Great sites for web design inspiration

Great sites for Web Design inspiration: Everyone needs inspiration every now and then and web design is no different. When designing new websites we can get "designers block" just like when writers get writers block.

Everyone needs inspiration every now and then and web design is no different. When designing new websites we can get "designers block" just like when writers get writers block.

There are a few websites I go to for web design inspiration, here is my top five:

Behance

There is a staggering level of quality when it comes to design on Behance. It's not all websites or UI design, there are various other categories too.

View here: https://www.behance.net/search/projects/web%20design?tracking_source=typeahead_search_suggestion

CSS Mania

I've been using CSS Mania for years. It's simple, just go to the homepage and start clicking on the thumbnails to view their web design showcase.

View here: www.cssmania.com/

Awwwards

Awwwards is a nice site in itself and websites are rated in terms of design, usability, creativity and content. Awwwards visitors can vote for website designs that they like.

View here: www.awwwards.com/

Site Inspire

From their own descripton, "We look for cleanliness and simplicity without excessve gimmicks or decoration."

View here: www.siteinspire.com/

bestwebsite.gallery

A nice website that showcases submitted web designs in a pleasing fashion. It's quick and easy to view the showcase without being bombarded with Ads or clutter and you can search by tag which is useful too.

View here:  https://bestwebsite.gallery/

Dribbble

Dribbble are "on a mission to build the world’s best community for creatives to share, grow, and get hired." Sounds like a nobel endeavor to us! They have a nice clean looking showcase of beautiful websites.  Well worth a look.

View here: dribbble.com/tags/web-design-showcase

Showit

Another nice web design showcase, but what I really like is the full-depth thumbnails of each site, so you can experience the entire page length rather than just the top hero area.  There is also a nice help section if you are lost!

View here: https://showit.com/showcase/

Webdesign.org

A simple showcase of nice websites, where you can search by category and style.  It's not quite so "flashy" as some of the others and I like it's honest approach to showing off these web projects.

View here: https://www.webdesign.org/web-design-basics/web-design-showcase/page-1.html

landing.love

A bit more specialist, landing.love showcases websites with animation, specifically full screen video! We like the fact they've niched-down in this area, video is super-important and anything that promotes it is great.

https://www.landing.love/

CSS Design Awards

CSSDA is an award based platform, founded in 2009, with the aim of recognising excellent web design, that pushes the boundaries and showcasing it for the world to see.

View here: https://www.cssdesignawards.com/

Article by David Reeder. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-e-reeder/

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