Design Meltdown 2010 » Site Types

50 Beautiful e-commerce sites

Patrick — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:20 +0000

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Delicious coffee shops

Patrick — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:00:35 +0000

I have yet to see a collection of coffee shop web sites. A very niche topic for sure, but I think every niche has lessons to learn for other unrelated topics.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/08/10/showcase-of-delicious-coffee-websites/

30 Beautiful music sites

Patrick — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:32 +0000

Music sites are a popular category that often get a lot of creative freedom. Enjoy the samples:

http://dzineblog.com/2010/08/30-mind-blowing-music-website-designs.html

Hotels that represent

Patrick — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:30:18 +0000

The hotel industry is one that seems notorious for its horrid design. Fortunately there are those that show it doesn’t have to be the case. Enjoy this set of sites that truly make you wish you could visit them.

http://inspiredology.com/paradise-on-the-web-examples-of-beautiful-hotel-and-resort-websites/

Musician sites

Patrick — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:30:29 +0000

Musical sites have to potential to really enhance the success of an artist, fortunately this collection is a great set of inspiration in this niche.

http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/inspiration-the-top-35-musician-web-designs/

Large online retailers

Patrick — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:30:32 +0000

Noupe has a great write up analyzing the structure and patterns of big online retailers. It’s nice to see a sub set of the ecommerce bucket being reviewed and talked about.

http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/showcase-of-big-online-stores.html

Video game promotion sites

Patrick — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:30:01 +0000

Sites that promote video games can be among some of the most beautifully illustrated and often have some of the most complex environmental visuals. I know for me they hardly feel worth looking at as I am not likely to produce any sites in this niche, much less in this style. But, they still offer a lot to learn. One thing that really stands out to me is that they all have to drive people to a conversion point. One way or another they want you to purchase the game. I believe that almost all niches can offer us something to learn about effective web design.

http://naldzgraphics.net/inspirations/33-inspiring-examples-of-game-websites/

Formula 1 Sites

Patrick — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:08 +0000

This is another niche that seems off hand to be useless to the majority of us. But I still loving digging through sets like this as it can show how one set of common problems can be solved in countless ways.

http://www.noupe.com/design/showcase-of-formula-1-website-designs.html

Church sites

Patrick — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:43 +0000

A nice collection of 25 great church websites. While this might seem like an irrelevant topic for most, I would argue that we can still learn a lot from sites like this. They tend to be short on money, but strong in purpose.

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/church-websites-4/

40 More ecommerce sites

Patrick — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:00:59 +0000

Yet another nice set of ecommerce sites.

http://www.splashnology.com/blog/inspiration/446.html