{"id":20723,"date":"2013-08-19T01:40:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T05:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/?p=20723"},"modified":"2015-09-01T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:48:00","slug":"image-usage-in-web-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/image-usage-in-web-design\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can say that lately images are taking center stage in web design. And thanks to that, we&#8217;ve been seeing some really beautiful websites where sleek images are the focal point and the &#8220;attention grabber&#8221;. From minimalist concepts to full background images, there are several different approaches to image usage in web design. So today we will show you some inspiring examples. The websites we gathered here will demonstrate that a beautiful and high quality image can go a long way in conveying a message, adding tons of personality, and delivering that eye candy which users love.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?ii=1250732&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=31382&amp;cl=128165\" target=\"_blank\">Hayden WordPress Theme<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?ii=1250732&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=31382&amp;cl=128165\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images01a.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images01a.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/teamsort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sort<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teamsort.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images01.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images01.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bench.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bench<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bench.co\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images02.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images02.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supperclubapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supper Club App<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supperclubapp.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images03.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images03.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taasky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taasky<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taasky.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images04.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images04.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/forgetfulchef.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forgetful Chef<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/forgetfulchef.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images05.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images05.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/somewherehq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Somewhere<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somewherehq.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images06.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images06.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/moreira.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Moreira<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moreira.ch\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images07.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images07.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sendtoinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inc<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sendtoinc.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images08.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images08.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strategik.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strategik<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strategik.co.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images09.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images09.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.izettle.com\/gb\" target=\"_blank\">iZettle<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.izettle.com\/gb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images10.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images10.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/brightbrightgreat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bright Bright Great<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brightbrightgreat.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images11.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images11.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kettlecuisine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kettle Cuisine<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kettlecuisine.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images12.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images12.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belancio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Belancio<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belancio.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images13.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images13.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/qui.lt\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Quilt App<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/qui.lt\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images14.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images14.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/bridge2rwanda.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bridge2Rwanda<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bridge2rwanda.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images15.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images15.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/inkandspindle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ink &amp; Spindle<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inkandspindle.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images16.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images16.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/feelwhatyouare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">What you Are<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feelwhatyouare.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448 lazyload\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" data-src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images17.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448\" title=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/webdesignledger.pub.network\/WDL\/2013\/08\/images17.jpg\" alt=\"Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can say that lately images are taking center stage in web design. And thanks to that, we&#8217;ve been seeing some really beautiful websites where sleek images are the focal point and the &#8220;attention grabber&#8221;. From minimalist concepts to full background images, there are several different approaches to image usage in web design. So today [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":492,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,479],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}