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41 Websites with Great Design (Examples)

Kristina Tuvikene

Staff Writer

Web design is one of the main factors that determines whether a user will stay on your website. In fact, 94% of first imp

ressions are related to your website’s design.

A good website design should be simple, functional, and consistent with your company’s branding. More specifically, the best-designed websites use a grid-based layout (you should adapt your layout to the type of content you share) to keep content aligned, optimize load time , are mobile-friendly, and use compelling copy.

Since many elements of web design will vary depending on your industry and the type of content you share, we created a collection of the best-designed websites in the world, so you can find inspiration for your website design .

1. Avoriaz 1800 – Visite Virtuelle

Avoriaz 1800 is a ski resort in Morzine, France, that offers breathtaking views.

On the website, users can choose between a winter tour and a summer tour to explore the village’s apartments and ski areas through a 360-degree panoramic virtual tour . What makes this website one of the best-designed websites in the world is the 360-degree views it offers, which allow users to feel like they’re part of the experience.

Consider investing to create something similar if you’re in the travel and hospitality industry . Offering a virtual tour that allows users to experience a destination before booking can cause reservations to increase between 16% and 67% . 

• Website Type : Hospitality 
• Design Characteristics : Animation, 360-degree, Storytelling, Photo and Video
• Technologies Used : CSS3, HTML5, Apache
• Colors Used : Blue

2. Playbook

Playbook is a cloud storage platform for designers. When looking at this website you’ll see that what captures the user’s attention is how clean the design is. Not only does this follow an important aspect of web design, but it also matches the company’s product: a way to manage files and folders in a visually organized way.

For a technology company targeting designers, having a clean design will show users what you’re capable of and why they should trust your product or service. The website also incorporates elements of interactivity, which creates a more personalized and engaging experience for the users.

• Website Type : Startup, Technology
• Design Characteristics : Clean, Photography, Gallery, UI design 
• Technologies Used : Ruby, GraphQL, React
• Colors Used : Red

3. Animus Studios

Animus Studios is a video agency committed to making the work with their clients fun and organized. They do so by creating original video content that is focused on storytelling. 

What makes this website stand out is the colorful animation it offers. Not only is animation a great way to stand out from other websites, but here, it’s also a way to indirectly show the company’s capabilities in terms of video making.

• Website Type : Business, Agency
• Design Characteristics : Animation, Colorful, Video
• Technologies Used : Craft CMS
• Colors Used : Blue, Red, Yellow

4. PUBLIC DOMAIN

PUBLIC DOMAIN is an innovative, interactive, and experimental website founded by Virgil Abloh to show his collections (in particular, Off-White x Nike Collaborations) and to tease upcoming product launches. More than a catalog, his website is designed to look like Virgil’s own desktop.

What makes this website different from any other web design we’ve seen is the unusual content structure — the way the information is presented and organized on a site, and in particular the hierarchy of different pages. PUBLIC DOMAIN doesn’t have different pages and the content is organized in a very interactive way.

• Website Type : Fashion
• Design Characteristics : Big Background Images, Gallery, Horizontal Menu, Content Architecture
• Technologies Used : JavaScript, HTML5
• Colors Used : Black, Silver, White

5. Globalance World

Globalance World is an interactive investment platform that enables users to make investment decisions based on economic, societal, and environmental factors like climate, footprint, megatrends, and returns. This site offers one of the most simple and best designed interactive experiences on the web; it also has a very responsive design, meaning content and design are adapted to work well for all devices. In addition to interactivity, this website uses the right color scheme (in particular, the color yellow) to convey a fun aspect. 

For example, users can choose a real portfolio or market index and visualize various types of data through different views (like globe, city, or map), or they can opt to compare two market indices (like S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100). The goal of these interactive elements is to provide investors with a fun way of making good long-term decisions. 

In a competitive industry like business or finance, having interactive experiences on your website allows you to stand out from the crowd and keep your users engaged.

• Website Type : Business, Finance
• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Responsive, Data Visualization, 3D
• Technologies Used : next.js, CSS3 , Three.js, React, D3, GraphQL
• Colors Used : Black, Grey, Yellow

UXPERT is a digital agency that focuses on designing beautiful user experiences. Given the type of service this agency offers, it’s not a surprise that this website boasts an innovative user interface , with an unparalleled user experience.

The user interface is fairly simple: on the homepage, users can play a short showreel to learn about the brand. They can then scroll down to learn more about the services, works, and awards. Did you know that 71% of B2B marketers use video marketing? Using a short showreel can help you improve your user experience, especially if you’re targeting busy users.

• Type : Business, Agency
• Design Characteristics : Animation, Clean, Graphic design, Innovative UI 
• Technologies Used : WordPress, CSS3, HTML5
• Colors Used : Black, White, Yellow

MAD is a creative digital design agency. This website takes a creative approach to interactivity to create an unusual design that helps capture the users’ attention. Users can play with the MAD logo, move objects around, and more. As a result, they stay longer on the site, see it as a leading-edge company they can trust for creative work, and are more likely to connect with it for business.

By using these unexpected interactive effects, MAD manages to juice up the user experience and create interest and curiosity. 

• Website Type : Business, Agency 
• Design Characteristics , Experimental, Unusual Design, Transitions, Filters and Effects, Innovative UI Design, Microinteractions
• Technologies Used : CSS3, HTML5, WebGL, Nginx, React
• Colors Used : Black, Orange, White

Glob is an eCommerce site selling reusable bags for a plastic-free lifestyle.

This website makes creative use of filters and effects to grab the users’ attention by making the design more entertaining. In particular, users can use their mouse to interact with designs through a liquify effect while scrolling through the website. This makes the shopping experience on Glob more appealing compared to a traditional web design. 

• Website Type : eCommerce, Fashion
• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Big Background Images, Animation, Filters and Effects
• Technologies Used : WebGL
• Colors Used : Black, Orange

9. Gucci Beauty Foundation

The Gucci Beauty Foundation is a subdomain of Gucci’s website dedicated to their popular foundation product. The page offers a quiz game, interactive shades palettes, and short video tutorials to discover its uses in an entertaining way.

Just like Gucci, you can consider dedicating a subdomain or subfolder of your website to present a specific product in an interactive way , to create a buzz in your industry, and keep your audience engaged.

• Website Type : Promotional, Fashion
• Design Characteristics : Clean, Colorful, Single Page, Gestures, Interactive
• Technologies Used : CSS3, HTML5, React, Anime.js
• Colors Used : Green, Pink, Yellow

10. Mario Russo Archive

If you’re looking for web design inspiration for your art portfolio, artist Mario Russo’s Archive presents a simple and innovative way of showing your work.

This website has a responsive design and makes use of simple and beautiful typography to tell a story. Typography (which includes font style, appearance, and structure) is one of the most important factors that impact user experience. One study found that 46% of consumers base their decisions about a website’s credibility on its visual appeal and aesthetics (which are, for about 90% of users, based on typography alone).

• Website Type : Portfolio, Art
• Design Characteristics : Responsive Design, Appealing Typography, Storytelling
• Technologies Used : CSS3, HTML5, jQuery , Typekit
• Colors Used : Black, Silver

11. Yusuke Fukunaga

Yusuke Fukunaga’s portfolio is worth looking at if you’re looking for web design inspiration for a dynamic content portfolio , such as a developer portfolio. 

Using parallax effect — where the position of an object appears different when viewed from different angles — and infinite scroll technology , this freelancer front-end developer based in Tokyo shows his portfolio of websites.

While the website design is simple (one main page, with about and contact sections) this is, at the same time, one of the most innovative website designs on this list.

• Website Type : Portfolio, Developer
• Design Characteristics : Infinite Scroll, Parallax, Scrolling, Filters and Effects
• Technologies Used : WebGL, GSAP Animation, Three.js
• Colors Used : Black

12. IdeaRocket

IdeaRocket is an animation studio based in New York City. What makes their website one of the best designed websites is the exceptional user experience and the way examples of work are presented. 

In the “works” section, users can choose a category (like 2D animation, 3D animation, etc.) and click on a project to open a high-quality video. If you want to add videos to your website, you should take a look at the way IdeaRocket does this.

• Design Characteristics : Animation, Video, Scrolling, Illustration, Storytelling
• Technologies Used : WordPress, CSS3, HTML5. GSAP Animation
• Colors Used : Black, Blue, Orange

13. Low Five Brewing

With a simple (yet interesting and innovative) design, Low Five Brewing is one of our favorite single-page websites. This type of website features all content on one page, without using a menu. This makes navigation easy, improves website load time, and makes the website more responsive.  

Users can learn about this Amsterdam-based brewery just by scrolling through the web page. At the bottom, users can find a link to the webshop, which brings them to another site — also extremely simple and minimalistic — where they can purchase beer.

If you’re in the eCommerce space (especially if you only sell a few items), we suggest you get inspiration from this website design, since single pages can increase conversions by 37.5% . 

• Website Type : eCommerce, Food & Beverage
• Design Characteristics : Single page, Unusual Navigation, Responsive
• Technologies Used : Vue.js, Nuxt.js

14. Swissdent

Premium dental products brand Swissdent created a website that uses outstanding photography to tell a story. The minimalistic and impressively clean web design gives users an outstanding shopping experience. Focusing on a few items and on a minimalistic design is important for eCommerce sites, where avoiding too many options and limiting distractions often result in more sales.

• Website Type : eCommerce
• Design Characteristics : Photography, Animation, Clean, Minimalistic, Parallax, Transitions
• Technologies Used : WordPress, CSS3, HTML5, GSAP Animation, PHP
• Colors Used : Black, Red, White

15. Goodfight

Goodfight is a creative fashion label based in Los Angeles. With infinite scrolling technology on a horizontal menu and layout , this website manages to create an engaging experience for users who want to learn more about the brand. Considering 72.9% of all eCommerce sales will happen on mobile devices, adding a simple layout, such as infinite scrolling, can contribute to your website’s conversion rate.

• Design Characteristics : Horizontal Menu, Horizontal Layout, Responsive Design, Transitions, Filters and Effects

16. Hanwag – 100 Years

Hanwag is a German footwear company. When it comes to using web design for storytelling , the Hanwag – 100 Years subdomain was our top choice. 

It consists of a single page, detailing the history of the Hanwag brand from the very first shoemaker’s shop in 1921 to the 500,000 pairs of shoes expected to be manufactured in 2022. Storytelling allows you to humanize your brand and increases the chance of potential customers remembering your company. 

• Design Characteristics : Experimental, Retro, Scrolling, Illustration
• Colors Used : Red, White, Blue

17. Fabulatorij

If you’re a fan of vector graphics — which use geometric shapes to create images — we suggest you scroll through this event agency’s website to find some ideas for your site design. 

With hard lines and a fresh style, Fabulatorij managed to create a modern and edgy-looking website that focuses on the company’s services and work samples (that are presented through videos).

• Website Type : Business, Events
• Design Characteristics : Animation, Colorful, Vector, Illustration, Responsive, Filters and Effects
• Technologies Used : GSAP Animation, VideoJS, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Netlify

18. BURGER & SAUCE

The BURGER & SAUCE website uses stunning big background images to share its handmade burgers, offering an impressive and memorable experience for users

Did you know that 82% of people buy meals just because of how they look in a picture? If you’re looking for web design ideas for a restaurant, you can’t miss out on seeing how BURGER & SAUCE lets high-quality photos tell a story that generates user interest.

• Website Type : Business, Restaurant
• Design Characteristics : Big Background Images, Vector, Responsive
• Technologies Used : WordPress, SVG, Cloudflare

19. Westbound Mag – Stories And Places

The Westbound Mag is our top pick when it comes to web design for a blog or magazine. When creating this site, the developer created a minimalist style that captures the readers’ attention. 

This online magazine is characterized by a coconut white background color and high-quality images to create an enjoyable reading experience. When you’re designing an online magazine, it’s important you make the reader experience as enjoyable as possible by selecting the right font, colors, and visual assets.

• Website Type : Blog
• Design Characteristics : Photography, Clean, Minimal, Typography, Responsive, Storytelling
• Technologies Used : WordPress, Bootstrap, WooCommerce
• Colors Used : Red, Black, White, Silver

20. April Group

Real estate investment company April Group created one of the best designed websites in the real estate industry.

The web design is extremely professional and makes remarkable use of photos and videos to show the properties in a simple and organized way. Considering that homes with high-quality and professional photos sell 32% faster and sell at or above list price 44% of the time, make photography the focus of your website design if you’re in the real estate industry. 

• Website Type : Business (Real Estate)
• Design Characteristics : Big Background Images, Clean, Minimalistic, Vertical Menu

21. USAF ECHO

The U.S. Air Force created a cinematic website called USAF ECHO where users face challenges in order to test skills like focus, composure, and reaction.

The Enhanced Cognitive Human Ops website uses a WebGL (Web Graphics Library) API to create an engaging and interactive user experience through the use of high-performance 3D graphics . To engage your website’s visitors, consider using 3D graphics — you don’t need to have a game to offer as you can use this to show your products or services, or to tell a story about your brand.

• Website Type : Games & Entertainment
• Design Characteristics : Clean, Transitions, 3D, Filters and Effects, Microinteractions
• Colors Used : Black, Blue, Silver

22. Wax Poetics

Through the use of animation and interactive elements, the Wax Poetics music journal community created a highly engaging online magazine for music enthusiasts.

If you have a blog, online magazine, or any type of website with a lot of posts, we suggest you explore this website to find inspiration from the innovative way articles are presented to keep users engaged.

• Website Type : Magazine, Music
• Design Characteristics : Animation, Colorful, Interactive Design, Microinteractions
• Colors Used : Black, Green, Red

23. The Atlas of Moons

The Atlas of Moons website by National Geographic was the Webby Awards 2020 winner for best use of animation or motion graphics — which goes to websites that integrate animation to enhance the user experience.

On this award-winning website, users can virtually fly through the moons and learn everything about them in an unparalleled interactive setting.

• Website Type : Learning
• Design Characteristics : 3D, Interactive, Animation, Scrolling Navigation
• Technologies Used : WebGL, JavaScript, GSAP, React, three.js, Python

24. The Body Issue – Every Body Has a Story

The “ Every Body Has a Story” website by ESPN won the Webby Awards 2020 best visual design functionality award, which goes to sites that rely on visual design elements to create a seamless user experience.

This website shows the world’s best athletes using an interactive interface and stunning photography. Considering that while only 10% of people remember what they hear, 80% of people remember what they see and do. As a result, focusing on high-quality images is the best way to tell a story on your website. 

• Website Type : Media, Sports
• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Photography, Transitions, Filters and Effects
• Technologies Used : GSAP (Greensock), Hammer.JS

25. Ending FGM – A Piece of Me

The UNFPA created the “ Ending FGM – A piece of me” website , winner of the 2020 Webby Awards for the best use of video or moving image .

Through the use of animation and astonishing photos and videos, this website tells an impactful story focused on the mission to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted.

• Website Type : Health Agency
• Design Characteristics : Responsive Design, Video, Moving Images
• Colors Used : Yellow, Orange, Pink

26. LeBron James’ Los Angeles

Created by sports powerhouse ESPN, the “Welcome to Bron Bron Land” website was awarded by Webby Awards the title of the best user interface in 2020.

The interactive website is an educational journey of how LeBron’s roots set the foundation for his growing empire. Creating a great user interface will facilitate the interactions between you and your website’s visitors and, ultimately, increase conversions. For example, a study performed by Forrester Research found that a good interface can improve conversion rates by up to 200% . 

• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Transitions, Filters and Effects, Innovative UI
• Colors Used : Purple, Gold, White, Black

The Lusion website by creative studio Lusion Ltd is the Webby Awards 2020 winner of the best aesthetic visual design , awarded to sites that are aesthetically emotional and beautiful. The site features stunning graphics and effects that attract users’ attention. Consider using similar animations to make your website stand out. 

• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Animation, 3D
• Technologies Used : WebGL, Three.js 
• Colors Used : Black, White

28. 2019: The Year In Pictures

Summarizing the news, entertainment, and sports that characterized 2019 through photos, the “2019: The Year In Pictures” website by CNN won the 2020 Webby Award for the best use of photography , granted to websites that rely on photographic imagery to enhance user experience. If you have an information website, photography is one of the elements you should focus on to increase exposure. 

• Website Type : Information (News, Entertainment, Sports)
• Design Characteristics : Photography, Big Background Images, Single-page
• Colors Used : Black, Blue, Green, Red

29. Human Interaction Company

The Human Interaction Company is dedicated to making interactions between humans and computers more joyful.

This company’s website is the Webby Awards 2020 winner for the best practices award — which is given to websites with the most innovative and advanced website designs . In particular, the best practices refer to content, structure, navigation, visual design, interactivity, functionality, and overall experience. Use this website as a model for technical design inspiration, especially if you’re in the business space.

• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Content architecture, Copy design, Photo & Video, UI design
• Technologies Used : CSS Framework, React
• Colors Used : Red, Yellow

30. Drone VR

The Drone VR website by Very Big Things is the Webby Awards 2020 winner for technical achievement . It managed to set new industry standards in user experience through innovative web technology . With this website, Very Big Things achieved its goal of making the pilot certification process more enjoyable. 

Using 3D video graphics is an uncommon way to stand out and come through as a creative website. If you’re a software company, adding 3D video graphics to your website will make you appear up-to-date and original.

• Website Type : Business, Software 
• Design Characteristics : 3D, Interactive
• Technologies Used : WebGL, Three.js, React
• Colors Used : Green, Red, Yellow

31. Codex Atlanticus

Codex Atlanticus by The Visual Agency (in collaboration with the Biblioteca Ambrosiana) is the Webby Awards 2020 winner of the best data visualization award. On this website, users can explore a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s writings and drawings. The Codex Atlanticus is the leading website when it comes to illustrating complex datasets in an innovative, visually appealing, and easily comprehensible way.

• Website Type : Data
• Design Characteristics : Illustration, Interactive, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Content Architecture
• Technologies Used : Vue.js
• Colors Used : Black, Green

32. Spotify: Your 2019 Wrapped

Your 2019 Wrapped by Spotify won three Webby Awards in 2020: best data visualization, best user experience, and best website in the music industry .

To create this website, Spotify used complex datasets and turned them into visually appealing representations that are easy to understand and navigate through. If you have data that your users would benefit from seeing, you can use a similar, interactive data visualization web design.

• Website Type : Music 
• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Animation, Transitions, Data Visualization, Responsive
• Colors Used : Black, Green, Pink

33. Climate Science, Risk & Solutions

The Climate Science, Risk & Solutions website by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology won the best individual editorial feature 2020 Webby Award for websites that use innovative interaction design and multimedia storytelling components. The goal of this website is to make climate information accessible to everyone. For better storytelling, you can use an interactive design similar to this one by MIT.

• Website Type : Organization
• Design Characteristics : Interactive Design, Storytelling
• Technologies Used : Elasticsearch, Vue.js

34. Pattern Radio: Whale Songs

Developed by Google Creative Lab — in collaboration with research oceanographer Ann Allen at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) — the Pattern Radio website won the 2020 best navigation/structure Webby Award for websites that offer innovative content architecture to enhance the user experience.

The website uses Artificial Intelligence and allows users to easily explore thousands of hours of hunchback whale songs — to make anyone part of this interesting phenomenon.

• Website Type : Government, AI
• Design Characteristics : Navigation, Site Structure, Heat Maps
• Technologies Used : WebGL, Pixi.js, ResNet-50

35. Buero112

Digital design and branding agency Buero112 created a website that is characterized by extraordinary storytelling through the use of video and image animation. This is extremely powerful, given that users retain 95% of a message when they watch it in a video compared to 10% when reading it.

When landing on this website, a video immediately plays, showing the company’s work through eye-catching moving images. This way, users don’t have to click, scroll, or take any other action. No matter what industry you’re in, you can take advantage of similar features to help users easily consume information on your site . 

• Design Characteristics : Video, Moving Images, Animation, Responsive, Single-page
• Technologies Used : jQuery
• Colors Used : White

36. NexBank

Top-performing U.S. Bank NexBank’s website features Institutional, Commercial, and Mortgage Banking services. This website offers an engaging experience thanks to 3D path transitions and the use of animation. Adding 3D graphics to a business-related industry will make your website more entertaining and visually appealing.

• Website Type : Business, Banking
• Design Characteristics : Animation, Clean, Parallax, 3D Path Transitions, Overlay Menu, 
• Technologies Used : CSS3, HTML5, jQuery, SVG

37. Cantamañanas International Urban Art Festival

Cantamañanas is an international urban art festival. On the website, users can learn about upcoming events in an interactive, 360-degree view. This website takes a bold approach to present information for an event. A user can use their mouse to explore the location, upcoming events, artists, and more.

• Website Type : Event
• Design Characteristics : Experimental, 360, Graphic design, Typography, Unusual Navigation

38. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Celebrating the museum’s best art collections and exhibitions, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts website is the Webby Awards winner of the best school website in 2020. This website is all about minimal design and clear navigation. If you want to simply share useful information without too many distractions or fancy animations, a simple and clean web design like this is the best choice for you.

• Website Type : Education, Culture
• Design Characteristics : Colorful, Responsive, Simple

39. Bugaboo

Iconic stroller brand Bugaboo is the Webby Awards 2020 Winner of the best shopping website . With the use of interaction and a clean and simple design, the Bugaboo website is all about offering a seamless online shopping experience. 

Users can quickly compare different products and explore each through high-quality video and photos. The “customize” option is an example of how you can make your eCommerce website more interactive for visitors. 

• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Big Background Images, Clean, Graphic Design, Interactive 3D models
• Technologies Used : Dept SFRA, PWA

40. BASIC® Culture Manual

BASIC® is a branding and experience design agency. The BASIC® Culture Manual website was the Webby Awards 2020 winner of the employment award , given to websites that feature job and employment listings, services, or information. 

The Culture Manual website serves both as a guide to understand the brand and as a tool for recruiting and onboarding new employees.

• Website Type : Agency, Design, Culture
• Design Characteristics : Interactive, Experimental, Flashing images loading animation, Overlay menu flag effect animation
• Technologies Used : WebGL, GSAP (Greensock), Nginx, Hammer.JS

41. Nike Purpose Website

Created by Owen Jones and Partners, the Nike Purpose website is the Webby Awards 2020 corporate communications website winner.

The goal of corporate communication websites is to create a favorable point of view among the company’s — in this case, Nike’s — stakeholders (employees, media, customers, etc.) by sharing the core mission and values. 

This website is characterized by a simple and colorful design and uses videos and animations to invite users to learn more about the brand.

• Website Type : Fashion, Communication
• Design Characteristics : Colorful, Simple, Animation, Engaging 
• Technologies Used : WordPress, React, Redux, Docker, Express server, Webpack, Atom
• Colors Used : Black, White, Red, Blue, Pink

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42 Best Award-Winning Websites For Design Inspiration In 2024

Having a visually appealing website design is essential for converting visitors into customers. The best website designs offer beautiful visual presentations and a pleasant user experience.

Finding the most impressive website designs to use as inspiration to create or redesign your own site is no easy task. There are far more bad website examples online than great ones.

Luckily, professional web design and development bodies like Webby Awards and Awwwards recognize the best website designs at intervals. You will get better inspiration and design ideas from checking through award-winning websites.

This article covers the 42 best award-winning websites to inspire you to create yours.

Let’s get started.

1. The Mayflower

Made with Squarespace

The Mayflower is part of The Black Pub Dog Company, serving fresh, seasonal foods and thoughtfully chosen wines in a friendly laid-back atmosphere. 

One of the fantastic websites that keep users engaged, the  Mayflower website is modern, sticking to a clean layout for its web design. 

High-quality images of its menu options and locations are scattered on the homepage’s plain white background, telling a compelling story. 

The chosen font type displayed stands out as one of the site’s key elements, engaging screen readers and site visitors as they scroll. 

2. Blue Dog

Blue Dog is a tavern and cookhouse providing its patrons with food from locally acquired ingredients. One of the best-designed websites, the Blue Dog website features an attention-grabbing image of the interior view of its cookhouse and bar.

I love the display of three distinct CTA buttons over the website's hero image, listing the business’s services in clear white fonts. The Drink, Eat, and Visit CTA buttons show changing visuals as the mouse hovers and links to its other pages. 

3. Hors D'Oeuvre

Made with Wix

Hors D'Oeuvre is a French creative studio delivering an authentic body of work focused on effortless styles and attention to detail. One of the standout award-winning websites, the Hors D'Oeuvre website is unique, built on a predominantly black-and-white color scheme.  

Images of beautiful pieces adorn the site's homepage in a colorful two-column display, adding color to the website design. A cart icon is visible and pinned to the site's sticky header menu, helping users keep track of their purchases.

4. Resurrection

Resurrection is a fashion brand offering all hand-made clothing items made in Japan. One of the best website design examples, the Resurrection website is unique, sticking to a centralized layout to display all of its brands' products.

The entire site is built on a predominantly black-and-white color scheme, adding a mystical touch to the design. This award-winning site uses unique typography to portray an exciting concept, alternating between different font types to display essential information.

5. Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is an award-winning author, broadcaster, and social advocate championing the case for women across the globe. One of the best website design examples, Yassmin’s website is unique, leaving no room for scrolling on her homepage.

Welcoming visitors is a slideshow display of several high-quality images of herself at different functions, overwhelming visitors. 

I love the display of links to her social media pages and other pages in the site’s header menu, easily recognizable in their white colors.

6. Black Girl In Om

Black Girl In Om exists to hold and catalyze healing within black women everywhere on their unique journeys towards wholeness. One of the award-winning website examples, the Black Girl In Om website is unique, sticking to a soft color scheme for its web design. 

The entire site is built on a consistent Albescent White background, making the text in black more appealing to screen readers and site visitors. Several lines and shapes are visible as part of the site’s design elements, adding to the site’s visual design. 

7. Izzy Wheels

Irish sisters Ailbhe and Izzy established Izzy Wheels, and a long history preceded the establishment of this wheel-based company. Visitors find the modern website for Izzy Wheels visually appealing because of its use of vivid colors, animations, and pictures.

The Izzy Wheels website design features a plethora of original artwork and excellent wheel photos all over the place. Logos of prominent brands and kind words about the brand are visible on the site’s homepage, helping build credibility about the brand. 

8. Oli Dillon

Oil Dilon is a commercial design agency experienced in designing brands, advertising, and digital comms for small and growing businesses. One of the dynamic website examples, the Oil Dilon website, is visually appealing, sticking to a centralized layout for its entire site's content. 

Different bold colors serve as the background color for each homepage section, making the centralized content more appealing to visitors. I love the display of testimonials from past clients in a centralized slideshow on the homepage, serving as social proof to potential clients. 

9. Payless ShoeSource

Payless ShoeSource is a shoe brand that gives people with the unique opportunity to do extraordinary things with confidence and style. 

One of the award-winning website examples, the Payless ShoeSource website is unique, standing out as one of the minimalistic homepage design examples. 

Welcoming visitors to the site is a full-width image of a lady wearing one of its products, displaying confidence and style. Beneath the hero section is plenty of information about the brand and the website, keeping visitors up-to-date about the latest changes.

10. Cleverchefs

Cleverchefs is a dynamic catering business passionate about food and forming long-lasting alliances with other food enthusiasts.

The Cleverchefs website is a great example of creative web design, using a split-page layout to showcase enticing photos of its dishes.

I love the display of the company's prominent brand logos in a triangle against an all-black backdrop, signifying their accreditation and support. A central chat button pinned to the site's homepage facilitates connection between users and the brand.

11. COOL HUNTING Omakase

Cool Hunting Omakase presents a selection of limited-edition gifts individually chosen and commissioned by the firm for its clientele. 

One of the best website design examples, the Cool Hunting Omakase website, is unique, using an intuitive layout that encourages visitors to explore the web page. 

The website's header menu, which features CTA buttons for the shop and previous products and a Cart symbol, functions as the navigation menu.

Aside from the website's main image, all other material, such as the picture slideshow, is arranged centrally, leaving lots of space.

12. Open House Worldwide

Open House Worldwide is a network of 50 organizations hosting festivals and dialogue about architecture, design, and cities across the globe.

One of the top award-winning website designs, the Open House Worldwide is aesthetically pleasing, consistently displaying bold colors and shapes on the site.

The CTA buttons on the site are unique and easily recognizable in their black-and-white color scheme, prompting visitors. I love the display of images of different cities in different shapes, one of the site’s top interactive features.

13. Dutchblue

Made with Webflow

Dutchblue pioneers sustainable technologies for a climate-friendly future, optimizing urban water management and enhancing sports performance. 

One of the best award-winning websites, the Dutchblue website uses an interesting concept for its web design that encourages visitors to keep scrolling. 

Each homepage section is well-designed to attract attention, with an interactive background and features that keep visitors locked in. 

A parallax scrolling feature is visible as part of the site's interactive elements, engaging users as they scroll. 

14. Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Gift

Made with WordPress

Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Gift is a gift store that helps users discover the perfect creation for their loved ones. 

One of the top award-winning website design examples, the Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Gift site is aesthetically pleasing, displaying several eye-catching and aesthetic design elements.

The entire site links together as a means of visual storytelling, taking users on a personalized journey in choosing their perfect creation. Background music attached to the site adds to the list of design aesthetics with an on-and-off switch pinned to the bottom of the homepage.

15. Superlist

Superlist is a task management tool where users can plan, arrange, and rank their to-do list. One of the best website design examples, the Superlist website displays unique usability elements that guide users through the best ways to use its platform.

The Superlist website greets users with a color scheme of Mirage and Coral Red, one of which makes way for the other when the mouse pointer goes horizontally. 

Each background offers customers a two-in-one packed hero image by uniquely displaying two different sets of information.

16. Torgerson Design Partners

Torgerson Design Partners is a full-service architecture firm that helps its clients bring the most innovative ideas to life. This excellent example of a professionally-looking website is modern, sticking to a clean layout for its web design. 

The grapefruit, orangey red, and black logo are the site's standout colors, adding color to the website design. I love how orangey-red stands out as part of the background color for the site's CTA buttons, distinguishing them from regular texts. 

17. George Nakashima Woodworkers

George Nakashima Woodworkers is a furniture-making brand designing pieces of furniture in compliance with the brand's mission of a classic and contemporary design approach and singular craftsmanship. 

One of the best website design examples, the George Nakashima Woodworkers website, is aesthetically pleasing, displaying natural images throughout the site. 

Welcoming visitors to the site is a slideshow of stunning photos that take users on the company's craftsmanship journey. I love how the site alternates between texts and images in a two-column layout, adding a twist to the plain white background.

18. Simply Chocolate

Made with Shopify

Simply Chocolate is a Danish chocolate maker that creates responsible and fair gourmet products of exclusive quality with only the best ingredients. 

One of the best website designs, the Simply Chocolate website is unique, using natural chocolate colors for its website design color scheme.

Image excerpts from the company's Instagram page, each linked to the page, adorn the homepage in a centralized six-column layout. Images of the brand's products are visible in two and three-column displays, with prices and a CTA button attached.

Zillow offers products and services to provide a seamless, end-to-end transaction experience, helping renters, shoppers, buyers, and sellers with every step of their journey. This award-winning website example is minimalistic, sticking to a clean layout for its web design.

Animated images and icons are everywhere on the site's homepage, engaging users with their colorful display. An extensive search bar is visible over the site's hero section, helping users locate specific properties around specific locations. 

ETQ Amsterdam designs wardrobe essentials with strong silhouettes in tonal colors and ever-evolving styles. This beautiful website is modern and has a clean layout. 

High-quality images of the brands' products are everywhere on the site's homepage, providing visitors with an enticing visual design. Product carousel features are visible on the homepage, combining different products into an interactive slideshow.

21. AI Modernism Of Kharkiv

AI Modernism Of Kharkiv is an artificial intelligence experiment based on Kharkiv modernism, displaying the selection of Ukraine's top 5 influential artists. This award-winning website is minimalistic, sticking to a plain website design. 

A predominantly black and gray webpage, the site's homepage displays bold and eye-catching elements visible as text. Images from the artists' works are visible on the site's website, adding color to the site's plain web design. 

22. Shademaster

Shademaster combines exceptional designs and premium materials, providing its clients with the solutions they need to achieve a great outdoor living space. 

One of the best website designs, the Shademaster website is aesthetically pleasing, sticking to an attractive color scheme for its website design. 

A Chat With Us feature is visible on the site's homepage, serving as the site's online communication channel. I love how the doubleheader menu becomes visible as visitors scroll the homepage, which is designed to ease the navigation process for visitors.

23. Boosted U.S.A.

Boosted U.S.A. empowers people everywhere to commute across their cities, campuses, and communities in ways that were never possible. This fantastic award-winning website is modern, sticking to a clean layout for its website design. 

I love the display of logos of top brands associated with Boosted U.S.A. in a black-and-white color scheme beneath the site's two-column hero sections. The CTA buttons and texts stand out on the site, easily recognizable in red-orange colors.

24. Opus Grows

Made with Shopify  

Opus Grows is the newest addition to the organic line of gardening and landscaping products, committed to the promise of good soil stewardship. This professionally-looking website example is well-arranged, with each section designed using a clean layout.

Bold colors and typography are the consistent design elements on the site's homepage, engaging users with their eye-catching display. The CTA buttons stand out in their Davy gray-colored background, prompting visitors throughout the site. 

25. Seastreak Ferries

Seastreak Ferries offers its clients the most civilized way to reach their ideal destination via its state-of-the-art ferries. This outstanding website design is aesthetically pleasing in its modern and clean layout.  

Welcoming visitors to the site is an aerial image of its docked ferries, helping visitors understand the business's services. Listed on the homepage are all the company’s tours and event cruises, each serving as a CTA text providing full detail when clicked on. 

Fensea is a beauty and cosmetic company that helps its customers choose the proper body care products. This award-winning website example is aesthetically pleasing, with a color gradient that welcomes visitors. 

Still and motion sections are visible on the site's homepage, on top of the site's interactive features and design aesthetics. The CTA texts are easily recognizable in green font, distinguishing themselves from regular texts. 

27. RCA Records

RCA Records are lovers of music, partners of creation, advocates for change and the next evolution, and fierce in its dedication to creative spirits. 

One of the best website designs, the RCA Records website is aesthetically pleasing, sticking to an intuitive layout for its web design. 

A customized circle mouse cursor is visible over the site's homepage in a white and blue color scheme, adding a unique touch to the web design. The entire site consistently displays bold design elements, visible as texts and colors that steal visitors' attention as they scroll.

28. Magalleria

Magalleria is a stash of fine, independent, specialist magazines offering high-quality and exciting content. This professionally-looking website is well-arranged and sticks to a plain and clean web design. 

I love the display of excerpts from the Magalleria blog on a separate homepage section in a three-column layout, each linked to the blog page. The logo's Hollywood Cerise color is visible on the site's homepage, adding color to its plain web design. 

29. Newest Americans

Newest Americans is a project birthed to honor the past, present, and future of migrants by telling their stories from the global city. This award-winning site uses attractive images to capture visitors’ attention. 

Menu texts are visible and pinned to the sides of the hero section in a black-and-white color scheme, serving as the site's primary navigation feature. 

Social media icons and a search icon are visible and pinned to the top of the homepage, serving as the site's top user-friendly feature.

30. Digital Cover

Digital Cover is a creative agency that builds and manages efficient, creative, and innovative websites optimized using SEO. One of the award-winning websites, the Digital Cover website is unique, built on a predominantly black-and-white color scheme. 

The entire site is interactive, with each homepage section linked in an interactive and engaging display. I love the display of logos of top brands the Digital Cover agency trusts on the homepage with an all-black background in a centralized four-column layout.

31. The Teachers Guild

The Teachers Guild is a professional community that activates teachers' creativity to solve today's biggest educational challenges. One of the best website design examples, the Teachers Guild website, is professionally looking and displays well-arranged homepage sections.

The logo's Mikado yellow color is the background color for the header menu and unique homepage sections. Plenty of spaces are visible throughout the site's homepage, allowing visitors and screen readers to digest the site's content. 

32. Tej Chauhan

Tej Chauhan uses his emotive industrial design approach to create iconic product experiences that elicit joy and well-being. One of the award-winning website examples, the Tej Chauhan website, is visually appealing and adheres to a clean web design.

Welcoming visitors is a slideshow display of high-quality images of different products, adorning the site's homepage in their full-width display. 

An ArtyClick Cool Red circle is visible, pinned to the top right-hand corner of the homepage, revealing the site's header menu.

33. Tore S. Bentsen

Tore S. Bentsen is the co-founder and interactive designer at Baseborn, specializing in combining Webflow and branding to create award-winning websites. This top award-winning portfolio website is a masterpiece fusing different interactive design elements.  

The predominant black-and-white scheme of the website is overwhelmed by the consistent display of design elements, adding to the site's visual appeal. 

Images of Tore's past work are visible on the homepage, moving from right to left and adding to the site's design aesthetics.

34. Spinx Digital

Sphinx Digital is a design and technology agency building world-class products for the digital ages. One of the best websites, the Sphinx Digital website is aesthetically pleasing in its modern and clean web design. 

An Honors text box announcing the site as an award-winning website example is pinned to the right-hand side of the homepage. The logo's Bitter Lemon color is the background color for the site's CTA button and customized mouse cursor feature. 

35. Critical Danger

Critical Danger is a team of amazing artists, illustrators, and designers creating one-of-a-kind merchandise to raise money for charities supporting endangered species. 

One of the best website designs, the Critical Danger website is interactive, with each homepage section designed to take users on an engaging journey. 

Red is the primary color on the site, visible in different shades as the font and background color. Images of nature and endangered animals are scattered throughout the site's homepage, helping to put context into the team's cause.

36. Sapori e Natura

Made with WooCommerce

Sapori e Natura, located in Castrovillari, in the territory of the Pollino National Park, produces artisanal baked goods whose main ingredient is almonds. 

One of the best websites, the Sapori e Natura website, has unique visual content displaying images of its ingredients and products. 

The orange color stands out on the site as its primary color, visible as the font and background color for different homepage sections. I love how the CTA buttons in the site's header menu have orange-colored borders, distinguishing them from regular texts. 

37. Kiko Wu

Kiko Wu is a multidisciplinary creative from London with experience in advertising, graphic design, and creative direction. 

A large customized circle dot is visible over the site's homepage, aiding navigation and helping users easily navigate. 

Images of the designers' work are scattered over the site's plain web design, adding color and aesthetics to the website design. 

REZA is a family-owned and controlled business drawing inspiration from an extensive gallery of modern, contemporary, and primitive art. 

One of the outstanding business website examples, the REZA website, which is aesthetically pleasing, with the entire site displaying eye-catching images.

At the core of the site's visual design is the display of high-quality images of its products, drawing in visitors to engage. A bell icon is visible and pinned to the site's homepage, revealing the site's online communication options when clicked. 

39. The House of Eyewear

The House of Eyewear is an expert passionate about helping its clients choose and select customized glasses for every occasion. 

One of the award-winning website examples with the best user interface, The House of Eyewear website is aesthetically pleasing with its subtle web design.

A mouse feature pinned to the right-hand side of the homepage helps users navigate efficiently. The Phthalo Blue color adds a unique touch to the website design, distinguishing between regular and CTA texts.

40. Studio Arde

Made with Elementor  

Studio Arde is an award-winning branding and design studio committed to increasing companies' visibility with women in leadership. One of the best website design examples, the Studio Arde website is unique and built on a predominantly black-and-white color scheme.

Framed images of the company's work appear everywhere throughout the homepage. I love the bold typography displayed consistently on the site's website, engaging visitors and screen readers as they scroll. 

41. Metal 360

Metal 360 is a craft company specializing in metalwork, ironwork, and locksmithing, transforming steel, stainless steel, and aluminum into unique metalworks. One of the best website designs, the Metal 360 website stands out with its captivating and responsive design. 

Each homepage section is linked interactively, displaying horizontal and parallax scrolling effects as visitors scroll. A customized dot icon is visible over the site's homepage, adding to the site's interactive elements.

42. Dopple Press

Dopple Press is the first and only dedicated Risograph and design studio headed by award-winner Liv White, showcasing meaningful and characterful design.

One of the top portfolio website designs, the Dopple Press is aesthetically pleasing in its display of eye-catching design elements.

A menu icon that helps users navigate is pinned to the site's homepage as an animated icon, adding an artistic touch to the website design.

Bold typography and colors decorate the site's homepage, adding to the list of design trends employed in the web design.

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30 best website designs for inspiration in 2024

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Website design has come a long way since the dawn of the internet. With the development of technology, the use of tools like a drag and drop website builder , AI and the online opportunities that follow, a wave of innovative websites set the new standard for what best web design means. To celebrate the spirit of this burgeoning creativity, we worked with Dafna Rabin, Wix's template design team lead, to compile a list of 32 of the best websites.

30 best website designs of 2024

From business websites to personal blogs, these sites stand out for their creativity, masterful use of the best web design features and effective user experience. Going through our curated list of inspiration website design examples, we’ll point out one winning Wix feature for each of these amazing website designs—this way, you can accumulate web design inspiration and learn how to make a website of your own while designing with intentionality.

Tip: Not sure where to start with your web inspiration? Check out this list of Wix's best website design templates .

Dopple Press

Sonja Van Duelman

Bhroovi Gupta

Noah Demeuldre

Daniel Aristizabal

Noni Ceramica

Tiffany Cruz

BlinkMyBrain

Mikaela Reuben

Cami Ferreol

Chico Santos

Ellen Von Wiegand

Nathalie Lete

Sketch Haven

Tach Clothing

Defne Kaynak

In Print Art Book Fair

Ryan Haskins

Mariela Mezquita

The Robin Collective

Sharon Radisch

01. Dopple Press : Best User Experience

While all of the featured Wix websites provide an A+ user experience, risograph printing studio Dopple Press really takes the cake. The site’s visually attractive and easy to read, thanks to a clean and spacious layout paired with a bright color scheme and palette for optimum aesthetics. Designer Liv White also worked with Velo to implement creative animations on every page, encouraging visitors to interact with her content- such a great example of interactive design at work.

02. OK Drugs : Best use of asymmetry

Exciting visuals? Check. Edible typography? Check. Spunky color scheme? Check. Cute iconography? Check. Vibrant graphics? Check. There are so many reasons OK Drugs made the cut for best websites and web design inspiration, but its use of asymmetry really cinched the decision.

One of the principles of design is to create balance within a composition. While many of the best website designs tend to achieve this using symmetrical layouts, OK Drugs approaches balance in an asymmetrical fashion. The collaged layout honors the brand's unconventionality and the bounty of white space prevents the site from overwhelming its chill-seeking guests.

03. Sonja Van Duelman : Best one-page website

Incorporating animation, galleries, use of multimedia and a playful use of typography and fonts, Studio Sonja Van Dulmen's one-page website is a delight to scroll through. She mixes layouts without disorienting the user, demonstrating her prowess as a designer and at designing with perspective in mind.

Using one of her designs as a cover image, Sonja developed the website header to mimic a magazine cover. Her website title sits boldly in the center of the page and aligns with a curve in the cover image. On the right-hand side, anchor points function as a table of contents.

Rabin appreciates the use of Wix's Strips and Columns , tools that enable users to create responsive, full-width elements. "It’s very interesting and dynamic and different and experimental," she says. "The creator explored different options, layouts, features and ways of using typography. It’s not repetitive."

Tip: Check out our one page website builder if you wish to create your own one page website.

04. Yantra : Best restaurant website

Unlike many restaurant websites , Yantra's focuses on the atmosphere and eliciting emotion instead of its food. The homepage features a full-bleed gallery of stunning images of the restaurant's interior, which promises a new feast for the eyes around every corner. We love that the online menu features a tab for each section of the menu (since scrolling through the extensive menu would've otherwise been quite overwhelming) and how human-centered design wins the day. Also, the site builder used the Wix Gift Card feature so that regulars can easily gift e-vouchers to their loved ones.

Learn more: Why is web design important?

05. Bhroovi Gupta : Best About Us page

When looking out for the best About Us page on our list, we wanted to find one with personality. Enter Bhroovi Gupta, a young graphic designer with a passion for technology and motion design. Her About page opens on a stark white background with a large header that states, "I'm many things." Below it are hashtags that introduce not only her as a professional but also as a person.

Gupta's bio succinctly summarizes her work history and inspirations, and the resume section lists her awards, press features and her roles in various groups. Finally, we love that the page features a few 3D animations and motion graphics, as it shows visitors her capabilities and innovation.

Tip: Check out these about us page tips if you need some help building your own. About us pages can play an impactful role in developing brand awareness around your business or brand and shouldn't be left out of you web design inspiration process.

06. Noah Demeuldre : Best use of video

As an art director who has worked on commercials, film, music videos and TV, it's no surprise that Noah Demeuldre made the cut for best websites with his use of video. The one-page website is constantly in motion. Demeuldre's clips fill the screen, and the reveal scroll effect he applies to each one ensures that a visitor's experience moving through the website is as captivating as his work.

Tip: If you're great at making videos but not so great at building websites, check out these video website templates that can be used with the Wix website builder.

07. HERoines : Best nonprofit website

We chose HERoines as the best web design example in the nonprofit website category, because of its effectiveness as a branding asset. The feminine color scheme and empowering imagery creates a cohesive brand image for the organization. This good looking site uses testimonials, a strong message statement and clear CTAs to draw in new members and encourage donations. Being able to incorporate your design and your conversion rate optimization efforts makes for a healthy and successful website.

08. Daniel Aristizabal : Best graphic design website

The second you arrive at Daniel Aristizabal's graphic design website website, you’ve got to admit: This guy’s got skill and he's got a good looking website. We love that he utilized such a wide range of Wix tools—such as VideoBox, Hover Box and Wix website animations —to create a highly interactive experience for visitors.

Most importantly, Aristizable uses his portfolio website to showcase his latest projects, deploy storytelling and capture leads. An organized full-page layout gives us an overview of his work, and buttons placed at each of the four corners invite visitors to connect by providing a contact page and links to his Instagram and Behance profiles.

09. Noni Ceramica : Best mobile website

With mobile devices accounting for 52% of global internet traffic , we had to include a site that provides a great experience for smartphone users on our best websites list. Noni Cermica’s mobile website stands out, in the world of best web design, because it fits everything a user needs into the palm of their hand: a condensed menu for easy browsing, a prominent shop button for access to their cart and a chat feature for on-the-go customer service.

It's a really, really simple test, just publish your website and just scroll and make sure that everything is visible and nothing disappears and, and, and nothing and everything looks good. And of course, mobile, which a lot of times maybe people forget to do the mobile, version. And it's right for every website, not just business website

Dafna Rabin, Template Design Team Lead at Wix.com

10. Tiffany Cruz: Best use of typography

Tiffany Cruz’s use of typography enhances what can already be considered an outstanding and good looking site. By uploading a typeface to Editor X's font library for her headings, she gave her modern website design a totally unique look. And, like every great graphic designer does, Cruz chose a cleaner, recognizable font for the site copy. This choice ensured a comfortable reading experience for everyone.

11. Bod Drinks: Best product photography

The folks behind Bod Drinks win this round, using high-quality imagery to represent the kombucha beverages and their attractive packaging. Photos of their products are accompanied by images of natural ingredients, an aesthetic decision that elevates Bod Drinks’ healthy brand image and lends credibility to them and their product.

12. BlinkMyBrain : Best Favicon

Charming visitors and sealing its brand identity, BlinkMyBrain's favicon is a prominent detail that qualifies it for our best websites list. A favicon is a small image that appears in the website's tab next to its title so that a user can easily find it, even if they keep dozens open at all times. BlinkMyBrain's favicon is a cutout of a still from the animation director's clips: an elderly man flexing and wearing an astronaut helmet.

13. Mikaela Reuben : Best website header

Mikaela Reuben makes a strong first impression with her website header. With a full-bleed GIF of the health counselor picking rhubarb from a garden, the header makes Rueben's holistic approach clear from the get-go. We love that the sticky navigation bar has a white font without a background when visitors are at the top of the page, but it changes to one with a translucent, off-white background and black text when they scroll down. A search bar further enhances the user experience, providing easy access to the bounty of recipes Rueben offers up free of charge.

14. Ivy Chen : Best parallax scrolling

The three-dimensional qualities of parallax scrolling makes viewers feel as if they are discovering hidden content, providing an engaging experience from start to finish. Ivy Chen's unconventional use of the effect is particularly alluring. She uses the effect to encapsulate her design process: A sketch appears first, then the finished garment layers on top, and finally, a photo of a model slides underneath the garment. Such a sophisticated design choice shows how clever and talented she is as not only a fashion designer but also as an illustrator and a graphic designer. Perfect web inspiration in action.

15. Cami Ferreol : Best website footer

Don't overlook the footer just because it's the last thing people see on a website. Cami Ferreol proves just how strong an impression a great website footer can make. Signing off with a postcard-like design, the creative strategist thanks website visitors, leaving her contact details and a recommended music playlist. Finally, Ferreol stamps the end of her site with a headshot and logo, earning her major points for personal branding.

16. Chico Santos : Best website layout

Chico Santos' website layout is as original as it is user friendly. On the left of the page, Santos' lists their projects in reverse-chronological order. The list functions as a navigation bar so that, when a guest clicks on a project, it appears on the right. "It's very simple and uncomplicated," said Rabin. "I like the way one side is sticky and the other one scrolls, because it's a nice way to keep you oriented while you scroll through images. It's a smart solution."

Tip: If you struggle with website layout, utilize these website templates to help you create your amazing website design seamlessly.

Another way of trying to solve it is just understand what kind of content you have .... then look for a template that can give you a the right starting point for that - lets say that you want to have a lot of text in your welcome or in the second fold and so look for the layout that will go well with your content with what you want to say, says Dafna Rabin, Template Design Team Lead at Wix.com

17. Ellen Von Wiegand : Best lightbox

Even the best websites need a well-designed lightbox, and Ellen Von Wiegand's artist website provides a wonderful example of an amazing website design. Because the lightbox design is consistent with the rest of the website, it doesn't bother visitors when it pops on-screen. Featuring a discount and the promise of exclusive offers, the form incentivizes the reader to enter their email address before they hit the exit button.

18. Nathalie Lete : Best splash page

Using the extra website real estate to greet visitors, Lete’s splash page on her illustrator website provides an intriguing preview of her talents. As an artist, she nailed her branding, incorporating a sketchbook page into the background to bolster her professional identity. At the bare minimum, it's just a cute website , matching the style of the rest of her art.

19. Scarf Aid : Best blog design

This year, we’d be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge Scarf Aid’s blog design among our best website designs. Providing creative relief from the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, “Busy Bee Blogger” features a new silk scarf with each post, providing a poetic context for her daily journal entries. The simple blog layout features the most recently published first, while providing links to each series in the navigation menu.

The most important thing before building a website is good research. Know what you want to do and collect good inspirations that will contribute to your design.

Anna Suntsov, Blog and Social Design Team Lead at Wix.com

20. Sketch Haven: Best use of movement

Using animation on a website can be tricky territory. As we can see from designer and illustrator Tata Resko’s website, implementing animation in small doses can create a visual flow for visitors that’s dynamic and engaging. From the scrolling banner messages to the rotating buttons, the moving elements aren't just fun to look at—they also guide a guest's interactions on the site.

21. Tach Clothing : Best online store

We chose Tach Clothing for our best online store because they prove how a beautiful website design can facilitate an ideal shopping experience for users, while still be a perfect example of inspirational web design. The minimalist design allows the fantastic photography to shine and makes navigation simple. The fact that a second product photo shows when a user hovers over an item makes for a pleasant and convenient shopping experience.

22. Defne Kaynak: Best website background

The best website backgrounds set the perfect tone for the rest of the site’s design. In Defne Kaynak’s case, that tone is calm, tasteful and out of the ordinary, providing an ideal setting for her online portfolio. The nebulous design compliments the large text, solid hues and sharp shapes that make up her homepage’s content.

23. Fei Luo: Best photography website

When your photographs are this good, there’s no better way to show them off than with a fullscreen slideshow. Shanghai-based photographer Fei Luo does just that, putting her best works front and center on the homepage of her photography website . This helps to draw attention and demonstrate her skills and style right off the bat.

24. In Print Art Book Fair : Best FAQ Page

In Print Art Book Fair has one of the best website designs on this list, with an exemplary FAQ page . Providing visitors with answers to common questions, the FAQ page reveals important details about applying and participating in the annual event.

The Jerusalem-based fair for artists, book publishers and printmakers also does a great job at localizing content, splitting the FAQ page between two languages. A spacious footer and prominent menu give visitors easy access to more information from In Print Art Book Fair, such as an open call application, social media profiles and archives from past events.

25. Ryan Haskins : Best trendsetter

Graphic designer Ryan Haskins gave his brutalist website a lo-fi treatment, demonstrating his confidence and cultural awareness. "Everything is so loud and trashy, which is very trendy," said Rabin. She loves his use of Wix's Pro Gallery to make his New York Times clips rotate, then stop when the cursor hovers over them. The clashing colors and Powerpoint-esque animations would be grating if utilized by an amateur but Haskins effectively uses them to emphasize his bold and playful brand personality.

26. Mariela Mezquita: Best contact page

Mariela Mezquita's contact us page is just as sweet as the rest of her website. The round corners on the input fields, playful typography and cheeky tone create an approachable vibe that welcomes in strangers. “I really love the use of movement with the GIF and the use of color in the fields," said Rabin. "It makes it look like a game.”

Whereas experts would typically encourage you to limit web forms to only ask for the bare minimum, the fact that Mezquita has eight fields in her contact form shows her interest in getting to know all her potential customers. The non-mandatory pronoun field is especially thoughtful, as it shows she wants to make all her customers comfortable.

27. The Robin Collective : Best website color scheme

Web design trends come and go, and this year we’re seeing extremes in both minimalist and maximalist directions. The Robin Collective perfects the latter, earning its place among the best websites with this spunky color scheme .

Capturing the attention of visitors with a sunshine-yellow background above the fold and bursts of pink and blue throughout, The Robin Collective demonstrates how an effective color scheme can draw people in and immediately set the tone. Not everyone can pull off such a daring design but The Robin Collective's use of color proves its status as an out-of-the-box agency.

28. Wendy Ju : Best minimalist website

It's not easy to make a minimalist website with a muted color scheme exciting, but Wendy Ju did just that. She sets the bar for best web design high with a subtle but clever animation in the header, but her creativity abounds. We love that the logo influences the site design and that she uses thin lines as a motif.

29. Sharon Radisch : Best homepage design

Sharon Radisch's chic homepage design shows how much of an impact a site designer can make with a simple layout. Black and white photos dominate the page, and the few color photos add luscious pops of red. Splashed across a wide-cropped photo in all caps, the artist's name looks significant and makes sure visitors will never forget it. When making homepages clean, high resolution photos can help tell a story and make an impact.

30. Nedavius : Best Gen Z design

If we could only use one word to describe Nedavius's site, it would be goofy. And yet, the site's goofiness doesn't give you reason to take him less seriously. Rather, it demonstrates his capacity to connect with Gen Zers, who value humor and authenticity.

The artist's blinking avatar sits above four 3D designs that visitors can click through to explore. His use of cushy typography (such as the gummy-bear-esque font he uses to represent his social profiles) and a mossy green background conveys a softness that welcomes in even the most socially awkward Gen Zer. You can read more in our in-depth Nedavius interview to hear more of his web design inspiration process.

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What defines a best website vs a bad one?

Now that you’re inspired by the best web design out there, we've put together some of the factors that got them on our list, with the goal of helping you get started with your own good looking website.

A strong brand identity

Your website should reflect your brand's personality and values. This means using consistent colors, fonts and imagery throughout your site. This is true regardless of whether you build a personal or business website.

Make sure your website is easy to use

Visitors should be able to find what they're looking for quickly and easily. Use clear navigation and simple layouts and avoid long, rambling text blocks or unfocused navigation. Amazing website designs mean nothing if users can't navigate your site well.

Use high-quality images and videos

Visual content is a great way to capture attention and engage visitors. Make sure your images and videos are high-resolution and relevant to your content as this quality really defines our round up of good looking websites.

Use whitespace effectively

Whitespace can help to make your website look more organized and inviting. So don't be afraid to leave some space around your content. You can also use a dark mode option for visitors who prefer a more minimalist look.

Use mobile-friendly design

Your website should look good on all devices, from desktop computers to smartphones. Optimize for mobile or lead with responsive design so that your site will automatically adjust to the size of the screen it's being viewed on. Get creating your site via responsive AI with Wix Studio . Again no matter how amazing your website designs are, if your site is not mobile-friendly, users won't have a good experience.

Keep your website up-to-date and create engaging content

Make sure your website is always updated, content and design wise, to keep visitors coming back. Good web design examples do just this.

Where to find web design inspiration for your site

There are many places to find website design inspiration, both online and offline. Here are a few ideas:

Online web design inspiration

Website design galleries: There are many websites that showcase beautiful and inspiring website designs. You can also look for specific lists of websites in your chosen niche. For example, if you're opening a store online, you can explore these best eCommerce websites.

Social media: Social media platforms like Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter are great for finding website design inspiration. You can search for specific keywords or follow designers and studios that you admire.

Web design blogs: Many web design blogs regularly publish articles and tutorials with inspiring website designs.

Offline web design inspiration

Books and magazines: There are many books and magazines that focus on web design and inspiration.

Museums and galleries: Museums and galleries can be a great source of inspiration for website design. Look for exhibits that feature typography, photography or other forms of visual art.

Nature: Getting outdoors can actually help you design your website, too. Look for patterns, textures and colors in the natural world that you can incorporate into your designs.

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Draw web design inspiration for your own site from these Wix website examples . Whether you create your site from templates, or scratch, there are Wix web design inspiration examples here for everyone.

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Wix templates for the best web design

With over 800+ professionally designed website templates  to choose from, the Wix template bank is a great place to draw web design inspiration from.

As a platform where designers showcase their creative work, Dribble serves as a community for sharing and discovering design inspiration, showcasing portfolios and fostering collaboration within the design industry.

As an online platform for creative professionals to showcase and discover artistic work, Behance enables designers, artists and creators to present their portfolios, connect with peers, and find web design inspiration.

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What are some tips for finding the best websites.

When you are searching for the best websites, be specific in your search terms. The more specific you are, the more likely you are to find websites that are relevant to your interests. You can also use multiple search engines to help you find a wider variety of websites. Also, don't be afraid to try out different websites to see which ones you like the best.

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27 examples of good websites we fell in love with.

• By Sandra Boicheva
• August 6th, 2024

A well-designed website can capture visitors’ attention, convey your brand’s message, and build trust. In this article, we’ll show you examples of good websites that go above and beyond . They look great, are easy to navigate, and are unforgettable.

We’ve put together a list of our 27 most favorite websites of 2024 . These sites highlight the latest web design trends, giving you a clear idea of what’s in style right now.

Whether you’re working on personal or professional projects, we hope these examples will inspire you. Enjoy exploring these standout websites! ❤️✨

1. Firewatch Video Game Website

The first really good site we absolutely love is dedicated to the video game Firewatch. The website uses beautiful nature-inspired colors and creates an immersive experience for visitors.

Instead of using photos, it features bold and simple illustrations that capture the game’s unique feel. This choice not only looks great but also helps the site load faster. Parallax animation adds depth, making the scrolling experience engaging and interactive.

Custom illustrations effectively convey the game’s atmosphere and draw users into its world. Basically, this is a great example od how spending time and effort on unique illustrations, instead of using stock images, can greatly benefit a brand.

2. Lemonade Insurance

Lemonade Insurance’s website uses a clean, monochromatic design with pops of color to grab users’ attention. This simple look helps highlight important information and actions.

The site also features custom illustrations and micro animations that add visual interest without being overwhelming.

The design balances simplicity and engagement, making it easy for users to navigate and find what they need.

3. Magoz Artist Portfolio Website

As artist portfolios are usually amongst the greatest websites across the web, you’ll see quite a lot of those in this list.

To start with, Magoz’s portfolio website features intuitive navigation and a focus on content. The neutral background keeps the attention on the art, while interactive elements enhance the user experience.

Users can scroll through animations of the art pieces, bringing them to life and making the site more engaging. This responsive design is visually appealing and interactive, inviting users to explore the art in depth.

4. TBWA Disruption Digital Agency

The TBWA is a digital agency with a website that stands out with its unique layout and bold typography. It uses rotating images to create a dynamic and interesting experience.

Each time users visit a new page, they see a different branded video, keeping the experience fresh and exciting. This creative use of animation makes the website engaging and memorable.

5. Christou Happy Days Insoles Shop

The Christou Happy Days eCommerce website grabs attention with its vibrant colors and large design elements. It uses a non-traditional horizontal scrolling method, creating a unique and interesting experience.

High-quality graphics, animated illustrations, and eye-catching typography enhance the overall design.

This innovative scrolling technique is both functional and engaging, making the site easy to navigate while standing out visually.

The use of bold and colorful design elements ensures a memorable user experience, setting a trend to watch in 2024.

6. NASA Prospect Humans in Space

Here we have interactive storytelling with scroll-triggered animations. As users scroll, they follow an astronaut on a journey through space, creating an engaging experience.

This dynamic design keeps users interested and encourages them to spend more time on the page.

The unconventional layout and integration of audio elements further enhance the immersive experience. This example highlights how innovative web design can make complex topics accessible and captivating.

7. Weberous Web Design Agency

Weberous is a web design agency that does what it preaches with dynamic, responsive landing pages to keep users engaged.

One standout feature is the branded loading icon, which adds a unique touch to the user experience. Prominent call-to-action buttons and scrolling animations guide users through the site smoothly.

The landing page’s interactive water ripple effect showcases the agency’s creative UX design. These elements make the website visually appealing and interactive, turning a static page into a dynamic experience.

8. Bhroovi Gupta Product Designer

Bhroovi Gupta has an awesome website in all, but we especially love the About Us page . It is a perfect blend of personality and professionalism.

The page opens with a stark white background and a bold header stating, “I’m many things,” followed by hashtags that describe her both personally and professionally.

Her bio concisely summarizes her work history and inspirations, while the resume section highlights her awards, press features, and roles in various groups.

It also includes 3D animations and motion graphics showcasing her skills and innovation.

9. Noni Ceramica Sao Paulo

Here we have an excellent experience for smartphone users, acknowledging that over half of global internet traffic comes from mobile devices.

Noni’s site features a condensed menu for easy navigation, a prominent shop button for quick access to the cart, and a chat feature for on-the-go customer service.

This mobile-friendly design ensures users have everything they need at their fingertips.

10. Tiff Cruz Illustration Designer

Tiffany Cruz is another creator whose website deserves attention. It stands out with its use of unique typography. By uploading a custom typeface for her headings, she gives the site a distinctive and modern look.

For the main text, she chose a clean and recognizable font, ensuring easy readability.

This thoughtful choice of typography enhances the visual appeal and usability of the site. Cruz’s approach highlights how typography can significantly impact web design, making the content both attractive and accessible.

11. Blink My Brain Mix Media Artist

This next portfolio charms visitors with its creative favicon, a small but significant detail that strengthens its brand identity. The favicon, a tiny image in the browser tab, features an elderly man flexing while wearing an astronaut helmet.

This unique touch makes the site easily recognizable, even among many open tabs.

This character is also present in the logo as a quick animation that appears in a flash.

12. Chico Santos One Page Portfolio Website

Chico Santos’ one-pager features an original yet user-friendly layout with projects listed in reverse chronological order on the left side of the page, functioning as a navigation bar. When a user clicks on a project, it appears on the right, creating a seamless browsing experience.

This smart design keeps users oriented as they scroll through images. The sticky navigation on one side and scrolling content on the other provide an uncomplicated and efficient way to explore Santos’ work.

13. Sharon Radisch Fashion Interior Designer Portfolio

Sharon’s homepage design makes a strong impact with its simplicity. Dominated by black and white photos, the few pops of red color add a striking contrast.

The artist’s name, displayed prominently in all caps across a wide-cropped photo, ensures visitors remember it.

High-resolution photos help tell a compelling story, making the homepage both clean and impactful.

14. RCA Records Music Producer Website

This website captivates visitors right from the start. The homepage features editorial photos of artists like Doja Cat and historic musicians such as Elvis and David Bowie.

The interactive text elements, which distort when hovered over, add a playful touch.

RCA Records is filled with engaging animations. Hovering over images reveals information about recent singles, and marquee-style scrollers display artist names and songs.

These dynamic elements keep the user experience lively and encourage exploration, making the website both entertaining and informative.

15. Design Threads Report

Next, we have Design Threads with text-heavy presentations with strong design elements. Upon starting the report, users are greeted with left-aligned text introducing the project and defining the term “thread.”

This clean introduction is followed by dark text on a light background, providing an overview of the design and the report’s methodology.

Subsections are introduced with creative typography, using light text on a dark background to grab attention. The site features examples of art, memes, and products, making the content engaging.

16. Okalpha Animation Studio Portfolio

The minimalist trend focuses on simplicity and clean aesthetics. Okalpha is a great example of a website using minimalism with a bold palette of primary colors—red, blue, and yellow.

These vibrant shades create a striking and memorable visual identity, evoking a sense of energy and creativity that aligns with the brand’s mission.

The site’s thoughtful use of animations draws attention to important content, guiding the user’s focus. The legible and visually appealing typography, along with the well-organized design elements, smoothly assists visitors through the site.

17. Hello Elva Digital Agency

Another digital agency with a great website where we can enjoy a modern design with kinetic typography, geometric elements, and tasteful animations. The design agency custom-built the site from scratch, demonstrating its expertise in the industry.

The homepage uses kinetic typography for its hero section, combining animation with text to add an artistic flair and bring the words to life.

Geometric design elements, with clean lines, create a visually appealing aesthetic that enhances the user experience. The minimalistic design ensures that the content takes center stage, making navigation easy and engaging.

18. Swab the World Stem Cells Research

Swab the World uses motion graphics and geometric design to create a dynamic and visually pleasing experience. The split-screen layout divides the screen into sections, displaying multiple content elements simultaneously.

Carefully crafted animations grab visitors’ attention, enhancing the site’s overall aesthetics. The modern geometric design adds sophistication and a contemporary feel.

19. Magic Johns Pizza

We couldn’t forget to include a great restaurant website in this list, so we picked our absolute favorite one to share with you. Magic John’s website design aims for a nostalgic atmosphere with a muted red color scheme, playful fonts, and a subtle grain effect in the background.

These elements create a compelling story reminiscent of classic pizzerias, making the site visually appealing. The monochromatic palette highlights the pizzas, making them look enticing.

The playful fonts add a touch of whimsy, while user-friendly features like the sticky header ensure easy navigation.

20. Velvet Spectrum 3D Design and Animation Studio

Velvet Spectrum’s website, created by Luke Choice, immediately engages visitors with vibrant, animated visuals on the homepage. Simplified navigation allows easy exploration of diverse 3D work, showcasing a dynamic mix of design and animation.

Interactive animations throughout the site enhance the user experience, making it a compelling destination for digital art enthusiasts.

The portfolio highlights Choice’s technical prowess and his ability to create visually captivating narratives. The site also includes a blog where he shares insights into his creative process and a shop for purchasing his artwork.

21. Sierra Plese Graphic Designer Freelance Portfolio Website

This next portfolio website highlights Sierra Plese’s creative use of shapes, textures, and movement. The modern and elegant design is enhanced by dynamic hover effects that make the site engaging and intriguing.

Textured geometric shapes follow the cursor, adding a playful and interactive element to the user experience.

The website features a macro mosaic layout, with images of digital and print design dominating the project pages. This masonry-like portfolio transitions smoothly and includes overlays that provide depth to the project pages.

22. Aries Moross Art Director Portfolio Website

Aries Moross’s portfolio is attractive, uncluttered, and easy to navigate. The minimalistic design approach emphasizes the artwork, allowing it to stand out.

Project names are presented in bold, rotating typography, creating a visually engaging experience. Clicking on a project leads to a page where photos glide, slide, and fade in, forming an immersive gallery.

Each project is clearly categorized by medium and type, making it easier for potential clients to explore and understand Moross’s skills and experience.

The site also includes a link to Studio Moross, which features detailed case studies and additional project information, providing a comprehensive view of Moross’s work and capabilities.

23. Tobias van Schneider Creative Direction Hovs Studio

This next portfolio belongs to Tobias van Schneider, the mastermind behind HOVS studio. The site features a sophisticated, dark design that feels personal and inviting.

The homepage immediately presents project images alongside detailed descriptions, providing an in-depth look at each project. Information about HOVS is seamlessly integrated, encouraging visitors to connect with the designer.

The navigation bar includes sections like Blog, About, Instagram, Mixtapes, and Sign Up, offering a variety of content for visitors to explore. The blog covers design-related topics, self-improvement, portfolio tips, and more, making it a valuable resource for aspiring designers.

The site also features a DESK Reading Club and an Artistic “Mixtapes” section, further enriching the user experience.

24. Arrowood Design Interior Design Studio

Here we have a single-page portfolio website that showcases Arrowood Design Studio’s expertise in interior design. The high-resolution background image in the hero section, featuring wall art with owls, immediately conveys the studio’s style and capabilities.

This visual representation sets the tone for the rest of the site, attracting visitors with its striking imagery.

The site includes a prominent contact button as a call to action in both the hero section and the navigation menu. Scrolling through the content reveals beautiful transition effects and sticky HD images of home interiors, making the browsing experience enjoyable.

25. Coastal Visuals Photography Blog

Another really well-designed portfolio, this time by Coastal Visuals. This photography studio’ s site balances aesthetics, functionality, and user experience in its aerial photography portfolio.

The whitespace in the navigation bar ensures easy access to menu options, allowing visitors to explore the site effortlessly. Social media icons link to platforms like Pinterest, Instagram, and Bluethumb, offering further insight into Laurette’s photography style.

Lastly, the Photos page features a gallery of Laurette’s best work in a grid format, with subtle color transitions on hover, creating an elegant and user-friendly experience.

26. Eva Alonso Artist Portfolio Website

Eva Alonso opts for a portfolio with rather minimalist design with ample whitespaces, to create a clean and modern look. The homepage immediately captures attention with large pencil sketches serving as navigation links for paintings, drawings, exhibitions, and contact.

We also like the monochromatic color scheme with strategic splashes of color, that adds sophistication to the overall aesthetic. The work samples are displayed in a grid format with subtle animations that engage visitors as they hover over each piece.

In addition, the About page functions as a comprehensive CV, listing Eva’s complete work experience and achievements, ensuring that her accomplishments are highlighted without unnecessary distractions.

27. Congaree and Penn Farm and Restaurant Website

And the last example comes from Congaree and Penn’s restaurant. This beautiful design exemplifies hyper-minimalism, embracing white space to create a serene and welcoming atmosphere.

We love the ultra-minimalist design approach allows visitors to breathe and absorb the content at their own pace. The website effectively reflects the tranquil vibe of the farm, located outside of Jacksonville, and its offerings.

The simplicity of the design does not detract from its attractiveness. Instead, it enhances the user experience, making it easy for visitors to find information about dining, events, and visiting the farm.

Alrighty, folks, that’s a wrap!

To sum up, these examples of great websites from 2024 have shown us what creative web design is all about. Each site not only looks fantastic but also works really well, making it easy to find your way around and enjoy exploring.

Whether you prefer simple and neat designs, engaging stories, or bold visuals, these examples prove how smart design can make the online experience so much better. As you tackle your own web projects, take these ideas with you to craft websites that are both captivating and user-friendly.

Hey, before you go, don’t forget to check out our other awesome articles on UI/UX design!  We’ve got loads of tips and inspiration to help you create stunning designs that will blow your mind.

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39 of the Best Website Designs to Inspire You in 2024

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• Swab the World
• Newest Americans
• Spotify Design
• Andy Warhol
• Human Interaction Company
• Garoa Skincare
• 1917: In the Trenches
• The Octopus
• Nomadic Tribe
• Diana Danieli
• George Nakashima Woodworkers
• Crypton.trading
• Frans Hals Museum
• Simply Chocolate
• Rainforest Guardians
• Protest Sportswear
• The Teacher's Guild
• Virgin America
• Mikiya Kobayashi
• Guillaume Tomasi
• Tej Chauhan
• Amanda Martocchio Architecture
• Donaldson Clinic
• Pony Studio
• Lacoste Heritage
• Unseen Studio
• RCA Records
• Alexander McQuin

From familiar corporations to small businesses to international organizations, the following sites push the status quo on the web.

To help surface some of the most inspirational designs, I gathered several award-winners that have made their way through several key awards organizations — including Red Dot, Awwwards, UX Awards, The Webby Awards, SiteInspire, Best Website Gallery, and FWA.

Keep in mind that web designs are fluid and change often. Some of the designs in this list have changed since they were awarded, but we do our best to keep them up-to-date. I’m confident you’ll find a design here that sparks your creativity.

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Award: Activism Webby Winner, 2023

Websites are a powerful tool for storytelling, and What Is Missing showcases this with mastery. This website educates visitors about the Earth’s sixth mass extinction with losses of species habitats and more.

When I first arrived on the page, I saw floating white dots on a black background reminiscent of the stars. Text described the losses we’ve experienced from climate change.

The dots came together to show a circle where images of wildfires and plants growing appear. I was then invited to enter the site.

There, I saw a planet made up of dots. I could click on different categories to learn about various aspects of the natural world we’ve lost.

I read people’s memories, watched poetic videos about extinct species, and learned about habitats that have been destroyed. Soundscapes of animals and rushing wind provided a soundtrack.

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Mubasic’s site isn’t just visually compelling. It’s dynamic. Mubasic is a catalog of high-quality music for children, and the website’s design decisions help it achieve a light-hearted, easy-going feel.

The poppy color scheme and effective visual hierarchy contribute to this site’s design success. However, the real reason it shines is because of how the design feels authentic to the brand’s mission.

What I like: The dark background with production videos and the focus on using wood for furniture. I love the simplicity, minimalism, and black-and-white theme.

21. George Nakashima Woodworkers

This woodworking website emphasizes nature and care for the woodworking trade. It’s essentially a slideshow of beautiful forestry and farming images.

As a new image comes on the screen, a new quote related to wood or trees also appears.

This is incredibly relaxing to the visitor and shows that the woodworkers recognize the beauty of trees and the environment. This website also won a Webby in 2019 .

What I like: The design feels fresh and modern. But what really grabs my attention are the motioned flow diagram and those short product “presentations.”

24. Frans Hals Museum

Award: Site of the Year (2018), Awwwards

It can be tough for a museum to present all of its artwork together on a cohesive website. That’s what makes the website of the Frans Hals Museum so impressive.

Located in the Netherlands, this museum has created a website that uses a combination of digital design elements and its own exhibits.

This mixture helps visitors understand what they’ll see, when they can see it, and where else they can get a taste of what this museum has to offer.

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What I like: The swift transition between images of products/designs. I love the simplicity, which focuses on displaying the offer rather than excessive talking.

29. Amanda Martocchio Architecture

An architecture firm might not specialize in web development, but its website should still demonstrate its commitment to visually pleasing design. Amanda Martocchio took that to heart with this gorgeous website.

It’s no secret that Amanda Martocchio Architecture loves its work — each picture on the homepage of its website is an enchanting shot of the houses the company designs.

The website labels every house you scroll through with the type of design that was intended, along with numerous angles to each building.

31. Pony Studio

Pony Studio’s website is one of the coolest sites I’ve seen.

Every part of this site makes you want to explore more.

What I like: Probably the best part of the Pony site is how they showcase their team.

Boxes switch between current images and childhood photos of each member — it’s adorable, unique, and unlike anything I’ve seen before. Plus, instead of full names, they only use names or nicknames below each picture.

32. Lacoste Heritage

To celebrate Lacoste’s 90th anniversary, the brand collaborated with Bonhomme to showcase its story.

In April 2023, Awwwards recognized Lacoste Heritage , awarding it Site of the Day (SOTD) and DEVAWARD recognitions . The site excels in usability and overall design.

It displays Lacoste’s popular products through fantastic background video and image choices.

As you scroll, you’ll notice a charming feature: a small Lacoste crocodile that turns over and follows the mouse cursor — so original!

What I like : The website’s simplicity, muted color palette, and minimalist product presentation.

35. Cyclemon

Cyclemon’s website is like a colorful picture book that you’ll love flipping through!

There’s a vertical side menu on the right to guide you where you want to go.

What I like: Overall, I have just two words for this website: less is more.

Everything’s perfectly illustrated, with just three categories to choose from. You can go to “Experiment,” aka the homepage, “Show more” to learn about the founders, or “Shop” to pick your poster. It’s that simple.

36. Silencio

I’ve never had such a fun experience on any site like I had on Silencio .

On the homepage, you first see packaged products moving in the background.

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