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40 most beautiful and inspirational website designs of 2008

by Alex
Posted in Graphic Design, Inspiration on August 6th, 2008

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

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.

Blog Solid

Dana’s Garden

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.

Dana's Garden

OLDesign

OLDesign is the portfolio of Olof Lönnroth, a webdesigner, musician and soon to be Bachelor of Informatics, living in Gothenburg, Sweden.

OLDesign

FortySeven Media

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.

FortySeven Media

Efingo

Efingo is the portfolio of a romanian designer specialized in Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW and 3D Studio MAX.

Efingo

Caty Design Studio

Caty Design Studio is the portfolio of very talented graphic and web designer Caty Ng from Singapore.

Caty Design Studio

Saizen Media Studios

Saizen Media is the portfolio of a very talented design team. They do mainly (spectacular) Flash websites.

Saizen Media

N.Design Studio

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.

N.Design Wall

Larissa Meek

Larissa Meek is the website of 3D animator, Miss USA finalist, bikini model, actress and reality TV star Larissa Meek.

Larissa Meek

Kulturbanause

Kulturbanause is the blog, portfolio and online playground of Jonas Hellwig.

Kulturbanause

Toucouleur

Toucouleur is the portfolio website of a french design and development company.

Toucouleur

Style 4 you

Style 4 you is the personal website of 30 year-old italian fashion consultant Christina Chiucini.

Style 4 you

Noe Design Studio

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.

Noe Design Studio

Adventure here

Adventure here is the website of Angela Marti, fitness trainer and nutritional consultant from Auburn, California.

Adventure here

A.viary

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.

A.viary

Kurak

Kurak is the personal portfolio of designer Jakub Slaby, based id Biesko-Biala, Poland.

Kurak

Satsu Design

Satsu Design is a multi-disciplinary design agency based offshore on the Isle of Man.

Satsu Design

Sessions by Collective Idea

Sessions is, as they describe themselves, “Hands-on training in a vacation setting”.

Sessions by Collective Idea

Nem Studio

Nem Studio is the development blog of Michael Villar, belgian web designer and web developer.

Nem Studio

Michelle Dinan

Michelle Dinan is the blog and portfolio of 24 year-old Michelle Dinan, a web / graphic design and illustrator from Bournemouth, England.

Michelle Dinan

Dean Oakley

Dean Oakley is the online portfolio of aussie designer Dean Oakley.

Dean Oakley

Gavin Mackintosh

Gavin Mackintosh is the blog and portfolio of Gavin Mackintosh a graphic/web designer based London.

Gavin Mackintosh

Pixel Criminals

Pixel Criminals is the portfolio of a web design and web development company.

Pixel Criminals

Coalmarch Productions

Coalmarch Productions is a software development company based in cary, North Carolina

Coalmarch Productions

Josh Tilton

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.

Josh Tilton

Project Vino

Project Vino is a social network dedicated to wine lovers in Australia and New Zeeland.

Project Vino

The Ernest Hemingway Collection

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.

Ernest Hemingway

Freelenz

Freelenz is the blog and portfolio of austrian web developer Ewald Natter.

Freelez

Bonsai Studios

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.

Bonsai Studios

Hicks Design

Hicks Design is the creative partnership of Jon and Leigh Hicks, set up in 2002.

Hicks Design

Jeff Sarmiento

Jeff Sarmiento is a web designer from Toronto, Canada. This website is his blog and portfolio.

Jeff Sarmiento

Design Disease

Design Disease is a web company that provides cost-effective Web design services focused on usability, accessibility and Web standards.

Design Disease

Great Design Blog

Great Design Blog is the blog of UK designer James Powell.

Great Design Blog

Okapi Studio

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.

Okapi Studio

Narfstuff

Narfstuff is a blog about Wordpress Development, Web and Graphic Design.

Narfstuff

Slabovia.tv

Slabovia.tv is an online representation of the Slabovian State Communications Network and its various media output.

Slabovia.tv

Sevenedge

Sevenedge is a web agency founded by Frederiek Pascal and Dries Schaballie.

Sevenedge

Dann Wittaker Creative

Dann Wittaker Creative is a web agency providing marketing solutions for business of any size.

Dann Wittaker Creative

Guide de Prague

Guide de Prague is the Prague online travel guide of Martina Geletova.

Guide de Prague

Karim Zurita

Karim Zurita is a web developer based in San Diego, California.

Karim Zurita

If you want to see more beautiful website designs take a look at our CSS and Flash Web Gallery.

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  • Web design platoon
    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.
    I have “Platoon” Technologies, is a leading Web Design and Development service provider,to cater complete internet solutions right from basic web design to advanced web application using the latest technologies in World Wide Web. We are experts in Web 2.0 Standards with excellent skills in LAMP,.Net and Adobe design suites.

  • Morris Junior
    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.

  • Hero
    March 12, 2009 at 7:48 am

    Hey, these sites are really nice, have you seen http://www.itrungs.com

  • heios
    March 12, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    very impressive.

  • Daniel H
    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

  • Yuditya
    March 18, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    great. Really good collection.

  • Victoria Blount
    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.

  • web tasarım
    April 18, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    Very good list. thanks

  • ambreen
    April 21, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    a very nice list and a good collection.

  • john dobbs
    April 29, 2009 at 4:22 am

    You must want to do Larissa Meek. Her site ain’t so good.

  • Alex
    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.

  • fred
    May 6, 2009 at 9:24 am

    sites are awesome.
    i wish i could make such beauty

  • Rebecca
    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?

  • Alex
    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.

  • tungblog
    May 13, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    Very nice!!!

  • blogekle
    May 21, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    Very good list. thanks

  • av
    June 1, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    thanks

  • keşan
    June 1, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    for all thanks

  • Kyle
    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.

  • Kyle
    June 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    btw I too think it’s a great list!

  • ajansz
    June 3, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    for all thanks

  • solidworks kursu
    June 6, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    tenkyu

  • Waseem
    June 14, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Thanks for sharing such a great websites..Thanks a lot.

  • softlogic
    June 15, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    very nice site it seems to be a great list.

  • Alessandro
    June 17, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    wirklich nette Designs :)

  • شات
    June 19, 2009 at 4:39 am
  • madhu
    June 23, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    simply superb********

  • Sheena
    June 27, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Its really nice and aesthetic collection of websites….

  • kalstudio
    June 28, 2009 at 1:03 am

    amazing…. just amazing…

    http://kalstudio.blogspot.com/

  • Web Tasarımı
    July 1, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Thanks. Gourgeus designs

  • mahesh
    July 4, 2009 at 11:50 am

    superb work,
    Great designs

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