Web Design Inspiration Curated
360-stl.com
When you have great photography use it. These guys took that to heart it seems. I do really like the simplicity to this design, with being large photos and a simple nav design, but in the traditional footer area. Putting the nav down there forces you to pass over the...
whiteloupe.com
Whiteloupe.com provides a very clean, almost Apple-like, experience that exudes sophistication and maturity. Application of battle-tested design patterns give the site a solidity that feels stable and open, with a strong use of white space and understated typography.
sullivannyc.com
Super awesome visual explosion here. I love the parallax looking vertical scroll setup, the sections on the home page well defined and visually engaging. It's a pretty smooth experience. The sub pages also look really nice and aren't overshadowed by the home page. One...
blog.ismaelburciaga.com
Really nice clean design. I love the textured areas and how they play against the flat white column with the main content. The overlay/transparent yellow box for the post title is also a very cool design detail. Cool looking content too. Loving this site.
lightcms.com
Lightcms.com has a bright and friendly design with just enough graphical flair to emphasize content and not overwhelm it. The colors are especially nice. lightcms.com has a simple structure thats pretty easy to scan and cuts to the chase. You know exactly what you are...
brockkenzler.com
Another super simple single page design but I like this one. I like the oversized type, it's full of character. I also like the little details, like the rocket ship icon that appears as you scroll down the page to get you back to the top and the texture. It just...
crane-brothers.com
crane-brothers.com is a lovely site that puts imagery to great use. It is incredibly tasteful by design and has few flashy tech related bells and whistles. I think this is a great strategy for a company that revolves around the traditional crafting of fine clothing...
jaymestone.com
Pretty cool vibe with the illustrations, it really sets the tone for the music too I think. It's not a complex execution of a website but it doesn't always have to be that way does it? I like the way the general blog like content area is broken up into that 2 column...
remedycoffee.com
Remedy Coffee is a coffee shop in downtown Knoxville, TN that offers 'coffee and conversation'. As someone who likes coffee and talking, this is an attractive proposition. And their site has a pleasing, if a bit austere, vibe. It's a bit of an unorthodox layout,...
touchtech.co.nz
This site has a nice feel to it. It has a simple layout with plenty of space and a restrained color palette. The font choice (Helvetica Rounded) is suited particularly well to the subject matter. Along with the cloud graphic, it's very soft and almost tactile (like a...
activatedrinks.com
This is a pretty unique experience. Activatedrinks.com embraces the dynamic, interactive experience that web-based can provide by incorporating extensive use of css3. Its organic layout is strongly supported by subtle animations and a sense of great depth. The subtle...
mr.chancegraham.com
Chance's site may be composed of only a few elements, but they are placed so perfectly it's clear that every space, color, font, and word was chosen with intent. Such a simple site can be deceiving in that it might seem easy to create. After all, it's just a few links...
jenierteas.com
The feel of this site is as soothing as relaxing with a cup of tea. There's a nice and balanced complementary color scheme and subtle textures and highlights throughout that add to the calming feel. I enjoyed the typography and small flourishes as well as the vivid...
codeschool.com
Really elegant visual design for Code School here. I love the illustrations, they're calming and fun at the same time. The colors are earthy and give you a grounded feeling. Which is perfect because more than anything this site is selling trust. With clear calls to...
iqagency.com
Really deep content rich website that's visually executed beautifully. I love the vibrant basic feel to the layout, color and typography but what's more is that there's tons of content buried in this site. I don't normally like it when a site hides content, this site...
dewtour.pantechusa.com
The brilliant folks at {e} house studio just recently launched a new site and Android app for the 2011 Dew Tour. The site design has energy written all over it. It makes use of great colors, font choices, dimension, layout and some nice little hidden interactions. I...
grubwithus.com
Neat concept with a fairly sleek design. I like the strong blocky type matched up with a simple single list on the home page. The buttons/call to action items on the list of restaurants are fairly clean and obvious too. Nicely done website design.
movmt.com
I like the character and style worked into this single page design. The colors and illustrations sell this company well. I also really like the portfolio section, with the slideshow movements being tied to key controls as well as on screen elements. The use of icons...
soulja.de
Super simple approach to a portfolio site but also nicely showing off some solid skill at the same time. I love how the site will change color to match the specific piece being shown off, that's just smartly done. I also love the crisp detail on the prev & next...
cabedge.com
Cabedge harvested a new site and it is amazing in design and copy. Their home page is bold and simplified and immediately draws you in. Stellar typography removes the need for images throughout the non-work pages on this site. The dropdown nav is clever and I love...
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I Screwed Up
Last year I ran a design contest and then didn't award the $1,500 prize. Needless to say, that wasn't received well. Then I made the problem worse by refusing to discuss it openly here. I did discuss it with each of the four designers that submitted entries, and all...
design fckr™
A big thanks to Nate for pointing me to the new design blog, design fckr™. I subscribe to very few blogs, but this one just went into my list. It's a great mix of humor, creativity and design expertise. Check out the list of free color scheme resources, for...
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