Sunday, May 19, 2013

30 Useful HTML5 and CSS3 Web Templates


When it comes to websites, two of the most important things are its look and usability. Now days it is a must for a website to be responsive and user friendly. They should be advanced and thus designed using HTML5 and CSS3, which makes them more accessible. A great and easy way of achieving both these things is by using nice templates. A plethora of really beautiful, decent and responsive templates is available out there, but finding the best ones is not an easy task.  We have a collection of 30 Awesome HTML5 & CSS3 Templates. All these templates were especially handpicked and are really beautiful. So check the collection out and pick the one that suits your needs the best.

Serenity

Serenity is a single column template that boasts an image slider on the home page.
Serenity

OWMX-1

OWMX-1 is a nice looking neat two column design which is suitable for a blog.
OWMX-1

SilverBlog

SilverBlog is a beautiful blog template which has been also ported to WordPress.
SilverBlog

Design Company Website

Design Company Website is a business style website that boasts its own gallery page.
Design Company Website

Memoir

Memoir is a Japanese inspired template which is really suitable for a personal blog.
Memoir

Cooking Site

As the name suggests, Cooking Site is a great recipe template. It also has a featured post slider.
Cooking Site

OnlineSolutions

OnlineSolutions is a really cool three column template that is perfect for a corporate website.
OnlineSolutions

HTML5 template

A minimalistic HTML template that has one column, two column and three column variations.
HTML5 template

FreshIdeas

FreshIdeas is a decent black and yellow 2 column template.
FreshIdeas

ArchiteXture

ArchiteXture is a great 2 column template which would be perfect for a small business website.
ArchiteXture

TryMee – Premium Responsive HTML5 Template

TryMee is a really cool responsive corporate template that adapts to almost every modern device.
TryMee

Scoove

Scoove is a nice responsive HTML CSS website template with neat design.
Scoove

tinker -Simple Corporate HTML5 Template

tinker is an amazing simple corporate HTML5 Template which could be used for all kinds of businesses.
tinker

Responsy – Responsive HTML5 Portfolio

This one is a responsive html5 template which can be used for personal portfolios or creative agencies.
Responsy

GearBox

GearBox is an easy to use, sophisticated, highly customizable and responsive template.
GearBox

Developr – Fully Responsive Admin Skin

Developr is an awesome HTML5 /CSS3 template with fluid responsive layout and elements and is great for mobile devices.
Developr

Creative Portfolio

Creative Portfolio is a fabulous contemporary template for creative professionals!
Creative Portfolio

Extensio – Elegant and Minimal Business Template

This one is a neat, minimal and sophisicated professional premium HTML + CSS template. It is perfect for any kind of corporate website.
Extensio - Elegant and Minimal Business Template

Respond* HTML

A really clean and responsive orange template
Respond HTML

Domination – a Business HTML Template

A clean and sophisticated business HTML template with an elegant design. It comes in 10 colour variations and is perfect for a personal portfolio or a business site.
Domination - a Business HTML Template

Jupither – Responsive HTML Gallery & Blog Template

Jupither is a minimalist touch enabled responsive gallery and blog template. It is well suited for photography portfolios.
Jupither

Pertho Admin Premium Template

Pertho Admin is a responsive (fixed/fluid) template which is mobile friendly and has a lot of jQuery plugins.

Pertho Admin Premium Template
Zice Admin Colorful Admin Templates

A colorful responsive template with full drag and drop gallery and many other amazing features.
Zice Admin Colorful Admin Templates

Nostalgia – Minimal Portfolio Template

This one is a HTML portfolio template based on full-screen slider and sliding pages. It is well suited for personal or corporate use.
Nostalgia - Minimal Portfolio Template

EMPIRE – Elegant XHTML Template

EMPIRE is a really elegant and voguish template which can be used for corporate websites or personal portfolios etc.
EMPIRE - Elegant XHTML Template

Zwin – Responsive Vcard Template

Zwin is a unique and professional online vcard. It can be a great portfolio with sliding effect, resume and contact information with Google map.
Zwin - Responsive Vcard Template

Snapshot – Portfolio & Blog HTML Template

This one is a decent, neat and sophisticated template for creative portfolios, agency or companies.
Snapshot - Portfolio & Blog HTML Template

Mirage – Premium HTML & CSS Theme

A neat and advanced template which is simple yet effective. It boasts 10 different portfolio layouts.
Mirage - Premium HTML & CSS Theme

Grider responsive website template

Grider is an awesome responsive website template which comess in 7 colors and boasts 3 sliders.
Grider responsive website template

Primo – Business / Corporate xHTML Template

An HTML + CSS template which is decent and clean. It is well suited for any kind of corporate, business and portfolio websites.
Primo - Business Corporate xHTML Template

Themis – Law Business Template

Themis is an amazing minimal corporate template. It is really decent and elegant, being perfect for law, business and investment etc related websites.
Themis - Law Business Template

courtesy:http://smashinghub.com/30-useful-html5-and-css3-web-templates.htm

30 Examples of CSS3 Buttons Tutorials


The main goal of a website is to be eye-catching for the visitors and attract new visitors, and this is what website designers aim at. You not only have to attract them but also have to keep them at the website, so functionality should be A-one.
Buttons are one of the most important elements of a web design, so many designers love experimenting with them to create something interesting and unusual to give your design a very attractive look. Designers usually create these buttons using CSS. But a web designer should know how to use these elements properly so he can get the best out of them, to make the website more beautiful and user-friendly.
Nowadays, simple buttons with simple techniques such as border, text shadows, box shadows, transitions etc are not enough and satisfactory, thus many designers now incorporate animation and 3D effects in buttons to add life to them. Especially when combined with jQuery, CSS can help you achieve amazing results, both functionally and looks wise.
We have a list of some really cool tutorials for creating CSS3 buttons. These tutorials will help you learn a lot of amazing techniques as these tutorials are created by expert designer and web developers, so these tutorials are helpful for both, professional designers and amateur designers. Check them out and pick the ones you like the best!

CSS BUTTONS WITH PSEUDO-ELEMENTS 

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CSS Social Buttons

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Orman Clark’s Chunky 3D Web Buttons

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CSS Buttons with Pseudo-elements

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Soft, Customizable Pressure Buttons in CSS

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Animated Buttons with CSS3

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Awesome CSS3 Buttons

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Simple CSS3 Buttons

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Animated Download Button With CSS3

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How to Create CSS3 Buttons

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Free CSS3 Button Styles

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CSS3 Google UI

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Google+ Styled UI Buttons

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Twittter Buttons

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CSS3 Buttons

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Fancy 3D-Button

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Add to Cart Buttons

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3D Facebook Button Concept

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Animated CSS3 Buy Now Button

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Realistic looking CSS3 buttons

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Pretty CSS3 buttons

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CSS3 buttons without any images

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CSS3 gradient buttons

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Radioactive buttons

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Create CSS3 Buttons

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BonBon

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Beautiful Photoshop-like Buttons with CSS3

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Better Button and Nav Interactions

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