Web Design Inspiration Curated

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.

NERDVERK

The NERDVERK website is a great example of less is more. I like just about everything there is about this design. The work samples are front and center and there's an interesting contrast between the sections of the site. The color palette is a muted/grey so the work...

YShout 5

We've all seen this type of layout before, but this one is done really well.  There is a ton of text/copy on this website, I wonder if the same thing can be said with less?  Although, this doesn't detract from the quality of the design.

ID Confirm

Good use of photography next to the graphical elements of the website. Good color choices and decent typography all go together to make a pretty darn good website.

PTT Films

There's not a lot to this website but it's fresh looking. The color palette is inviting and even the animation works in relation to overall design (sometimes I feel like animation can detract...). Less is definatly more with this design.

I HEART LUXE

I really like the little flourishes on this design. I know it's a blog but I'd love to see what would happen to this design if it wasn't so blog-like.

NetResults

This is a finely crafted blog design, it has the immediacy of a full on product brand and the design doesn't fall apart on you as you pick away at it's content. Good use of color and contrast, add that a wall thought out layout and have yourself a really good looking...

I Love Typography

This is one of those websites where the subject influences the design. This website is as fun to read as it is to look at.

realasponse

This website is fairly restrained and I like that. Well executed details and clearly defined informational graphics make this a top notch design.

Riverfront Park

I like just about everything on this website. From the color scheme to the typography to the way the navigation is designed. There's also enough little details here and there to keep me looking. The only thing I would have to notice about this website is that it took...

StylesLab

I'm kind of hip to the single-page layout. If you can say it all in one page and do it in an elegant fashiong then go for it. StylesLab is more-or-less just a resume with work samples on it, but it's well executed.

Earth & Sky

There is a ton of information that needed to be accommodated with this website design and you can immediately see how much work the designers of this site had to put into the architecture. I'm not too crazy about some of the color choices but I can overlook that due...

innovista

Very nice, very clean, well organized design. The use of color and photography is well though out and executed quite nicely.

Bartelme Design

I know I liked their first design a lot and it lead to a really strong Wordpress theme. I'm not sure how many of you out there have seen their new(ish) iteration of their website but I just happened upon it the other day and thought it was really good. As always with...

Stage5

There's something to be said for a single-page design that's done well. I've said it before, but if you can pull it off then go for it. For a freelancer portfolio site this one gets the job done and then some.

Discerning Reader

Good color choices, great background contrast and solid type treatment make this site a good design. I particularly like the detail work in how the background works with the other parts of the site and the little floury wing-dings in the header.

HubSpot

The HubSpot website is simple and unassuming at first glance, but as you go from page to page you see that attention has been given to each page of the website, it's not just the same template for all sub-pages. Very nice touch. I really like the color scheme and...

Simple Shoes

I really like the "made it myself" quality to this website. Its rough around the edges and looks "home baked". The colors are quite nice and reflect the product quite nicely.

Boxfresh

The Boxfresh site design has that very british/urban feel to it, which I really like. Solid type choices and colors lead me to read the text on the page. The code is kind of scary when you "view source" but the site works solid and the design is fresh.

Shifting Creations

This is a pretty straight-forward website, it's a portfolio for a designer, so that's the first thing they present you with. Smart, well-done, and to the point, I like that.