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.
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August 21, 2009 at 11:11 am
Superb collection of website really superb liked ail the designs, i think i was missing the few designing ideas and concepts good one!!
August 27, 2009 at 8:05 am
saizen is more cooler
September 7, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Some great designs here. i am looking to build out a geographical name, and the guide to prague is great inspiration.
September 9, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Seems most of the beautiful websites are from the creative industry. Figures!
September 21, 2009 at 10:02 am
Ooh I always enjoy looking at these. Great ones.
September 22, 2009 at 2:55 am
Great Inspiration! Good job on the use of wood and vintage on The Hemmingway collection website.
September 28, 2009 at 8:04 am
omg~~ those site all is beautiful, i like the Dann Wittaker Creative very much!
thanks for your share!
October 4, 2009 at 6:12 am
Wow. This is a fantastic collection. I must say I was very pleased to see The Ernest Hemingway Collection as I was already a fan. Thanks for compiling such a great list of talents.
October 20, 2009 at 2:22 am
Thank you very much, I am closely following your site really give much useful information have, in respect for the site administrator. I wish you continued success.
October 23, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Very fantastic collection! will check back to “steal” inspiration from your examples!
October 23, 2009 at 7:44 pm
It’s 2009 now (almost 2010 in fact). the designs still look so cool!
December 7, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Really great collection very inspiring websites. I agree the commenter above me its 2010 almost now and these website still look cool and cover the new designs ideas.
Thanks for sharing.
December 14, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Really very nice collection.Thanks for sharing
December 16, 2009 at 8:42 am
inspiring collection. tfs
December 27, 2009 at 10:26 am
Thanks, Really nice collection. Thank you for your attempt. I have got so many new ideas.
January 5, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Thanks for sharing so freely, much appreciated.
January 7, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Really Cool and inspiring website designs. You have done the creative work. Thanks for sharing.
January 14, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Hey! This is a great compilation. Thank you for your nice work
January 24, 2010 at 10:49 am
good collections.good job.keep it up.
January 27, 2010 at 10:57 am
Great collection indeed
February 2, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Nice selction of artisitic desings - TFS
February 3, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Great Designs - All are fantastic - avn