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Websites That Inspire: Week 1
Monday, June 21st, 2010 @ 11:45AM
Every week I’ll be posting the sites I’ve come across that inspire me in my work. Hopefully they’ll inspire you too!
This week I’m focusing on the websites that have inspired my work on the Crooked Designs website. I drew inspiration from each of these sites and I feel they are excellent examples of modern web design. Hopefully they’ll help inspire you in your work too!
31 Three
I got the basic idea for the color scheme from 31 Three. Very nice and clean design, with a unique layout compared to other portfolios I’ve come across. Good work too!
Branded 07
The portfolio of Rob Palmer features a very clean design, a couple of nice illustrations and a nice color scheme.
Color Cubic
Nice dark portfolio. Clean lines, nice layout and good contrasting colors.
David Hellmann
David Hellmann has one of the nicest portfolio sites I’ve come across. Nice use of colors, layout and various jQuery effects. He’s the man behind the excellent inspiration blog Make Better Websites.
Fajne Chlopaki
Fajne Chlopaki is the portfolio of a pair of Polish designers. The site has a very unique look with an awesome header and great layout. Great colors too!
Oliver James Gosling
The portfolio of Oliver James Gosling is one of the simplest, yet most clever, single page portfolios on the web. It’s won many awards and proves that great design can be very simple.
Jeroen Homan
I got the idea to use a big bold chunk of text at the top of my front page from this portfolio. It’s very clean, very simple, direct and to the point. Very effective.
Mission Bicycle Company
http://www.missionbicycle.com/
Not a portfolio at all, but still an excellent example of minimalist design. I love the colors and simple lines. This site gave me several excellent ideas.
Second And Park
The portfolio of copywriter Tiffany Jones Brown is one of the nicest examples of minimalist design on the web. Clean lines, good use of colors, very simple and effective. I like it a lot!
Simone Maranzana
http://www.simonemaranzana.com/
I like to consider this a “fancy” minimalist design. Very classic and elegant look to it with a good use of colors and a very nice layout.
Squared Eye
Squared Eye have one of the nicest, cleanest, sharpest looking portfolios online. It’s no wonder these guys have an impressive list of clients. Great lines, great colors. One of my favorites, by far!
Swedish Podge
http://www.digitalpodge.co.uk/2010/sweden/
Can you tell I love minimalist design? Another amazing example that simplicity in web design can be highly effective. Great use of infographics which has inspired countless websites since it’s release.
Truf
Can you guess where I got the idea for my portfolio index page from? These guys do great work and their portfolio reflects that. Very clean, very simple, no clutter.
That’s All For This Week…
Check back next week for another selection of awesome websites.
Author: Eric Crookes
I'm Eric Crookes, a freelance digital media designer from Vancouver, British Columbia. I specialize in the creation of clean & functional websites, professional marketing materials & print designs, sick & twisted artwork for musicians and often hilarious & provocative web copy. When I'm not designing or thinking about design, I can usually be found arguing with inanimate objects. And losing. This is my blog.
Websites That Inspire: Week 2 « Blog « Crooked Designs said on June 28, 2010 at 12:16 pm
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