2008 has brought some big changes in the design trends. One of the major ones was the end of the so called “glossy revolution“, the wrongful design interpretation of the web 2.0 current. You know what I am talking about : the glossy, vivid and colorful logos and website designs, the major usage of reflections and two tone colors. This style is used less and less, and some new design trends are starting to emerge (the vintage style seems to be catching on)
The sites below are the most representative designs, collected by us for our CSS and Flash Web Gallery. Apart from the showcase we added a little description of each website so you can get an idea what’s it about.
Blog Solid is for bloggers and those interested in blogging as an exciting and effective way of communicating. Blogsolid is a growing collection of tips, advice and ideas for better blogging.
Dara’s Garden fashions a fabulous setting for you to make memories you will love and cherish. Whether you’re envisioning an intimate ceremony or a large gathering, Dara’s Garden offers the finest location for any event.
OLDesign is the portfolio of Olof Lönnroth, a webdesigner, musician and soon to be Bachelor of Informatics, living in Gothenburg, Sweden.
FortySeven Media is the portfolio of Jonathan Longnecker and Nate Croft and the do, as described by themselves, kick awesome web design, graphic design and media creation.
Efingo is the portfolio of a romanian designer specialized in Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW and 3D Studio MAX.
Caty Design Studio is the portfolio of very talented graphic and web designer Caty Ng from Singapore.
Saizen Media is the portfolio of a very talented design team. They do mainly (spectacular) Flash websites.
N.Design Studio is the portfolio and design resources website of Nick La, the owner of 2 other well-known websites Web Designer Wall and Best Web Gallery.
Larissa Meek is the website of 3D animator, Miss USA finalist, bikini model, actress and reality TV star Larissa Meek.
Kulturbanause is the blog, portfolio and online playground of Jonas Hellwig.
Toucouleur is the portfolio website of a french design and development company.
Style 4 you is the personal website of 30 year-old italian fashion consultant Christina Chiucini.
Noe Design Studio is the personal portfolio of Dan Noe, an Iowa-based multi-media designer specializing in branding, advertising and web design solutions. Dan’s work has been featured in Communication Arts, Logo Lounge 4, on the FWA and in Web Builder Magazine.
Adventure here is the website of Angela Marti, fitness trainer and nutritional consultant from Auburn, California.
A.viary is a small company specialized on creation of rich internet applications geared for artists of all genres, applications ranging from image editing to 3D and video tools.
Kurak is the personal portfolio of designer Jakub Slaby, based id Biesko-Biala, Poland.
Satsu Design is a multi-disciplinary design agency based offshore on the Isle of Man.
Sessions is, as they describe themselves, “Hands-on training in a vacation setting”.
Nem Studio is the development blog of Michael Villar, belgian web designer and web developer.
Michelle Dinan is the blog and portfolio of 24 year-old Michelle Dinan, a web / graphic design and illustrator from Bournemouth, England.
Dean Oakley is the online portfolio of aussie designer Dean Oakley.
Gavin Mackintosh is the blog and portfolio of Gavin Mackintosh a graphic/web designer based London.
Pixel Criminals is the portfolio of a web design and web development company.
Coalmarch Productions is a software development company based in cary, North Carolina
Josh Tilton is a graphic / website designer who operates out of central NH providing clients with accessible, web-standard compliant, usable, and aesthetically pleasing websites.
Project Vino is a social network dedicated to wine lovers in Australia and New Zeeland.
The Ernest Hemingway Collection is the official home of the Ernest Hemingway Collection. For over ten years the Collection has represented the lifestyle, personality, and enthusiasm for adventure espoused by one of America’s most celebrated literary masters.
Freelenz is the blog and portfolio of austrian web developer Ewald Natter.
Bonsai Studios is a small, people oriented graphic and web design company, specializes in affordable electronic and print media solutions for individuals, businesses, and organizations.
Hicks Design is the creative partnership of Jon and Leigh Hicks, set up in 2002.
Jeff Sarmiento is a web designer from Toronto, Canada. This website is his blog and portfolio.
Design Disease is a web company that provides cost-effective Web design services focused on usability, accessibility and Web standards.
Great Design Blog is the blog of UK designer James Powell.
Okapi Studio is the portfolio of an international developement company with over 5 years of experience on the American and European market, offering a fine mixture
of traditional and new media creative services.
Narfstuff is a blog about Wordpress Development, Web and Graphic Design.
Slabovia.tv is an online representation of the Slabovian State Communications Network and its various media output.
Sevenedge is a web agency founded by Frederiek Pascal and Dries Schaballie.
Dann Wittaker Creative is a web agency providing marketing solutions for business of any size.
Guide de Prague is the Prague online travel guide of Martina Geletova.
Karim Zurita is a web developer based in San Diego, California.
If you want to see more beautiful website designs take a look at our CSS and Flash Web Gallery.
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March 6, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Excellent collections for web design.This site is inspired me to think innovative ideas about web design. Thanks for an inspired list of resources.
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March 7, 2009 at 10:53 am
Wow this is beautiful…I love it…Great work..
This has given me clue to designing a great website.
March 12, 2009 at 7:48 am
Hey, these sites are really nice, have you seen http://www.itrungs.com
March 12, 2009 at 5:41 pm
very impressive.
March 18, 2009 at 10:19 am
Sorry to add to a really old post, but http://siteinspire.net is an excellent showcase of inspirational websites
March 18, 2009 at 6:25 pm
great. Really good collection.
April 3, 2009 at 10:02 am
Great collection,really good inspiration. I like looking at well designed websites to see a variety of styles, as a designer myself, im conscious of of not getting into a style rut.
April 18, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Very good list. thanks
April 21, 2009 at 1:55 pm
a very nice list and a good collection.
April 29, 2009 at 4:22 am
You must want to do Larissa Meek. Her site ain’t so good.
April 29, 2009 at 11:03 am
John, although your comment is pretty inappropriate we decided to publish it anyway. Larissa Meek is a very good designer working for a top design agency and the fact that she is a woman and actually looks good doesn’t make her less of a designer. Her website, in our opinion is top quality and that’s why she is in our list.
May 6, 2009 at 9:24 am
sites are awesome.
i wish i could make such beauty
May 11, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Very nice list. I am curious as to what qualities you look for in a site for it to make the cut?
May 12, 2009 at 12:31 am
@Rebecca … To be considered for such a list a website must be aesthetically pleasing, standard compliant, well-coded, extreme attention to detail is a must, color scheme, style, uniqueness etc.
May 13, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Very nice!!!
May 21, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Very good list. thanks
June 1, 2009 at 2:43 pm
thanks
June 1, 2009 at 2:44 pm
for all thanks
June 3, 2009 at 5:04 pm
For this year’s list could i be so bold as to suggest http://www.whatwewishfor.com? A friend designed it and I think it’s a worthy contender. Would love your feedback.
June 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm
btw I too think it’s a great list!
June 3, 2009 at 5:29 pm
for all thanks
June 6, 2009 at 6:38 pm
tenkyu
June 14, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Thanks for sharing such a great websites..Thanks a lot.
June 15, 2009 at 12:22 pm
very nice site it seems to be a great list.
June 17, 2009 at 10:20 pm
wirklich nette Designs
June 19, 2009 at 4:39 am
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June 23, 2009 at 7:03 pm
simply superb********
June 27, 2009 at 8:54 am
Its really nice and aesthetic collection of websites….
June 28, 2009 at 1:03 am
amazing…. just amazing…
http://kalstudio.blogspot.com/
July 1, 2009 at 9:18 am
Thanks. Gourgeus designs
July 4, 2009 at 11:50 am
superb work,
Great designs