Bokeh effect is the blurred or out of focus part of the image. This effect has become very popular recently, and is normally seen in photography mostly around the light sources. Many designers have made use of this effect in web design to bring the object into sharper focus while making the background visually appealing.
What is The Bokeh Effect?
This effect has become very popular over the last few years. The effect itself is something we would usually see in photography, but software like Photoshop can be used to recreate it.The word "Bokeh" comes from the Japanese word "Boke" meaning blur.
In photography, Bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light." - Wikipedia
Use in Web Design:
Here are some examples of the use of this effect in web design. As you see, the effect itself is quite easy to spot, but it can be used in several ways – making it both easily recognizable and versatile at the same time.Portable Light
Designphunk
Designed by Dave
Traffik
Three23
Webexpedition18
Sephora Claus
72 thinking: Outlets
Onvo Media
Pixel Pleasure
Make Photoshop Faster
Sebcreation
Roxanne Labajo
Sattom
Bravura Coaching
Cannonball
Nanette Workman
Shawn Leslie
Unuidesign
Webunder
Light is light
Envato
Moonit
David Quartino
IconDock
Charlie Gentle
Traxor Designs
Logic by Design
Surgeworks
Frish Design Studio
Sony CES
Newism
Frisk Design
Tutorials
As mentioned earlier, the Bokeh effect is originally an effect in photography that also can be recreated digitally. Here are a few tutorials to help you getting started on making your own designs featuring this simple yet effective look.The first one is for those of you wanting to make the effect with your own camera, while the rest of them focus on making it digitally.
DSLR Bokeh
Awesome digital bokeh effect in Photoshop
How to Create a Simple Bokeh Effect
Bokeh Background Effect
Bokeh Light Bubbles
Colorful Bokeh Effect in Pixelmator
Pure CSS3 bokeh effect with some jQuery help
Bokeh Vector background in Illustrator
Sleek icon design
Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop
Bokeh Effect in 3ds Max
Design a Sleek Bokeh Styled Portfolio
How To Create A Sweet Bokeh Business Card In Photoshop
How to create abstract colorful background with bokeh effect in Photoshop