1/31/2011

35 Specialty Galleries for Your Design Inspiration - Free Ebook

All designers need inspiration. That inspiration can come from just about anywhere, and ideally inspiration will be found from a variety of different sources. Nature, print publications, art, music, photography, architecture, and other things that are all around us can serve as excellent sources of design inspiration. But since most web and graphic designers are online for hours at a time, gallery sites and blogs often become a go-to source of inspiration.

While web design and CSS galleries have been popular for several years now, specialty or niche galleries often prove to be the most useful sources of online inspiration. In this post we'll feature 35 different galleries that may prove to be very helpful for you.

HTML5 Beauty

Showcasing sites that make use of HTML5.

HTML5 Beauty

HTML5 Gallery

Showcasing sites that make use of HTML5.

HTML5 Gallery

Ars HTML5 Gallery

Showcasing sites that make use of HTML5.

Ars HTML5 Gallery

Ars CSS3 Gallery

Showcasing sites that make use of CSS3.

Ars CSS3 Gallery

jQuery Style

Showcasing sites that make use of jQuery.

jQuery Style

CartFrenzy

A gallery of well-designed e-commerce sites.

CartFrenzy

eCommerce Gallery

A gallery of well-designed e-commerce sites.

eCommerce Gallery

CartCraze

A gallery of well-designed e-commerce sites.

CartCraze

Folio Focus

A gallery of beautiful portfolio sites.

Folio Focus

Foliostars

A gallery of beautiful portfolio sites.

Foliostars

Pixel Perfect Portfolios

A gallery of Flash-based portfolio sites.

Pixel Perfect Portfolios

Mobile Awesomeness

A gallery of mobile websites.

Mobile Awesomeness

CSS iPhone

A gallery of mobile websites.

CSS iPhone

eduStyle

A gallery of higher education websites.

eduStyle

Teespiration

A gallery of creative and inspiring t-shirt designs.

Teespiration

Packaging of the World

Packaging design inspiration from various products around the world.

Packaging of the World

The Die Line

More of a blog than a gallery, but a consistent source of package design inspiration.

The Die Line

Sustainable Packaging

A showcase of environmentally-friendly package design.

Sustainable Packaging

Card Observer

A gallery of creative and well-designed business cards.

Card Observer

Cardview

A gallery of creative and well-designed business cards.

Cardview

Card Nerd

A gallery of creative and well-designed business cards.

Card Nerd

Cardonizer

A gallery of creative and well-designed business cards.

Cardonizer

Ads of the World

A gallery of creative advertisements.

Ads of the World

The Creative Ad Awards

A gallery of creative advertisements.

The Creative Ad Awards

I Believe in Advertising

A gallery of creative advertisements.

I Believe in Advertising

Adverbox

A gallery of creative advertisements.

Adverbox

Motion Graphics Served

Showcasing beautiful motion graphics, from the Behance Network.

Motion Graphics Served

Motionspire

Showcasing beautiful motion graphics.

Motionspire

MotionGraphics.nu

Showcasing beautiful motion graphics.

MotionGraphics.nu

LogoPond

A user-submitted logo design gallery.

LogoPond

Logo of the Day

A logo design gallery.

Logo of the Day

Logo Faves

A logo design gallery.

Logo Faves

LogoMoose

A logo design gallery.

LogoMoose

illyPads

A user-submitted illustration gallery.

illyPads

Illustration Served

An illustration gallery, from the Behance Network.

Illustration Served