most inspired

Some forum and comment discussions on Drawar, got me thinking about Design galleries, specifically just which one came first! I know some of the oldest galleries are probably in the deadpool, but a few of the elder statesmen are still around.

(Disclaimer: I’m using the post timestamps on the Galleries to determine their age, something that may not be accurate)

Although not strictly not a design gallery the first collection of CSS sites for inspiration was probably the CSS list collected by Meryl Evans. The list was first published on the CSS-Discuss mailing list, I couldn’t find a link to the actual post, but there is a reference to it in October of 2002. Later it was moved to the author’s website. Ultimately the list was moved to its own domain, and although still up hasn’t been updated in a while:

CSS Collection

http://csscollection.com/

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Just came across a new website for the all you typofiles out there.

The site is relatively new but already has some great content, and examples of great typography.

typegoodness was created by Frederik Samuel to focus on all the beautiful typography around the world. This is a showcase, as well as a resource of inspiration and finding anything related to type. We cover anything from Digital, to Print, to showcasing free fonts.

Together we can create one of the best typography related resources on the internet. Once you register for free, you can comment and post articles to the site. Please understand that all posted articles will be in moderation to avoid spam or inappropriate content.

Visit: typegoodness

A logo is often a great starting point when finding direction for full page designs.

This post is a roundup of sites highlighted some of the best and brightest identities and logos in the world.

We all need a little inspiration every once in a while, and as we all know, typography is a huge part of design. Designers have been forever experimenting with type, and what a better way to share than good ‘ol Flickr. I’ve made a list of some of the best Typography Flickr groups to feed your creative appetite.

As a freelance logo and identity designer, I am always looking for inspiration. While I think every logo project should have extensive research put into it, logo design galleries can give you a quick jump start on a project. Plus, these websites are a great resource for business owners looking for a talented freelance logo designer.

Most Inspired and other galleries are great way to start off the design process to get a general direction for your new project, but sometimes all you need is a little inspiration. Perhaps you’re wondering how to style the comments for you new project, or your’re wondering what you should do with the footer. Recently we’ve seen a new type of design gallery pop up, ones that focus on design patterns.

In software engineering, a design pattern is a general reusable solution, and people have found this reusable approach applies well to web design too. Most websites share common elements, from headers and footer, to comments and calendars, these elements can be very similar.

Below you’ll find a list of pattern collection websites to provide just that little bit of inspiration you need.

PatternTap

PatternTap is a fairly new site, from Matthew Smith at Squared Eye. PatternTap allows you to create and a share sets of the best in web interface design.

patterntap.com

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Call it Web2.0 if you must, but the techniques and mind set of building simple, building fast has lead to a plethora of web applications. Following close behind was a collection of directories and showcases for these cool web apps.

FeedMyApp

Feedmyapp is a showcase where you can submit your, or someone else’s, web 2.0 app. In doing so you “feed your app”, thus receiving many many visitors from here and helping us update the directory!

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We’ve previously listed websites that allow you rate websites, letting you decide which ones are hot or not.

The Internet is a very democratic place and there are many other rating sites, allowing you rate just about anything.

After the jump you’ll find a list of some the best…

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Design galleries showcase well designed websites, which doesn’t mean that they need to be well designed themselves right? Well of course they should, but with the explosion of design galleries there are some pretty terrible looking ones.

I decided to find the best looking design galleries. Remember, this doesn’t mean they are the best design gallery … they may not update often enough, or have enough features to make them useful, but they sure do look good.

Vandelay Designs recently posted a ranking of the top 80 CSS galleries which I used as my source list.

Without further ado here is my list of the 12 best looking design galleries…

12. Plastic Pilots

http://www.plasticpilots.com/

11. CSS Bloom

http://www.cssbloom.com/

10. CSS Tux

http://www.csstux.com/

9. Design Flavr

http://www.designflavr.com/

8. The Best Designs

http://www.thebestdesigns.com/

7. Unmatched Style

http://www.unmatchedstyle.com/

6. Stylegala

http://www.stylegala.com/

5. W3C Sites

http://www.w3csites.com/

4. Design Snack

http://www.designsnack.com/

3. CSS Artillery

http://www.cssartillery.com/

2. Styleboost

http://styleboost.com/

1. The Horizontal Way

http://www.thehorizontalway.com/

I’m sure you all disagree, so let me hear it …

Music Festivals, Concert Tours Website Designs
Some huge summer concert venues, totaling crowds in the thousands, if not millions all combined…

You would think they would have brilliant websites. I’ve found some of the best websites for 2008 summer music festivals I could find. The criteria was the concerts were music festivals and not just a single recording artists concert tour website, those may make another post.

Some of the websites have a more complete and interactive feature set than others, anyways here’s the current list, if you have any recommendations of hot summer music concert event websites, add the link in the comments section so we can all have a look at it.

Bonnaroo.com

• What: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
• Where: Manchester, Tennessee
• When: June 12-15, 2008
• Bonnaroo Music Festival Tickets

Lollapalooza.com

• What: Lollapalooza 2008
• Where: Grant Park – Chicago, Illinois
• When: August 1-3, 2008
• Lollapalooza Tickets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollapalooza

Ozzfest.com

• What: Ozzfest 2008
• Where: Frisco, Texas
• When: August 9th
• Ozzfest Tickets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzfest

ACLfestival.com

• What: Austin City Limits Music Festival
• Where: Zilker Park – Austin, Texas
• When: September 26-28
• Austin City Limits Festival Tickets

Bumbershoot.org

• What: Seattle Music and Arts Festival
• Where: Seattle, Washington
• When: August 30 – September 1, 2008
• Bumbershoot Tickets

Handyblues.org

• What: Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival
• Where: Henderson, Kentucky
• When: June 7-14, 2008

Musikfest.org

• What: Musikfest 25th Anniversary
• Where: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• When: August 1-10, 2008
• Musikfest Tickets

RothburyFestival.com

• What: Rothbury Music Festival
• Where: Rothbury, Michigan
• When: July 3-6, 2008
• Rothbury Festival Tickets

HardRockCalling.co.uk

• What: Hard Rock Calling Music Festival
• Where: Hyde Park – London, England
• When: June 28-29, 2008

Summerfest.com

• What: Milwaukee Summerfest – The World’s Largest Music Festival
• Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• When: June 26 – July 6, 2008
• Summerfest Tickets

MileHighMusicFestival.com

• What: Mile High Music Festival
• Where: Denver, Colorado
• When: July 19-20, 2008
• Mile High Music Festival Tickets

More American Pop Music Tours

TrueColorsTour.com

Tour.AmericanIdol.com

MusicBuildsTour.com

Hey maybe there’s something happening this summer after all count me in on the MusicBuildsTour, it’s one hot ticket!