Gradients is perhaps part of what defines “web 2.0″, or rather, the current trends in web design as per the last few years. The problem that I’ve seen thus far is the abuse of gradients – while it’s fine to use them (I, after all, use gradients on my own site design), it’s not so fine to over use them, or to use them improperly.

Gradients can create a very visually appealing site which pulls the audience in – or they can be overly distracting and cliche’d. So let’s take a look at a few sites which use such gradients. Read more »