Web Design Inspiration Curated

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...

Worldways Social Marketing

This is an extremely well done site. From top to bottom, every detail has been worked out. The flash/animation isn't over-done and the color scheme is very pleasing. It's a fairly deep site with a lot of information but it's not overwhelming.

Mobile Web Design

Great one page design, lots of texture, great type choices and layout. The book is by Cameron Moll but the design is by 31Three, who do great work. I'm looking forward to reading this book, there are few books that I'm aware of that have tackled this area of web design.

Magento

This is a very clean design, with plenty of little detail work to inspire. I particularly like the execution of the sub-pages on this website, they all are slightly unique and chock full of information.

Forever Geek

I like the typography of the Forever Geek logo and how the colors play well with each other. This design seems to be falling apart a little as it's grown, but overall I think it's pretty well done.

26 bits

I really like the way the samples are placed at the top of the page, and the dark/black background works well here.

ProBlogger

This website/blog is very well done, from the grid system to the placement and sizes of the ads. I'm not that in love with the logo itself but I can overlook that because of the overall experience.

Corking Design

Corking Design's website incorporates earthy colors and simple layout to nice effect. The added texture of the woodgrain is a nice touch.

Giant

Honestly, I'm a bit hesitant in posting this. The design of this is great, the type is great, the layout is functional and attractive. Even though I can't read a word of it, I still want to click around. Giant seems to do good work also, judging from their portfolio....

ShoeGuru

This site, from 350 Designs, is probably the simplest online shoe store I've seen, maybe the simplest store in general. As simple as it is, it feels complete and I like the way the shoes are presented as if they're on a wall. Very cool.

Buffalo

This is a nice, clean, well-designed site. Great use of typography overall and they have a nice portfolio of work. The 'static' effect on the home page might be a bit strong and unnecessary, though.

The Traveling Guys

This site is almost overwhelming with its use of imagery/photography. But, it is well placed and the colors are very rich and play off the images quite nicely. The static background image is particulary nice to look at.

350 Designs

This is a really cool site. It's super simple and the black and red scheme gives it a slick look. The company does great work, though they might be a bit too fond of the mirrored shadow.

EarnersHost

Very clean, very professional, good color palette, corporate in spirit but not overwhelmingly so. This is a well done website design from top to bottom.

CulturedCode

This is absolutely a beautiful design. Simple actions/buttons, well designed Icons and marquis items make this a top-notch choice.

avantGRAPE

A purple site. Very refreshing and great writing, if a little light on the portfolio work. Simple sites are hard to pull off well and writing can be one thing to take it from a nice simple site to a great one. Don't ever underestimate the power of humor in selling...

Michael Aldape

I like the restrained nature of this design. With the limited type selection and two color palette the work sample really jumps out. The option for the user to select different colors is neat, but I like the color set that loaded just fine.