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Sometimes a website doesn’t need a full rebuild – just a clearer, more modern experience. We recently redesigned this homepage and simplified the layout, messaging, and structure. Curious which version you’d trust more at first glance: old or new?
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Responsive Navbar and Footer Component Design for Wayward
Good navigation makes complexity feel simple.
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Recently I started exploring more Gothic-inspired web aesthetics and darker visual directions.
Most of my work is usually connected to modern business websites or product-focused interfaces, so working with a completely different mood felt refreshing. The whole process forces you to think differently as a designer. You stop relying on the same visual habits and begin focusing much more on atmosphere, typography, scale, visual pressure, and the feeling the layout creates while scrolling.
I think this is one of the reasons why it’s important to occasionally step outside of the usual “safe” styles. When you work only with standard startup aesthetics for too long, your visual thinking can become predictable without you even noticing it.
Even though projects like this are rare in actual client work, I still enjoy exploring them from time to time. They help me experiment more freely and sharpen my understanding of visual storytelling and art direction.
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