20 Best Design and Photography Web Sites to Inspire
Some of my favourite design network sites, covering a wide range of design types, from illustration, photography, web site design to architectural and industrial design. If you love design you'll love these sites!
1. Behance Network - Creative Portfolios, Projects and Collaborations
A free platform for creative professionals that lets you showcase your work, gain exposure, displays your work in a profesionnal way, and help advance your creative career.
2. FFFound - Image Bookmarking
FFFFOUND! is a web service that not only allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, but also dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience!!
3. Flickr - Photo Upload and Sharing
Flickr - almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world!
4. Deviant Art
DeviantArt is a worldwide online community showcasing various forms of user-made artwork. It was first launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira and others.
5. Most Inspired
Aggregration of design inspiration!
6. The Cool Hunter
Sharing today's most happening movements, styles and trends covering genres such as fashion, music, urban living, designer and cultural trends.
http://www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/
7. JPG Magazine
JPG Magazine is the magazine made by you Its a showcase of brave new photography created from the best work submitted to jpgmagcom.
8. The Served
Creative Portfolios, Projects, and Collaborations. A new platform for the creative professional community. Choose from fashion, industrial design, photography, motion graphics and typography.
9. Trend Hunter Magazine
The largest community for Trends, Trend Spotting, Cool Hunting, and Innovation. Fashion Trends, Style, Gadgets, Technology, Pop Culture, Art and more.
10. NotCot
NOTCOT.org for your ideas + aesthetics + amusement.
11. Creattica
Become a member of Creattica and you can submit your designs for fame and glory, as well as rate other people's work and bookmark items for later viewing
12. Design Meltdown
A showcase of awesome web design. What you find here is a collection of hand picked, hand cataloged web sites. The goal is to inspire, challenge and inform you. Enjoy!
http://www.designmeltdown.com/
13. Graphic Exchange
A hand picked selection of graphical projects.
http://www.graphic-exchange.com/
14. Moco Loco
More contemporary design and architecture.
15. Computer Love
Cpluv.com is a daily magazine on art, design and creative culture.
16. Its Nice That
It's Nice That is focused on publicising and promoting the very best work from across the creative industry. Since setting up in April 2007, we have remained dedicated to staying up to date with studios and individuals from all over the world, adding to our online archive daily.
17. The Best Designs
The Best Designs recognizes the best Flash and CSS web sites from around the world. Websites are categorized by CSS or Flash and also by elements of the design. TBD is usually updated every weekday, with the exception of holidays.
http://www.thebestdesigns.com/
18. Styleboost
Showcasing outstanding websites since 2001.
19. Design Inspiration and Visual Art Inspiration
A visual collection of some of the best talent in Design and Illustration served daily.
20. Design Snips
Snippets of web design.
