40 Really Awesome Resources for Design Inspiration

Sometimes the hardest part of being a designer is finding the inspiration to create. Fortunately, the web community can be very inspirational, and there’s an abundance of fantastic content out there.

Whether you’re in a creative rut or you’re just out of fresh ideas at the moment, here’s a great collection of websites to get your creative juices flowing!

Wait! Before you start.

Here are two really great articles that you should take a few extra minutes to check out.

Galleries

Creattica – Visit Site

Creatica

CSS Remix – Visit Site

CSSRemix

Design Snack – Visit Site

Design Snack

CSS elite – Visit Site

CSSelite

CSS Mania – Visit Site

CSSMania

logo pond – Visit Site

logopond

Best Web Gallery – Visit Site

Best Web Gallery

Design Shack CSS Gallery – Visit Site

Design Shack

The Best Designs – Visit Site

thebestdesigns

deviantART Web Interfaces – Visit Site

deviantART

Make Better Websites – Visit Site

Make Better Websites

CSS Heaven – Visit Site

CSS Heaven

CSSline – Visit Site

CSSline

Design Bombs – Visit Site

Design Bombs

Site Inspire Showcase – Visit Site

Site Inspire

Unique CSS – Visit Site

Unique CSS

CSS Scoop – Visit Site

CSS Scoop

CSS {imagine} – Visit Site

CSS {imagine}

DiVine CSS – Visit Site

DiVine CSS

CSS Tux – Visit Site

CSS Tux

Blogs

psdtuts+ – Visit Site

psdtuts+

nettuts+ – Visit Site

nettuts+

Smashing Magazine – Visit Site

Smashing Magazine

Web Designer Wall – Visit Site

Web Designer Wall

noupe – Visit Site

noupe

Just Creative Design – Visit Site

Just Creative Design

Six Revisions – Visit Site

Six Revisions

Tutorial9 – Visit Site

Tutorial9

CSS Tricks – Visit Site

CSS Tricks

We Function – Visit Site

function

i love typography – Visit Site

i love typography

Design Shard – Visit Site

Design Shard

Vandelay Design – Visit Site

Vandelay Design

Design Melt Down – Visit Site

Design Melt Down

Typographica – Visit Site

Typographica

Fuel Your Creativity – Visit Site

Fuel Your Creativity

Web Design Ledger – Visit Site

Web Design Ledger

1st Web Designer – Visit Site

1st Web Designer

Web Designer Depot – Visit Site

Web Designer Depot

Line 25 – Visit Site

Line 25

Conclusion

Although getting inspired can be a tricky task at times, there is certainly more than enough amazing content on the web to make it as easy as possible. Sometimes it’s just a matter of stepping away from the computer for a little while, maybe getting outside for a bit, and just giving yourself a bit of a break. :-)

If you have some great sites to share, post’em in the comments for the rest of us too.


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Jarel Remick

I'm a freelance designer, web developer and nerd that lives on the computer and writes for Theme Forest and Net.tutsplus.com in my spare time. When I do get away from the computer, I'm spending time with my girlfriend, hiking, biking and enjoying sunny Las Vegas.