The later months of 2009 showed a rising trend in web design of straying away from gradients, subtle details, and muted, Apple-esque design techniques. Instead, more and more designers are turning towards bright, vibrant, or strong colors in their designs to attract readers’ eyes to certain areas, invoke certain emotions, or create a certain mood. I fully expect 2010 to be the year of bright, bold colors in web design.
In light of this prediction for 2010 web design, here is a list of over 90 remarkable examples of bold colors in web design to offer you inspiration as you experiment with new design styles in the new year.
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Steve Morris
January 24, 2010 at 7:28 am
Great list of sites, It makes you want to redesign your own site
Brian
January 24, 2010 at 11:34 pm
So true! In fact, it even inspired me to redesign Elite By Design…stay tuned
Enk.
January 24, 2010 at 10:23 am
Awesome awesome List. Really loved some of the designs. Cool play of colors !
Brian
January 24, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Glad you enjoyed the list! I really enjoyed putting it together – so inspiring!
Enk.
January 24, 2010 at 10:24 am
@Steve Morris:
True, very true !
Anisa Dawn
January 24, 2010 at 11:05 am
My latest rant has been about design blogs posting “30 Best …” and “60 Greatest …”. The lists are too long to absorb! A more digestible number would be appreciated. An actual cream-of-the-crop sort of list. “90+”? Just know that there are those of us out there that see a list that long, laugh, and then PASS on the information, regardless of what useful nuggets it might contain.
Brian
January 24, 2010 at 11:37 pm
That’s a very interesting point Anisa.
I’m actually very conflicted when I write posts like this for the same reasons you have explained – they are simply too long! However, I find that when I am looking for design inspiration on other sites, the longer the list, the better. This is simply because it saves me time from searching all over the web to find lots of great inspiration.
Perhaps I can shake things up and try some more bite-size posts?
Cuidados Saude
January 24, 2010 at 1:39 pm
wow! great list of sites! Thanks!
Brian
January 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm
I’m glad you found this list helpful! Thanks for the comment
Anisa Dawn
January 25, 2010 at 11:36 am
That’s a really great point, Brian. I think it’ll help me more if I rely on posts like this during project research instead of letting them overwhelm me during my daily RSS feed review. And maybe mixing it up would be good, too, some long lists and some bite-sized. Is there a way for you to include a “if you like these and need more, check out a longer list” link in a top-10 style post?
@Brian:
Brian
January 25, 2010 at 4:47 pm
You bet, I’ll be shaking things around in the coming months, experimenting with different types of posts. Thanks for the comments!
joddystreet
January 25, 2010 at 7:14 pm
great job
NEESH Design
January 26, 2010 at 1:02 am
Thanks Brian. I love the long list which I’ve bookmarked for future inspiration.
Brian
January 28, 2010 at 10:18 pm
That’s great, glad you found it useful!
Offset Printing
February 19, 2010 at 11:58 am
Terrific collection. Some of these colors I wouldn’t have thought would work well together, but they were pulled of nicely.