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[Guert]

Hello everyone!
I'm workin on redesigning my website but I don't have much inspiration... So, I thought I'd seek out some help here. Can you point me some well designed website so I can inspire myself? I already checked but the more the merrier! Or perhaps you could tell me how do you start the design of a webpage?

Usualy, I don't have much trouble doing this kind of thing but when I do it for my own personal site, it never seems to work...

Thanks for your help!
Guert

[ravuya]

You might want to check out Open Source Web Design. They have some neat layouts you can get started on.

[Ivan]

http://www.newstoday.com/
http://www.chiptune.com/
http://www.fantasy-interactive.com/firestormpc/
http://www.craigslist.org/
http://www.apple.com/

also, http://www.uniqlo.com/us/
(designed by http://www.yugop.com/)

also, check Styleboost for a daily styleboost

http://styleboost.com/

[Guert]

Ah thanks alot! These are very good links!

[Bennett]

http://www.chiptune.com/

OMG that's the best thing I've ever seen in my life! Try double-clicking SOTB!!!

[fish]

or just do like me and shamelessly rip-off the designer's republic.

[ravuya]

I love the Designers Republic.

I wish they'd do more videogame stuff, and I also wish their website were better.

[fish]

i just want their glorious return to wipeout.
things havent been the same since wip3out.

a lot of designer's republic's core talent splintered off and started new studios.
but still, they invented futuristic.

[ZombiePixel]

I'm in the same boat, searching for reference.  I've been leaning towards Japanese gaming sites.  I have not idea what's going on but I really like their layouts and aesthetics.  Stuff like this:
http://www.micmac.jp/welcome/index.php?C=25&A=2006070101
http://www.falcom.co.jp/sora_3rd/index.html

I've also been hitting Kuler up lately for interesting color swatches:
http://kuler.adobe.com/

Chiptune is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.  Not something I'd recommend for a "site", but still very cool.

[Guert]

Again, some very nice web designs...

I think I'm going to go further with my "retro-gaming"-like design... God it's hard to find something that truly reflects my personality...

[fish]

I'm in the same boat, searching for reference.  I've been leaning towards Japanese gaming sites.  I have not idea what's going on but I really like their layouts and aesthetics.  Stuff like this:
http://www.micmac.jp/welcome/index.php?C=25&A=2006070101
http://www.falcom.co.jp/sora_3rd/index.html

I've also been hitting Kuler up lately for interesting color swatches:
http://kuler.adobe.com/

Chiptune is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.  Not something I'd recommend for a "site", but still very cool.

that kuler thing is AMAZING!
man, i wish i knew about that 6 months ago.
i spend SO MUCH TIME tweaking color palettes. this makes it a lot easier, and faster.

[Ivan]

http://www.indexhibit.org/

[MrShandavio]

Whatever you do, make it simple. There's nothing worse you can do to a website than making it difficult and complicated to navigate. I find a bar across the top with links to each section of the site is easiest. And be sure to have a "HOME" at the bottom of the page, or somewhere. I dislike using my Back button for some reason, and Home buttons on every page make it easier.

[fish]

a good design rule of thumb for information interfaces is to try and have any bit of information accesible within 3 clicks from the main index. nothing should ever be more than 3 clicks away from anything else.

its harder than it sounds.

[Derek]

NO FLASH NAVIGATION

That's my number 1 rule for websites.

[Guert]

Indeed. I want something very simple and a very fast navigation. Right now, everything is accessible within 3 clicks and moving from one info from another only uses 3 clicks, all in pure and simple html to be 100% compatible with everything.

Thanks again for all the nice websites... Very interesting!
Later!