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Offline IceFire

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on: March 29, 2005, 06:12:06 pm
Ok guys...I'm looking for some inspiration at the moment.  What do you guys consider the best designed websites on the internet.  They can look cool, they can be simply functional, they can have a bit of both.  Websites can be corporate or artistic or anything really...what sites do you visit and say: "wow, thats cool".
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Offline Rictor

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Reply #1 on: March 29, 2005, 06:21:14 pm
depends what you're looking for.

Aside from the main design hubs (Crossmind, Surfstation etc), what you should check out is Template Monster, great for just having access to a ton a superbly designed websites, which you can then rip off.

Right now, my fave is this.

But again, if you can be more specific I can probably dig up something.
 

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Reply #2 on: March 29, 2005, 06:25:22 pm
In Regards to What I Like:[/u]

Easy of use and simplicity.

I don't need page transitions and javascript snow. I need buttons that I can actually ****ing see - that aren't tiny or huge or obscene colours or invisible in the clutter of the background image. Javascript should be functional, serve a purpose. Moving things should be informative, not decorative.

And people should only work to their limits. Nothing says 'asshole' like a site with huge amounts of amateurish graphics.

And most importantly: Colours should make sense.

This, is good: http://www.penguinbomb.com/blog

This, in it's own way, is good: http://maddox.xmission.com

This, is not: http://www.stwww.com/index2.html

This, is not: http://www.desktopstarships.com/
« Last Edit: March 29, 2005, 06:27:54 pm by 2696 »
 

Offline Taristin

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Reply #3 on: March 29, 2005, 06:27:34 pm
penguinbomb.com is a mess of mysql errors. :p


But the blog was quite funny! :D
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Offline Rictor

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Reply #4 on: March 29, 2005, 06:31:34 pm
Getting script errors on Penguinbomb there chief. And what you're talking about it usability, not design (in the eye candy sense). Usability is a given, unless you're a complete amateur and opt for the spinny, flashy "new interface paradigm" bull****.
 

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Reply #5 on: March 29, 2005, 06:52:13 pm
Penguinbomb is boned because I accidentally overwrote it's index.php with the Urizen Database's index.php.

Shame too. I liked that page. Ah, well....
 

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Reply #6 on: March 29, 2005, 07:09:54 pm
Well.

If we're going for professional.

www.darkhorizons-lore.com

If we're going for simple.

http://maddox.xmission.com/

Just my preferences. Both are the best and unique in their own fields.

The first one is complexish, but everything is organised nicely, it has pretty much everything that a generic website needs these days, and you don't have to strain yourself in order to get to it.

The other one offers simplicty, bottom line. Everything is very easy to access, although it loses on the "cool" points for flashyness (hence it wasn't designed for that).
« Last Edit: March 29, 2005, 07:12:38 pm by 461 »
 

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Reply #7 on: March 29, 2005, 07:14:24 pm
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Reply #8 on: March 29, 2005, 09:28:46 pm
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Offline IceFire

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Reply #9 on: March 29, 2005, 09:32:44 pm
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Originally posted by Rictor
depends what you're looking for.

Aside from the main design hubs (Crossmind, Surfstation etc), what you should check out is Template Monster, great for just having access to a ton a superbly designed websites, which you can then rip off.

Right now, my fave is this.

But again, if you can be more specific I can probably dig up something.

Those were excellent links.  I still haven't found the one that inspires me to do something but at least I can look at stuff.

Much appreciated.  I'm fighting a creative block.
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Reply #10 on: March 29, 2005, 11:51:30 pm
The best template site I've come across.

List of Inspirational Sites (*Static, †Important Note, In no particular order). Also checked so theres no dead links :).

I've got pictures of a lot of template, logos, and other stuff but that would have to be sent by email because its too big in file size.

I have heaps more static website favourites but I just can't find them :(. I'll try later.

Later :D
 

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Reply #11 on: March 30, 2005, 12:24:01 am
Pfft, I could have done that. I just linked to the websites who's job it is to link to other websites. Optimal laziness, you see.

Good work though, the ones you posted all kick ass.

edit: oh yeah, and Phe4R the Polish
http://www.dabrowskidesign.tk/
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Reply #12 on: March 30, 2005, 03:39:47 pm
I don't like my site any more :(

I need to learn Flash

http://www.altgame.net/
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Reply #13 on: March 30, 2005, 04:01:43 pm
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no, you do not really need to learn flash. css and xhtml can go pretty far without.
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Reply #14 on: March 30, 2005, 04:09:45 pm
... but so can flash


xeofrestyle.com ---> i've been watching the progress of this site for at least 4 years now...  amazing site.  check out the old one:  www.xeofreestyle.com/2000/
 

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Reply #15 on: March 30, 2005, 04:11:15 pm
lol Xelion, i know most of the sites on your list :p
 

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Reply #16 on: March 30, 2005, 05:49:07 pm
Uhh... how come nobody has mentioned the CSS Zen Garden yet? Browse through the thousands of different designs, they're all quite good.
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Reply #17 on: March 30, 2005, 10:47:07 pm
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xeofrestyle.com ---> i've been watching the progress of this site for at least 4 years now...  amazing site.  check out the old one:

They've hit a dead end :nod:

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lol Xelion, i know most of the sites on your list :p

most! :p it is an old showcase list, I haven't updated it since earlier 2004 in the favs ever since I switched to FireFox from IE

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Uhh... how come nobody has mentioned the CSS Zen Garden yet? Browse through the thousands of different designs, they're all quite good.

Right on :yes:
 

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Reply #18 on: March 31, 2005, 07:38:37 am
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... but so can flash


xeofrestyle.com ---> i've been watching the progress of this site for at least 4 years now...  amazing site.  check out the old one:  www.xeofreestyle.com/2000/




i agree i love that site :)
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Reply #19 on: March 31, 2005, 07:55:59 am
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