Ever have those days where you need to come up with a creative design for a website – either your own site or a client’s – but the ideas just aren’t coming?
Here are 5 places to go for web design inspiration:
The most obvious place to start is with other websites. For that you can try…
1) awwwards – features some of the best, award-wining websites
2) webdesign-inspiration.com – the name pretty much says it all
Beyond that, you can take a step back from web design and be inspired by photography and graphic design …
3) dribbble – show and tell for Web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, icon artists, typographers, logo designers, and other creative types
4) behance – online portfolios by creative professionals across industries
Beyond that, you can step back even further and…
5) Get out – get out of your office and look at the “real world” with a fresh set of eyes. Take a camera with you and go to a place with a similar vibe to the organization you’re trying to come up with a design for… hike in a state park, walk the city streets, do some people watching at the mall. Let the world be your inspiration.
Where do you find ideas and inspiration for a new web design? Post a comment and let us know
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thanks Paul for great list…. I usually check out Behance for inspirations
Thanks Paul for sharing such a wonderful sources to get the best ideas to design a eye catching websites. I personally like dribbble and behance.
Thank you very much for sharing us 5 ways. When i was started designing i got many resource and collect huge data. With the passing time some websites and hapenly my data are removed. Today i am searching and during the search i found your post and you mention material. I hope i will took many benefits from these resources . Once again thanks
That’s pretty useful article for me I was searching some design option ideas so your post really going to help me in that
I am a big fan of behance and awwards both websites are best to find inspirational work. It’s easy to find out what is in and what’s out when we look at websites such as awwards. Also I think dribbble is making a good name in market haven’t used it much but will give it a try.
thanks Paul for great list
Great Post.
Thanks Paul for sharing such a wonderful sources to get the best ideas to design a eye catching websites. I personally like dribbble and behance.
That’s pretty useful article for me I was searching some design option ideas so your post really going to help me in that
Of course behance and dribbble are heaven for Web designers, I took lot of inspiration from those 2 website. Thanks for your post Paul!