Web Design Inspiration Curated

SiteGuys

Ok, so there could probably be a site devoted to nothing but coding services, but this one has a bit of a different take on it. They take a more full-featured approach into site management, which I think is actually a better sell than simply coding designs. As such,...

WP Coders

Another in the entry of the slice and dice your design services, this one focuses just on WordPress installations, which honestly, given the mess (and that's being charitable) that WordPress under the hood is, I would probably recommend to anybody let somebody else do...

Kyan

This is a really distinctive portfolio site from Kyan. The colors and background add a lot of detail and interest. The focus is rightly on their rather large body of work. The only quibble I have is that opening line "We build really good websites and web...

University of Notre Dame

Here's another site that's riffing (in this case, I'll say riffing instead of 'ripping') on Coverflow. I think this site works well, but like Giant's website, it suffers from being a bit heavy on the initial load. And while you might expect that from an ad agency's...

Future Fabric

At first glance, this site doesn't seem to have much going on, but it's got some nice details. The gradient/noise background is subtle and gives a nice warm feel to contrast with the simplicity of the layout.

number41media

I really like the clean look of this website, the blue and gray colors really go well together, very minimalist.

Janic Design

This is another one of those long page designs, but truly done well.  The way each portfolio item is displayed with it's "meta" info out to the left is smart.  The colors mesh well and work to highlight the work that's being shown instead of overpower it.

Jeremy Cowart

Holy crap is all I can really say about this guy's photography. The site is really slick and well done, but the photography is just amazing.

Indie Labs

Indie Labs are the guys behind Big Cartel, which is a really cool site for setting up simple stores for ordinary people. The site has a great mixture of simplicity and humor. The way the blog is presented on the home page is compact and clever. It's very hard to make...

Go Plan

This site is really well put together. It looks like it's a pretty solid product, at least from a visual standpoint. I kinda wonder if they can go up against the behemoth that is Basecamp, but why not give it a shot?

Vogelmuseum

At first glance this website looks homely but as you click around you realize that it is very well put together and almost every little detail has been hammered out quite nicely. The color palette will change based on different subject matter but not so much so as to...

Varien

This is a no-nonsense, corporate website design. Everything on it looks calculated and put in it's proper place, I like that. It utilizes a systematic approach to type use and color and which shows through to the final product here.

A Brief Message

Our mission for A Brief Message is a simple one : we want to give you design criticism in short form. We want you to do without. This is an ingenious little site with a bright future ahead if they can get interesting people to contribute. Stephen Heller is not a bad...

2440 Media

This is a very clean design with a well chosen color palette. The marquis areas really stick out and the photography, though well done, doesn't overpower anything else on the site.

kind company

This is a very simple layout. It reminds me of the Swiss school of design very much, maybe that's why I like it... Sometimes putting substance/content over style is what will drive your style to success.

Songpull

A songpull is a "video recorded event where 3-15 Songpullers get interviewed and perform their Songpull Songs on acoustic type instruments in front of other Songpullers and any number of spectators." and a Songpull song is an "original song that has not been performed...

John McWhinnie

Another well done site design. This one is very simple and relies on its typography to carry the weight, but it does so on a very capable level. Nothing too fancy here, but sometimes you don't need it...

stormlab

This is a very well crafted, executed site design. I love detail work and this site is deceptive in how it uses strong details to propell you through its content. The color palette is chosen well and looks fresh. The only thing i don't get is why the logo is fire but...

Grant Executive Jets

This is a neat website. It doesn't push the boundaries of web design but it is unique. It is a well crafted, well executed example of doing something different. The red plays off of the black and white imagery to a very good effect.

Legionary Studio

This website design does many things well. There enough little details to keep you scanning the page and the color palette is unique enough to make you take notice. Couple that with good typography and you have a winner. The snowman(esque) icon by the client login...