10 Stunning websites to inspire your webdesign style in 2009

If you are looking for new ideas for the design of your next web project, follow the suggestions of my friend Greg from Submit CSS that this week proposes a collection of 10 stunning websites which can help you to find the right inspiration!

1. Carbonica (http://www.carbonica.org/)
Carbonica helps you combat climate change by reducing your carbon footprint.

2. Matt (http://www.themattinator.com)
The Carsonified team built Matt to see if it was possible to launch a simple web app in four days - everything from design, to development to marketing.

3. Satsu Design (http://www.satsu.co.uk/)
Satsu is a multi-disciplinary design agency based offshore on the Isle of Man.

4. Sawyer Hollenshead (http://sawyerhollenshead.com/)
Here you can find all of his most recent work, which includes web design and photography.

5. We Are Not Freelancers (http://www.wearenotfreelancers.co.za/)
All things web design through the eyes of David and Marc Perel.

6. BootB (http://www.bootb.com/en/)
BootB is an online way to find the best marketing concepts and strategies, graphic design solutions or ideas for advertising campaigns by addressing the unlimited number of creative talents from all over the Planet.

7. Pointless Ramblings (http://pointlessramblings.com/)
Pointless Ramblings is run by Nick Barrett who works as a freelance web design/developer and is also a student.

8. Mel Kadel (http://www.melkadel.com/)
The online professional portfolio of Mel Kadel.

9. Edgepoint Church (http://edgepointchurch.com/)
EdgePoint Church presents themself as an "awesomely different" kind of church in Powell, Tennessee.

10. Jason Julien (http://www.jasonjulien.com/)
Jason Julien is an award winning web designer and interactive creative director who has worked for "small businesses and big businesses and the middlemen in between."

10 Gorgeous portfolio websites

Are you looking for inspiration for your next portfolio website? Take a look at this list of 10 gorgeous portfolio sites from SubmitCss.com.

1. Jamie Gregory (http://www.jamiegregory.co.uk/)
Jamie Gregory is a Freelance Graphic Designer based in Southampton, Hampshire, UK. Jamie has over 10 years experience of making things look nice, working together with small businesses.

2. Vitor Lourenco (http://www.vlourenco.com/)
A 21 year old guy from São Paulo, Brazil passionate about everything related to design & the web.

3. Mike Precious (http://www.mikeprecious.com/)
Mike is a multimedia designer offering design and strategic consulting services for the interactive (web) and print mediums.

4. Matt Bango (http://www.mattbango.com/)
Matt is a 22 year Web Developer working at The New York Times in New York City.

5. Brynn Shepherd (http://brynnshepherd.com/)
Brynn is a 23 year old who is currently a junior at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she is pursuing a dual degree in Digital Media Design and Fine Arts.

6. Danny Blackman (http://dannyblackman.com/)
Danny Blackman is a 3rd year BA Communications & New Media student at University of Leeds, UK and a freelance designer & developer for the likes of Brahm, Swamp, Teabag Studios and Fluid Creativity.

7. Tim Van Damme (http://timvandamme.com/)
Tim is a 23 year old interface designer, based and raised in Belgium, who designs interfaces as a freelancer at Made by Elephant.

8. Josh Smith (http://www.joshsmith.ca/)
Josh is a recent graduate of ACAD's Bachelor of Design Program, who is a graphic designer interested in everything creative.

9. Robbie Manson (http://www.robbiemanson.com)
Robbie has been a "design obsessive since" he was a sniveling carpet crawler, brewed up by "cackling hags out on a hillside" in Linlithgow, Scotland all of 23 years ago.

10. Rik Catlow (http://www.rikcatindustries.com/)
Rik Catlow currently lives with his wife Wassa, daughter Becca, and a fat tabby cat named Bo in Charlotte, NC. He currently works for Bank of America as Senior Visual Designer. He advocates for web standards, the user and visual design simplicity.

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Creative way to present yourself in a 40 second long video

Are you looking for a creative way to present yourself? This video is an useful inspiration.

Yesterday I was looking for something interesting and original to make a short video clip to promote my blog in occasion of two millions visits I almost caught up after my first 8 months on-line (at this moment my statcounter counter display 1,707,589 visits). So I find on YouTube this stunning video of Sebastian Baptista, entitled EGO:

Sebastian used kinetic typography effects and the final result is awesome. Take a look at the video here:

Do you have an original video presentation? Add a comment with your link!

Daily inspiration: 10 Websites to get design inspiration

Daily inspiration: 10 beautiful CSS websites

Are you looking for design inspiration for your next web project? Take a look at these websites:


1. The New York Moon - http://www.nymoon.com/
Beauty newspaper style, nice illustrations.




2. The Aardvark Brigade - http://www.aardvarkbrigade.com/
Big attention to details, great design.




3. The National Archive Experience - http://www.digitalvaults.org
Another fantastic SecondStory project with an awesome Flash interface.




4. Natalia Devalle - http://nataliadevalle.com.ar
Elegant, clean, handwritten style. Nice wood texture for background.




5. EdgePoint Church - http://www.edgepointchurch.com/
Nice design and color scheme.




6. Slabovia Tv - http://www.slabovia.tv/
Nice site with newspaper style.




7. Rob Morris - http://www.digitalmash.com
I like the animated face :)




8. Cabedge - http://www.cabedge.com/
Clean and elegant site for this Web Design & Development company




9. Karim Zurita - http://www.karimzurita.com/
Essential an clean style for the site of this web designer and developer.




10. Freelenz - http://www.freelenz.at/
Nice vintage style :)





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Get Inspiration: Second Story Interactive Studios

Second Story is an interactive studio which produces stunning websites and other digital media

I discovered Second Story more than six years ago, during a travel to the islands Canarian. I found a link to Second Story site in a National Geographic Issue (august 2001 if I remember well...), dedicated to Pearl Harbor Attack. I remained very impressed for the high quality of its projects in terms of used technology, design and elegance. I think, if you take a look at its site, you can find inspiration and new ideas for your projects.


About Second Story

"Established in 1994, the studio’s team of creative artists, producers, writers, animators, and programmers have developed over 80 award—winning interactive stories—from adventure travel, exploration, and drama to historical documentaries, biographies, and fiction. Each feature reflects Second Story’s dedication to inspiring audiences through storytelling innovation. View an in-depth profile on each project, or explore the collected works and sort projects by subject, purpose or format."

My favourite projects at Second Story
This is a small list of my favourite Second Story projects, in order of preference:

The Price of Freedom: Americans At War

11.2004 - National Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution)

America on the Move

11.2003 - National Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution)

Forces of Nature

06.2004 - National Geographic Online

Remembering Pearl Harbor

04.2001 - National Geographic Online

What Makes Coffee Good

11.2005 - Wieden + Kennedy

You can find the full projects list here.