25 Incredibly Artistic Websites
Published April 14th, 2008 in Galleries
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If you spend much time browsing through web design galleries you’ll notice certain trends in design that vary from time-to-time. Right now, there are a number of sites that effectively utilize illustration and other types of very artistic design. Hopefully this collection will be a good source of design inspiration for you. Feel free to mention your favorites in the comments.
Update – The following sequels to this post have also been published:
New Era Cap
Singularity Concepts
Octwelve
Art Geex
Pain is Good
Intuitive Designs
Meomi
Cult Foo
Sully’s Design Studio
Laura Alter
Web Designer Wall
We Heart Stuff
Spoon Graphics Blog
Dark Light Art
Bear Skin Rug
Daily Candy
Free People
Frank Was Here
Biola
Digital Devotion
Lucy Blackmore
Sitesquared
Eanka
Miss Potter
Jesus Rodriguez Velasco
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142 Responses to “25 Incredibly Artistic Websites”
Great list of fantastically creative web sites, nice list for future inspiration.
Thanks Dustin, I’m glad you liked it.
WOW! I am totally floored that you would include my site in this list. These sites are all AMAZING. thanks so much guys.. you totally made my day!
Shanna,
You’re welcome. I like your design. I hope it sends some traffic your way.
These are some nice looking / creative website designs you have listed here. I am always amazed by people who can create such stunning pieces. Thanks for the compilation.
Meomi is hilarious, the hover and click effects are awesome.
Great collection! Some even don’t look like a website anymore!
Thank you so much for featuring our work here!!!!!!!
Naomi and I are truly flattered to see our work displayed amongst many other great works in web design and illustration that we’ve been admiring ourselves for a long time. You have a wonderful selection here.
If you found our site interesting you may also like to see my new illustration web site, which design is 100% oriented to art and illustration: http://www.koldobarroso.com/
I posted about this in our blogs.
You made our day
Nice features, some a bit overexposed already, but nontheless nice ones.
Great collection of work, which makes it really humbling that my site is included! Many thanks!
There’s also a few sites I had not come across before, I’ll be sure to check them out.
Chris
Another awesome design is at A.viary.com or Google’s new IG page (forgot the URL)
hey guys, plz check my website and let me know how it is…….tks
http://www.redesignyourbiz.com/
Check out brennanbarney.com, single page portfolio that I stumbled upon the other day. Huge contrast to this list but equally creative.
STUMBLED!
I wish I had the talent to create websites like that.
VOTED for you at:
http://www.newsdots.com/design/25-incredibly-artistic-websites-vandelay-website-design/
They’re definitely artistic.
However, in my opinion, the majority (with a few exceptions) of the layouts are just way too busy. They’re simply overwhelming.
Why didn’t I see tokdoki.it here?
wow… nice designs, great collections!
Great collection – thanks!
Koldo and Chris,
You’re welcome and thank you for taking a moment to stop by and comment.
Kontur,
I agree. Some of them have been around more than others.
Chet,
I’m getting an error page there.
I’m really flattered that you appreciate my design. Thanks!
Good list, I’ve linked to it on my blog. I think I like Lucy Blackmore the best.
Beautiful selection!
Great list of sites, some more over the top than others but in all they are good.
Love it.
Nice collection, quite a few of these I haven’t come across before, thanks for the share!!
Beautiful selection!! I am so bookmarking some of this sites!!!
Thanks for a wonderful post
Most amazing collection of web design… just superb.. Thanks for this
Wow it’s very beautiful selection
Thanks
George, what are you doin’? First you wanted to be an architect now you’re doing websites. You’re not going to get chicks until you get a real job and move out of your parents house.
Jerry
Jerry,
Thanks for noticing. What about latex manufacturing?
lol.
You’re not going to start with that mansiere again are you?
These are really artistic. Thank you!
Very nice collections. I hope you continue to showcase more beautiful and creative websites. It really inspire people by just looking at them.Thanks again
Sully’s and Web designer wall are virtually the same design; in fact they look like they were done by the same person. That being said, they are very attractive. I happen to like “busy” florals with lots of color. Looking at sites like that makes me happy.
Just great..these are Most amazing collection of web design…
Thanks for sharing them
Beautifully designed websites indeed. The lay-out and everything is fabulous. It makes me strive for more. It motivates me to improve my skills more and hopefully make designs like those.
These are excellent designs, I look forward to more showcase selections.
I am sure you would add http://www.mohitaneja.com to your list.
I designed this website and people appreciate my work.
very cool collections. I am trying to make my own design too and hopefully be one of those listed. Thank you for giving us all inspiration.
It keeps getting better and better. I like how I receive updates to the posts here, and on the other pages. I think you made great choices when you put this list together. Many of the sites I truly admire.
Keep up the great work you’re doing here, because there are designers out there that do like your lists!
Michele
Cool overview… cool Designs.
Beautiful selection. Just curious about something. how are those drawings on the header/banner made on the Spoon Graphics blog. what are they called? any ideas? email me please (h3ktor@hotmail.co.uk) or reply here.
thanks. and well done to all the designers. very inspirational.
good list:)
Hey nice collection of really artistic website, I also came across this website check it out http://nadir.nawadarat.com I hope it would be of your interest!
PS: Keep up the good work!
simply amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wonderful collection
I like it and favoriate this website
Those are really neat designs, thanks for the posts compiling them into one place.
Graphically quite nice. Technically not good. Fixed width design. Looks bad on wide-screen (see Screenshots at http://www.rorkvell.de/news/2009/Webdesign_Trends.html.de ). And i think on small screens (iPhone, Netbook) it will look bad, too.
Siegfried,
I don’t agree that fixed width is a sign of bad design. There are different factors that go into the decision of whether or not to use fixed width and ultimately a very high number of websites use a fixed width.
Well, i think, thre is only 1 acceptable argument pro fixed width: Limiting the text line length. Shorter lines are better readable. But then the width should not be fixed in px but in em or ex.
Any other argument is simply not having understood the media independence of the web. And the indeed high number of web sites using fixed width is not a quality point either. Web design is much more than making beautiful pictures.
Nice Collection of design websites…..
WoW, WOW, Wow,.. The list is amazing!!! Great work,.. Designs are really incredible!!
Nice Collection of design websites….!
Color scheme very nice..!!
This list always offers great inspiration to the visitors. It is nice to see people taking the chance to try something new. Like I said the inspiration here is incredible and a great resource especially for our new young designers. They see great designs like these, and head on out and start searching for tutorials, ideas, and they find this page. If you already have one of the programs that so many of us like to use to make out designs such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more why not try to see what you can come up with. Keep the list growing as it is one list I visit to see the updates. BRAVO Designers!
Good site, thanks for articles..
Quite a feast for your eyes and your senses. Thanks for the list…. I think it’s very well compiled. Some of the designs are truly inspired and inspiring.
here is incredible and a great resource especially for our new young designers. They see great designs like these, and head on out and start searching for tutorials, ideas, and they find this page. If you already have one of the programs that so many of us like to use to make out designs such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more why
As a graphic designer for most of my life, jumping to web design was a natural move for me. Trying to design my own online portfolio was so frustrating. Looking at the sites that are displayed here made it so much more exciting and inspiring.
Good site, thanks for articles
Nice designers! They see great designs like these, and head on out and start searching for tutorials, ideas, and they find this page. If you already have one of the programs that so many of us like to use to make out designs such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more why not try to see what you can come up with. Keep the list growing as it is one list I visit to see the updates. BRAVO Designers!!
wonderful collection
I like it and favoriate this website
Color scheme very nice..!!
They’re definitely artistic.
However, in my opinion, the majority (with a few exceptions) of the layouts are just way too busy. They’re simply overwhelming.
Beautifully designed websites indeed. The lay-out and everything is fabulous. It makes me strive for more. It motivates me to improve my skills more and hopefully make designs like those.
nice designs. thank you.
Cool artistic websites.
Nice collection, quite a few of these I haven’t come across before, thanks for the share!!
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cool… very good designs
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Yes i think Really Icredible collection of great designs. thanks for sharing with us.
As i feel now when looking at them they see great designs like these, and head on out and start searching for tutorials, ideas, and they find this page. If you already have one of the programs that so many of us like to use to make out designs such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more why not try to see what you can come up with. Keep the list growing as it is one list I visit to see the updates. BRAVO Designers!
The lay-out and everything is fabulous. It makes me strive for more. It motivates me to improve my skills more and hopefully make designs like those.
Yes There are different factors that go into the decision of whether or not to use fixed width and ultimately a very high number of websites use a fixed width.
I think you made great choices when you put this list together. Many of the sites I truly admire.
They all look very nice have never seen them before..
I think i like the third one best among all…
Thanks for nice designs…
WoW, WOW, Wow,.. The list is amazing!!! Great work,.. Designs are really incredible!!
They all look very nice have never seen them before..
Nice features, some a bit overexposed already, but nontheless nice ones.
The lay out and everything is fabulous. It makes me strive for more.. It motivates me to improve my skills more and hopefully make designs like those…
Wow best designs i ever seen. Thank you admin.
Nice Collection Thanks for share
Free People My favorite,thanks for share.Have a good blog
They all look very nice have never seen them before..thanxs
I believe that the websites with great design have a very high traffic,and this is much useful to the site owner.
Free People is the best
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