It seems to me that every web-inspiration site I visit is featuring the same designs over and over and over. While the designs are all great, I thought it was time for a new inspiration list. Sure, there are a few well recognized website designs here, but for the most part I tried my best to feature lesser-known websites. I hope you all find these designs as creative and inspirational as I do! Just click each thumbnail to be taken to the website.
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disgruntled
March 3, 2008 at 11:57 pm
i think http://www.2advanced.com should be up there sorry…
Dwayne Charrington
March 4, 2008 at 12:40 am
Nice list of website designs there mate. As for the comment above, 2advanced.com is a flash website and I don’t believe flash should be used for creating websites. Flash has horrible usability issues and disguises bad design traits.
- Dwayne Charrington.
http://www.dwaynecharrington.com
Josh
March 4, 2008 at 2:20 am
neat designs but simple though..
Brian
March 4, 2008 at 6:54 am
@Disgruntled – This is just a CSS gallery. I’ll probably compile a flash gallery here soon and will definitely take a look at that site.
@Dwayne @Josh – Thanks for the comment!
David Appleyard
March 4, 2008 at 7:20 am
Thanks for featuring Design Shack!
Tony
March 4, 2008 at 8:34 am
Hey Brian,
Thanks a bunch for listing our site here! Looks like we’re in some nice company.
Tony
Brian
March 4, 2008 at 11:43 am
@David & Tony – Thanks to you guys. You were featured for a reason
Marco
March 4, 2008 at 11:53 am
What about WebDesignerWall? http://www.webdesignerwall.com/ It has seriously one of the most beautiful & unique design! Additionally, it’s a website about design, so it would fit perfectly on this list
.
Anyway, it’s a great list you made, thumbs-upped
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Brian
March 4, 2008 at 12:24 pm
@Marco – So true. That is a great website. My goal with this list was to feature some lesser known designs. I’m almost positive that everyone has seen WDW at some point, and for that reason I didn’t include it though.
I appreciate the comment and recommendation though!
David Airey
March 4, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I’m honoured to be mentioned, even if I find it a little odd considering my lack of web design skills. I know enough to keep it simple, which for me, is the essence of good design.
Thanks very much, Brian!
Brian
March 4, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Hey David, for me, its ALL about the simplicity. Thats why I featured you. Not to mention everybody should read your blog. It has been such a huge help over the last few weeks for me!
john stevington
March 4, 2008 at 6:43 pm
the first site was a piece of shit, a simple blog.
same thing with dwayne charringtons.
just because something doesnt suck, doesnt mean it is great. and great is not the same as inspiring.
fail post, imo.
Brian
March 4, 2008 at 6:59 pm
@John – Well I guess we can’t all find the same stuff inspiring huh?
Dwayne Charrington
March 4, 2008 at 7:05 pm
John Stevington,
Didn’t your mother ever teach you that it’s rude to swear. As for the comment about my blog. I’m not trying to win any awards for design, my blog works and it’s simple which is what I want. My blog wasn’t even featured in this list. If you’re illiterate then maybe you were referring to David Airey’s website instead of mine?
- Dwayne Charrington.
http://www.dwaynecharrington.com
john stevington
March 4, 2008 at 10:31 pm
dwayne, grammer != literacy
i dont know who david airey is, but im going to assume this is his website. No, i was refering to your website. you feel important enough to declare flash unsuitable for website design, well i declare your blog to be dulland boring in form. bland. just like all the rest of the blogs out there. did you even design it? or do you use a cms you pulled off of someone else, or wordpress eprhaps?
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Terry Ng
March 5, 2008 at 2:17 am
Wow! I’m honored.
petnos
March 5, 2008 at 6:58 am
most of them are really great….
sixpack66
March 5, 2008 at 10:33 am
Hey Brian! Thanks for featuring Zagrebfever
Dwayne Charrington
March 5, 2008 at 1:32 pm
John Stevington,
Idiocy != Intelligence.
Yes flash is unsuitable for website design and many other web developers have the same opinions. Flash is a multimedia tool and it’s not a good idea to use it for web design even though a lot of people do because it’s all they know how to use. As for feeling important enough to declare flash unsuitable for website design, you don’t need to be that important to declare something. Search Google and you will most likely find many more posts saying pretty much the same thing.
As for your attempt of insulting me, yes I use Wordpress, this blog uses Wordpress, most blogs out there use Wordpress or Movable Type. Nobody hardly codes their own blogging platform because it’s unnecessary. Why bother coding something that you can download already and works well? If you don’t like my blog theme, don’t look at it and don’t visit my blog, full stop. it’s funny you mention it being bland, my unique views are climbing every month. My website has been running for nearly 4 months and I get on average 2300 unique page views a month which is a good start for a website I don’t advertise much. Most of my traffic comes from Google itself.
Hey Brian sorry about taking up all of your screen space. I just don’t let people who think they know best walk all over me when it comes to a debate about something.
- Dwayne Charrington.
http://www.dwaynecharrington.com
Tony
March 5, 2008 at 1:40 pm
@Dwayne – Don’t let him get to you. He’s just trying to ruffle feathers.
Nosherwan Adil
March 5, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Great designs ….
Brian
March 5, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Alright everyone lets just leave it at that. If you want to discuss the designs I’ve featured or talk about web design related stuff, by all means comment.
But lets not turn this post into an argument.
Vinh Le
March 6, 2008 at 1:59 am
I think this is the first time I got featured in a top 25 list, it brings tears to my eyes to come to this point. Thanks for including me along these other great websites Brian. Mines is risend by the way, so no one gets confused. = )
Brian
March 6, 2008 at 5:59 am
@Vinh- your site is so simple and elegant I just couldn’t pass it up. And your welcome – but you deserve it.
Gary R. Hess
March 7, 2008 at 4:19 am
I really like the font they for the onwired logo. Keep up the good work!
WWE Crazy
March 8, 2008 at 3:52 am
Nice and clean design. I would love to integrate such design on my blog.
Ankit
March 10, 2008 at 9:04 am
interesting descriptions http://write2ankit.blogspot.com check this out
Twist Systems
March 13, 2008 at 10:48 am
Nice list there buddy!
The Designed Tree
March 24, 2008 at 12:43 am
Brian,
Thank you for featuring The Designed Tree! What a great birthday present!
kishoreblog
April 4, 2008 at 8:22 am
Nice designs. But looks simple.
http://www.kishoreblog.com
Goran Web
April 20, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Some nice design Ideas. Thanks. Simplistic designs are the hardest to achieve.
Alex Peterson
July 15, 2008 at 5:24 am
Many thanks for including Pixel Air! We’re Very flattered indeed. Simplicity is the key to all good interaction design!
Eneza
November 17, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Couldn’t agree more with Sir Elliot Jay Stocks “the man” I wish I have those curly hair
wrought iron beds
August 31, 2009 at 10:50 am
Those are some good website designs, thanks for sharing them!
apexfreelancedesigner
November 14, 2009 at 12:22 am
wow… almost all of this website is great….. i like the way they made it… congrats to all and more power… God bless…. keep it up….
Abhilash Thekkel
January 15, 2010 at 1:35 pm
wow… this is inspiring.