7 Successful Website Designs

Gino · 04-04-2008, 09:11 PM

Below are seven examples of successful website designs. The best way to become a better designer is to look at as much successful work as possible. Not only do you need to look at a lot of different designs, you need to understand why they work. Take a look at all these designs and figure out for yourself what they are successful website designs.

Examine all the different elements, the colors, how text is arranged and how the website becomes the perfect carrier and conveyor of the clients message or product.

Post your fav website designs and lets chat about what makes them successful!

Clemens · 04-06-2008, 06:01 AM

Michae · 04-06-2008, 02:30 PM

Apple rules on design, we already knew that ;P

Not sure on the ellislab one... The colors are awful, looks like those who made it has no knowledge of colortheory.

Gino · 04-06-2008, 03:05 PM

Yes its hard to find a design better then apples site in terms of a store website. I kinda like the ellislab one haha.

alyCe · 04-06-2008, 04:35 PM

Some other awe-inspiring webdesigns:

http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.graphic-exchange.com/
http://www.muxtape.com

Maybe not "awe-inspiring" but some of the best and most functional for their use that I've come across.
Now let's all imagine facebook in black instead of the hideous blue *sighs*

edit: 31three was AAAMAZIIIING!!!! One of the best "professional" websites I've seen. THIS is the upside of web 2.0

theafroguy · 04-06-2008, 07:26 PM

I have a bone to pick with the Apple website: it's too wide. Do they want us mac users to stretch our windows all the way across the screen? You'd expect them to pick up on such an oversight, being the computers' manufacturers.

04-04-2008, 09:11 PM	#1
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,034	7 Successful Website Designs Below are seven examples of successful website designs. The best way to become a better designer is to look at as much successful work as possible. Not only do you need to look at a lot of different designs, you need to understand why they work. Take a look at all these designs and figure out for yourself what they are successful website designs. Examine all the different elements, the colors, how text is arranged and how the website becomes the perfect carrier and conveyor of the clients message or product. Post your fav website designs and lets chat about what makes them successful! __________________ Free Business Cards // T Shirts Blog // How to Start A Clothing Line

04-06-2008, 02:30 PM	#3
Michae Senior Designer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 284	Apple rules on design, we already knew that ;P Not sure on the ellislab one... The colors are awful, looks like those who made it has no knowledge of colortheory. __________________ Warning: I might come across as a bitch, but Im really just trying to help.

04-06-2008, 03:05 PM	#4
Gino Administrator/Founder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,034	Yes its hard to find a design better then apples site in terms of a store website. I kinda like the ellislab one haha. __________________ Free Business Cards // T Shirts Blog // How to Start A Clothing Line

04-06-2008, 04:35 PM	#5
alyCe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 666	Some other awe-inspiring webdesigns: http://www.nytimes.com/ http://www.graphic-exchange.com/ http://www.muxtape.com Maybe not "awe-inspiring" but some of the best and most functional for their use that I've come across. Now let's all imagine facebook in black instead of the hideous blue sighs edit: 31three was AAAMAZIIIING!!!! One of the best "professional" websites I've seen. THIS is the upside of web 2.0 __________________ glunge

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Clemens designer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kirchbach, Graz (A) Posts: 31

04-06-2008, 07:26 PM	#6
theafroguy Designer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 26	I have a bone to pick with the Apple website: it's too wide. Do they want us mac users to stretch our windows all the way across the screen? You'd expect them to pick up on such an oversight, being the computers' manufacturers.