Friday, August 29th, 2008 
 Author: Jon B

15 Sites That Will Inspire You To Become A Better Web Designer

I remember back in the good ol’ days when I first started gaining interest in web design, there weren’t as many websites that offered tips and resources as they do nowadays. I believe there were only 2 sites I frequently visited to help me improve my web design skills, it was Web Monkey and HTML goodies. These 2 sites are still pretty relevant to date, however, there are now thousands of web design sites that offer helpful resources, tools, tips and tutorials.

So whether you are a veteran web designer or an upcoming designer, here’s some sites that will inspire you to step up your design skills. (In no particular order)

www.speckyboy.com
web design blog
www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog
web design blog

www.youthedesigner.com
web design blog
www.dezinerfolio.com
web design blog
www.outlawdesignblog.com
web design blog
www.ndesign-studio.com
web design blog
www.vandelaydesign.com/blog
web design blog
www.psdtuts.com
web design blog
www.bittbox.com
web design blog
www.webdesignerwall.com
web design blog
www.w3schools.com
web design blog
www.noupe.com
web design blog
www.alistapart.com
web design blog
www.smashingmagazine.com
web design blog
www.css-tricks.com
web design blog

Reader Suggested Websites For Further Inspiration

www.designmeltdown.com
www.graphic-exchange.com
www.sitepoint.com
www.csszengarden.com
www.techbranch.com
www.decographics.com
www.veerle.duoh.com

If you know of any other websites that you think is worthy of honorable mentions, feel free to post it on your comment and I will add them here.

You also might want to check out the books below, these will further develop your knowledge and perspective of web designing.

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  1. 1
    mieketsai 

    hope they’ll useful!

    mieketsai   Replied:

    sorry, that should be “hope they’ll be useful”

  2. 2
    Taherk 

    Great layouts,and a very inspirational list.
    I usually end up going to http://itdiscover.com/ for design ideas,as they have list of new design tuts and tools.

  3. 3
    Oculus 

    It’s a good site and very refreshing. It could inspire yourself, too.

  4. 4
    markt 

    Cool collection! Very inspiring indeed! Thank yoU!

  5. Indeed very inspiring sites, thnx!

  6. Really these sites design are quite inspiring. Thanks for sharing

  7. 7
    cucky 

    sick and tired of the tabs on every single website and blog. Horrendous, ugly and way over used. Get them OUT!

  8. 8
    Ronald 

    Wow nice man, those sites will be my inspiration for the upcoming sites i built.

  9. These are really good websites. really useful! Keep up the good work.

  10. Nice list on website design resources. This is great reading material for a beginner like myself.

  11. Great list, I’m a huge fan of all of those sites. And I must say, I love your design here!

    p.s whats up with the code?

  12. sweet list!, some of this sites where none functional but still good list!

  13. Nice list.
    Don’t forget Veerle’s blog:
    http://veerle.duoh.com/
    I would like to add a lot more…
    Don’t look at our website, the real design is coming up in 1 month and I’m ashamed of the actual version…but the new one is going to rock !

    Jon B   Replied:

    Thanks…it’s been added.

  14. 14
    Ovi Dogar 

    Interesting post… ;)

    Keep up the great work!

    Ovi Dogar
    AbsoluteCovers.com

  15. Awesome, They are all great designs, its interesting how they are all different yet they all have the same look and feel to them..

  16. 16
    Ann Jordan 

    Wow! What a fantastic looking page. I need to learn this. :D Thanks for the info.

  17. 17
    Wayne 

    I know a couple of the sites, will check the rest out, thanks for the list. (Found you by stumbling)

    Waynes last blog post..Only Fools and Horses Complete Video Clips – Funniest Ever!

  18. 18
    T.hink.in 

    Stumbled too! this is good stuff…thanks for the share.

    T.hink.ins last blog post..Office Search Engine or OSE.EXE

  19. I love using W3 schools and visiting the Outlaw Design sites, always tons of information and inspirational. Thanks for the list of new ones!

  20. Hey Mang,
    Those are pretty cool sites. Here are a couple Web Design sites that inspired me.
    http://techbranch.com
    http://decographics.com

    Jon B   Replied:

    Thanks..I just added them!

  21. Ha! I stumbled here too… great list man. Back in the day I used to frequent:

    k10k.com
    halfproject.com

  22. So nice post! Thanks for sharing!

    EasyAdsenseVns last blog post..Earn money with Homepages Friends – It is easy!

  23. Nice list. You should also add pixelbrick to the list. They have some real nice designs and a lot of web designers use their creations for inspiration

    Webmasters Blogs last blog post..Need a sponsored web host? Free sponsored web hosting accounts!

  24. 24
    Webagentur 

    This layouts are realy beautiful.

  25. 25
    lizzie 84 

    Hi there,just wanted to say what a terrific page this is,it’s really eye-catching,fun,bright and clever!

  26. 26
    selma 

    good..

  27. 27
    Ingo 

    Yep, SU rocks ;) Nice list, found a few sites I didn’t know yet. Thanks for putting this together.

    Ingos last blog post..Magento Bestellungen löschen und Nummernkreise definieren

  28. 28
    Toon 

    Another 2 that might interest you

    http://www.graphic-design-blog.com
    http://www.graphic-design-links.com

    Toons last blog post..Bechira Sorin – Illustrations and Design

  29. this blog is very well built!!, These are great resources, thanks.
    P.s. I love how the comment css boxes are set up inside this blog, very creative.

  30. 30
    MOin 

    great resource links i can say this post is an ultimate blend of all the web designing website that are mot famous.

    MOins last blog post..Track Your Backlinks And Search Engine Index With iTracker

  31. 31
    sir jorge 

    Not inspired by any of them.

  32. 32
    Matt 

    yes a good list I didn’t know youthedesigner.com

  33. 33
    Shannon 

    Great list! I love Smashing Magazine, NDesign and Dezigner Folio. I also was familiar with zengarden and a list apart, but the others are new to me! Thanks.

    Shannons last blog post..Naturally Savvy

  34. 34
    Abdo 

    Your subject inspire me to go there :)

  35. 35
    sqeet 

    How can you forget about csszengarden.com?

    Jon B   Replied:

    Added….thanks!

  36. 36
    Jonathan 

    I land on here stumbling.
    Let me suggest one more websites you could add as a reference for webdesigners : http://www.supashirt.com! :)

  37. Good list of useful sites. yea theres alot of good resources these days

  38. 38
    Ath. 

    Great links. Thanks for sharing.

    Ath.s last blog post..Social Cliques

  39. 39
    Raghavendra.Padasalgi 

    Nice collection. Please advise me where I can get small note sticker the one you have created with yellow color paper on right corner of the header of your webpage with small clip.
    thanks

    Jon B   Replied:

    I actually created that in Photoshop…I’m thinking about writing a tutorial about it so stay tuned to this blog.

  40. 40
    spencer 

    one website to make you give up everything

    http://www.microsoft.com

  41. 41
    Jennifer 

    The only site I disagree with on this list is the W3Schools site. While they have a lot of tutorials, they don’t keep them up-to-date or respond to corrections. Having errors on a site like that is not surprising, but not fixing them when they’re pointed out is not good service, IMHO.

    The other 14 sites you listed are absolutely great, however.

  42. 42
    Boomer 

    20 Examples of sites created with Synthasite’s free web editor. http://forsite.synthasite.com/

  43. cool, thanks

    adelaide web desihns last blog post..iPhone Unlocking

  44. cheers, thanks

  45. Great list, I’m a huge fan of all of those sites. And I must say, I love your design here!

    Angie Bowens last blog post..30 Tutorials That Will Teach You Fireworks

  46. 46
    Geoserv 

    STUMBLED!

    Awesome post, I use some of those sites already, will definitely check out the others.

    VOTED for this post at:
    http://www.newsdots.com/design/15-sites-that-will-inspire-you-to-become-a-better-web-designer/

    Geoservs last blog post..Rel=Nofollow?

  47. 47
    Margaret 

    You should include Sitepoint books and website in your list. I’ve benefited greatly from them as well as many that you have listed here.

    Margaret

  48. 48
    Blue 

    I stumbled here as well.
    Great list!
    I would add 2 sites to this list. Designmeltdown.com and graphic-exchange.com They are personal favorites of mine.

  49. 49
    Riz 

    Excellent Links. Thanks for sharing

    Rizs last blog post..Simple Private File Sharing

  50. 50
    D4>UK 

    Hello from the UK – I really like this site, I found it through Stumble. The 15 sites are a useful resource. Keep up the good work!

  51. 51
    Alex 

    Great post. Thanks for including CrazyLeaf Design Blog in such a great list.

    Alexs last blog post..A bit of Inspiration – Fractal Cheetah

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