Valley – Cappadocia, Turkey | by whl.travel

Natural stone formations | by mgrig7005

It’s raining stone | by mgrig7005

Venus | by GS+

2 of 3 Rock Formations off Point Buchon Trail just south of Montana | by mikebaird

 Logan Rock & Pednvounder beach | by Mexicanwave

Grand Canyon – Thunder River Trail – rock formation on Esplanade | by Al_HikesAZ

Stones | by mac_filko

Natural stone formation | by andigirl

Stone formation | by gullevek

 stone formation | by paul_xttp *busy*

Did you enjoy this collection of Earth element photographs? And do you think the series idea of The Four Elements is a good one? Let me know what you think in the comments below. And don’t forget to share links to your own images.

Also, the next collection in the series will be looking at the Wind element, so if you have any images that you think should appear in the collection then please share in the comments and I’ll be sure to add you to the next collection.

Check out the sites featured this week below, and as always, feel free to leave your thoughts and feedback below in the comments.

Enjoy!

http://hatbox.co/

http://www.vignettebrandcommunications.com/

http://thrivesolo.com/

http://onedesigncompany.com/

http://www.griplimited.com/

http://captaindash.com/

http://www.nest.com/

http://lifeinmyshoes.org/

http://www.operaliege.be/fr

http://www.jibevisuals.com/

What did you think of this week’s collection of Mid-week Inspiration? Which sites are your favourites? And can you recommend any beautifully designed sites for other visitors to check out? Please leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments.

Recently I came across the Citroën DS5 website which blew my mind. Using bold diagonals and lots of CSS3 transitions and Javascript to create some mind boggling animations, this site shows what can be done when technical capability and extraordinary imagination meets the guts to give it a go.

Check out this week’s short, but very sweet, collection of inspirational sites which use diagonal lines and animation to drive home their message:

Citroën DS5

Starting with the site that brought my attention to this trend, the Citroën DS5 website uses smooth, sliding animations, fades, and zooming effects to create a truly interactive experience. The key messages fade in on page load, while images and body text slide in when you scroll down the page. Plus there’s some layering and parallax style effects with page elements floating above and beneath one another. They have even taken the diagonal element into the site navigation.

http://www.ds5.citroen.co.uk/uk/

Redirect Digital Marketing

This example from Redirect Digital Marketing combines stylised illustration from Jonathan Calugi with similar effects that we previously seen in the Citroën DS5 site. The animations and illustrations really bring out the company’s personality, and shows that they are at the forefront of online design and development. What better showcase could an agency ask for?

http://www.redirectdigital.com.br/

Hyundai Veloster

Not only have the designers of the Hyundai website used great animation effects but they have also used a simple and effect design too. I personally love how they have played with the (mostly) diagonal line to create different dimensions and floors for the car graphics to site on. Plus some beautiful typography really finishes the design off. Good work!

http://www.hyundai-veloster.eu/

Conclusion

I will be the first to admit that this trend won’t work for every site, in fact I think very few sites could pull it off! However for those projects which can accommodation such a daring design, what better way to showcase your product or company than with a site that is so exciting and engaging? This is one trend that I love.

What did you think of this week’s collection of Mid-week Inspiration? Which site is your favourite? Do you know of any other sites using this style to communicate? Please share them in the comments below along with your thoughts on the trend.

Check out the sites featured this week below, and as always, feel free to leave your thoughts and feedback below in the comments.

Enjoy!

http://todaytheworldis.com/

http://www.inflicted.nl/

http://www.sanctuarycov.org/

http://www.smashapp.com/

http://taamiberry.com/

hhttp://www.redtiki.com.au/

http://www.tinkeringmonkey.com/

http://loveforjapan.com/

http://thoughtbot.com/

http://www.skysguideservice.com/

http://www.besupercharged.com/

http://www.flowfestival.com/en/

http://www.smokeybones.com/

http://www.aaugh.it/

http://www.yurbuds.com/

http://www.warchild.org.uk/

http://www.sparksonline.com/

http://www.cheesesurvivalkit.com/

What did you think of this week’s collection of Mid-week Inspiration? Which sites are your favourites? And can you recommend any beautifully designed sites making great use of the colour red? Please leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments.

Check out the sites featured this week below, and as always, feel free to leave your thoughts and feedback below in the comments.

Enjoy!

http://www.moovents.com/

http://www.factoria.it/

http://www.brandify.co.uk/

http://www.davidgnogueira.com/eng/

http://abovethefoldbook.com/

http://gauged2.com/

http://www.squarespace.com/

http://www.imagemechanics.com.au/

http://autoglymhdwax.makeitbead.co.uk/

http://www.pepperplane.com/

http://www.smashapp.com/

What did you think of this week’s collection of Mid-week Inspiration? Which sites are your favourites? And can you recommend any beautifully designed sites for other visitors to check out? Please leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments.

As always, please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments and let me know which sites are your favourites.

P.S. The next edition of Mid-week Inspiration is already in production, so you don’t have long to wait for the next update!

http://www.nomilktoday.be/

http://www.rxbalance.com/

http://work.igeekify.com/

http://hashrocket.com/

http://www.klpersonaltrainer.co.uk/

http://www.printmornyc.com/

http://3sidedcube.com/

http://www.yyoga.ca/

http://www.belancio.com/

http://sxsw.squarespace.com/

http://www.mathieuclauss.com/

Now that Mid-week Inspiration is back to Creative Individual, what did you think of this week’s collection? Which sites are your favourites? And can you recommend any beautifully designed sites for other visitors to check out? Please leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments.

In this post, I’ve decided to narrow down the possible scope I could cover, by bringing you a selection of line-drawing animations which really push the creative envelope! I’ve selected my 7 favourite short animations which I feel fall into the category of ‘line-drawings’ to share with you.

First up are two animations by RSA Animate:

#1 RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

#2 RSA – Smile or Die

RSA Animate have created a lot of similar, and equally inspiring, short animations in this style; so make sure you check out more on YouTube or their website’s blog, http://comment.rsablogs.org.uk/videos/

#3 Pilot Frixion Evolution

I love the simple concept of the pen interacting with the drawing – the ‘evolving’ and changing nature of the animating which clearly illustrates the nature of the pen, i.e. what makes the Pilot Frixion different from any other pen is the ability to change what you have just created.

The sea shanty style music is great too!

#4 Pure Performance – The 2011 Subaru WRX STI

This advertisement for the Subaru WRX STI is a fantastic combination of film and line-drawing animation – and the shot at the end gives you a hint at how it was done!

#5 Nokia Morph Concept

Adding a splash of colour into their line-drawing animation is Nokia for the mobile phone concept, ‘Morph’ – a mobile phone which would take advantage of nanotechnology! In this animation, they have added water-colour over the line-drawings, as well as some computer rendered graphics which illustrates the capabilities of the mobile phone.

#6 Hand Animation-The Story

A highly creative, if slightly ‘rough-around-the-edges’, short animation which, like the Pilot Frixion advert, explores the concept of the ‘evolving’ line. There’s quite a lot of interesting ideas explored in this little animation, so keep your eyes peeled.

#7 How Wings are Attached to the Backs of Angels

Finishing of with a spot of the macabre, and perhaps my favourite animation of the lot. It’s a long one by comparison, but well worth watching. Enjoy!

The Music Industry?

And of course, we can’t forget that other famous line-drawing animation, the music video for Aha – Take On Me.

Final Thoughts

Although only a small selection of the many possibilities out there, I hope this post has illustrated the creative capabilities of line-drawing animation and how the style can be applied in many different ways. How it can even be built upon by using other technologies such as film and computer graphics.

As always, if you have any examples that you would like to share, please feel free to add the links in the comments. And make sure to let me know which animation is you favourite!

All this gives the industry an exclusive and luxurious demeanor. So it’s not surprising that this fast-paced form of entertainment also has some mouth-watering website designs. Check out the collection below. And as always, if you have any of your own to add, please feel free to do so in the comments.

http://www.m-sport.co.uk/

http://www.msaevents.co.uk/

http://ryanvillopoto2.com/

http://fiestar2.com/

http://www.sparco.it/

http://www.ozracing.com/

http://www.gumball3000.com/

http://www.monsterenergy.com/ – Sponsor

http://www.rallyesunseeker.co.uk/

http://fiestas2000.com/

http://www.wrcford.com/

http://www.ozmotorbike.com/

http://www.frankwrathall.co.uk/

http://www.jandlmotorcycles.co.uk/

Which of the websites above is your favourite? What are your thoughts on black / rallying websites? Are you a fan or do you feel that they all look too similar? Please feel free to leave your comments below.

Springhouse Solicitors

Ross Magic Howard

Veboo Labs

Kino Graphic Instinct

Merge Web Excellence

The Great Bearded Reef

Branded07

Blog.SpoonGraphics

Mochimedia

Webdesigner Depot

Jesus Rodrigves Velasco

Quodis

MailChimp – Login Screen

Rype Arts

Ten24Media

Banjax

Ali Felski

Redup

Tutorial9

Hutchhouse

The Squad

Tapbots

Collision

Awesome

Savvy

Old Loft

Silverback

Iceberg

What do you think about the use of illustration in website design? Are you a fan or do you think that illustration should be left out of website design? Which of the sites above are your favourites? Can you recommend any websites that have been left-out from the list above? Please feel free to leave your comments below.