Cool Websites with Great Footers, 2008 Wrap Up

2008 was probably the year when Footers rose awareness to everyone that is Internet savvy. The intensity that Web Designers are blogging and applying Footers styles shows that is not only a trend to follow but a very valuable tool to be taken in consideration when comes to innovative Web Design, the way that Footers are making their way into the spotlight its impressive and I really wish to see some more innovative solutions for Footers this coming Year.

The blog post that most likely generated the chain reaction was “Put your Best Foot Forward” by Matthew Inman back on 2007.

We have collected and present you a Chronological ordered list with some of the most relevant Blog Posts of 2008 that featured some of the most exciting Footers styles.

15 Footers with great usability
Pop Upon Magazine, January 4th, 2008
Footers are becoming an essential strategy to engage visitors. Leaders in the industry are moving toward implementing effective footer features and creating a place for presenting, displaying and branding to their audiences in a very personal way by providing intuitive nature.

Footers In Modern Web Design: Creative Examples and Ideas
Smashing Magazine, April 8th, 2008
According to classic principles of web design, everything at the bottom of the page isn’t that important. Most users think like that. And most designers are convinced that this is true. Site elements at the bottom of the page aren’t really able to catch visitors’ attention which is why footers are often forgotten or ignored and not given the attention they deserve.

25 Impressive Blog Footers
Vandelay Design, October 27th, 2008
Footers are often an afterthought in blog design. I know firsthand, because my footer is about as basic and uneventful as it gets. The blogs on this list are excellent examples for the rest of us that the footer can be a helpful and interesting aspect of the design

21 Fantastic Footers in Web Design
Pop Upon Magazine, November 18th, 2008
Increasingly Footers are becoming an essential integrated part for User Interface on web design, an area that just some time ago was practically unexplored. Footers are getting into the big picture, and is more noticeable how designers and User Interface designers are starting to give areas bellow content more importance.

50 Excellent Blog Footer Designs
Hongkiat, November 18th, 2008
Fundamentally any weblog would be made up of header, sidebar, content section and footer. In the eye of a visitor, the footer is perhaps one of the most unnoticeable section but to a designer who knows how important user experience, navigation and designs, they are treated the same. That said, footer will not be anything less important compared to the header (or masthead)

25 More Inspirational Footers
Design Mag, November 13th, 2008
A few weeks ago I published a mini gallery of inspirational footer designs at Vandelay Design. I decided to do some additional research and put together a second part to the series and post it here at DesignM.ag. These blog and website footers are more than the average footer with a copyright and a few links. Some are used primarily for navigational purposes and others add more to t
he design of the site.

40 Creative Blog Footer Designs
Pro Blog Design, November 26th, 2008
The footer is traditionally an underused part of a web design. It’s the place for copyright notices and credit links. But you can do so much more with a blog footer. Twitter updates, popular posts, recent comments, and Flickr photo streams are just a few common ideas. Have a look at the photos below and see if you can pick up a few ideas!

40 Beautiful and Creative Website Footers
Toxel, December 10th, 2008
Beautiful and creative website footer designs from all over the world.