The back to top button is essential for websites with long pages. It should allow the reader to easily navigate back to the top without going through the tedious task of scrolling all the way up. There are a few popular styles of doing this. The simplest style is just a button located in or near the footer that clearly points out an easy way back. The second style is a fixed button somewhere near the bottom left or right of the page that appears once the user scrolls down past the fold (the first visible part of the web page before any scrolling is down). Both are equally effective in my eyes, but the best examples of back to top buttons are the creative and eye catching ones which will cause the least confusion to the reader.

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– Best Practices: Back to Top Buttons
– Freebies and Tutorials
– Premium Themes and Resources

VasonaNetworks.com

Bianca Mangels

This is yoke

Ghost Horses

Inmotion Massage

Niek Dekker

no12creative.com

Italio Kitchen

Narrow Design

Watracz

Pulpfingers

Ketch Studio

Windows of New York

Pizzulata

At the pool

Thomas Oliver Band

More Hazards

Make Better Websites

The Ecology Center

Paul Factory

Kill Switch App

Dribbble Inspiration

Freebies and Tutorials

– To the Top Button Freebies – ThemesKingdom
Resources for back to top buttons are hard to come by, but ThemesKingdom offers 5 types of clean simple buttons that will make your site look great.

– Fixed Back to Top Button Tutorial – FiveForBlogger
Learn how to make a smooth scrolling back to top button in a fixed bar with jQuery.

– 15+ Best jQuery Scroll to Top Plugins
Find jQuery plugins that will make adding back to top buttons to your website even easier.

Premium Resources

– Ready2Go – 5 Footers Layouts

These 5 footers by Yashma are simple but beautiful, and 3 of them have great examples of back to top buttons.

– GoTop With On Demand Menu

This premium resource is made more for a fixed header look but also includes a back to top button

Premium Themes

– MOKSH – Responsive HTML5 Theme

– Yin & Yang: Clear and Slick WP Portfolio Theme

– Typegrid – Responsive News & Magazine Theme

– Coco – Clean & Minimal Portfolio/Blog Theme – WP

– Phrase – Responsive WordPress Blog Theme

– Enews Responsive News & Portofolio Template

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Ever since the invention of the iPhone, applications have blown up and become a huge market. Now designers have a 57 by 57 pixel canvas on which to make creative and captivating application icons. Dribbble is an amazing resource and a huge wealth of inspiration. There are countless talented designers showing their best work and is a great place to get new ideas for your own project. Bring these two together and you have access to some of the most beautiful and creative iOS icons you can find.

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Best Practices: Application Icons
Resources

Dash

Fabricio Rosa Marques

Cloud Castle

Denis Shoomov

Ramotion

Webshocker

George Otsubo

SoftFacade

Alex Bender

Rex Z

Marc Clancy

truojie

Michela Tannoia

Artua

Resources

– 12 Eye Catching iPhone App Websites
This is a previous post of mine that showcases another very important part of an app, their websites.

– How to Design App Icons for iPhone and iPad
This resource tells the more technical details on creating an iOS icon like what resolution or size the icon should be for each device and the format of image. Along with other general tips, this webpage is a definite bookmark for creating your own application icons.

– Killer Tips for iPhone and iPad Icon Design
Compared to the last resource, this one is definitely more conceptual focusing on important themes and styles that help your application icons stand out from the crowd.

– App Icon Template
This last resource is simply an application icon template that can help you get started.

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Character Design is a great way to showcase your creativity and talents in easy and relatable way. Both 3D and Illustrated Characters can contain immense amounts of detail and unique features that can inspire your own work. Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent artworks. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

Character Design

Mark Golding

Targete

Cihan Önder

Philip Bosmans

Aditya Permadi

Sakiroo Choi

Brian Tafoya

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Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent artworks. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

Bryan Sevilla

Maciej Rebisz

Oliver Wetter

Aurora

Bryan Marvin P. Sola

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Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent artworks. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

Typography

Kyle Kargov

Ermsy

Lionel Fernandez Roca

Riccardo Sabatini

George Stoyanov

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Look through these creative and unique tee shirt designs. Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent tee shirt designs and websites. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

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Vanila Barcelona Studio

Website Showcase

Drops App

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A logo is usually the first graphic seen by consumers. Logos are used to create a brand or a trademark that is easily recognizable. Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent logos and websites. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

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Logo Design

Janis Ancitis

Amy White

Frammento

Sashakagor

Yuka Highbridge

Domibit

Websites

AttackeMart.in

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This week’s title refers to advertising, the focus of this week’s Monday Inspiration. The mix of amazing artwork and creativity with the strategy of advertising is always fascinating. Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent logos and websites. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

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Advertising

Marcelle du Plessis

Joshua Newnes

Mike Campau

Brian Cummings

Luiza Kwiatkowska

BBDO Italy

Websites

TaoCommunity.com

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Another major DeviantArt contest recently ended. This Gears of War 3 art contest is giving out over $35,000 dollars in prize money to 100 winners. Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent artworks and websites. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

See the winners showcase here: Gears of War 3 DeviantArt Contest Winners

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Gears of War 3 DeviantArt Contest

MonsterGrafix

BlkCelebration

EDWARDJCHUA

Kenpudiosaki

Rayph

Vest

JerMohler

Karichristensen

Gremz

Farkwhad

bbox85

DuneChampion

Zeth-09

Aeonsend

Websites

Analog

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Character Design is a great way to showcase your creativity and talents in easy and relatable way. Both 3D and Illustrated Characters can contain immense amounts of detail and unique features that can inspire your own work. Start this week with a burst of new inspiration from recent artworks and websites. Feel free to suggest any recent artwork that has inspired you for the week by contacting us through Email, or through Twitter (@webdesigncrowd). Find all the Monday Inspiration here.

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Character Design

Jorge Matar

Artur Sadlos

Am I Collective

Gregbo Watson

Frances Comugnai

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