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2008 Design Trends
About a year ago, I compiled a huge list of artistic sites. It seems like the trend has carried on in 2008 and is growing stronger (thank God the glossy style is gone). So what’s hot now? Pencil sketches, handwritten notes, card stocks, watercolor effects, collage art, script fonts, grungy and splatter ink backgrounds (glossy gradients are not "in" this year). Another trend to be on the lookout for are the vintage and retro styles which I’ve posted earlier this year. Here is a list of 82 sites picked from Best Web Gallery that show the current design trends.
Vintage / Retro Styles
Handwritten Notes and Paper Clips
Grungy
Splatter Ink
Watercolor
Collage
Sketches and Handwritten Fonts
Big Fonts
Script Fonts
Wood Pattern
Zig Zag Pattern
CSS Decorative Gallery Photoshop: Hand Drawn Design
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381 Amy http://www.wan2design.co.uk
November 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Great!
Amy
http://www.wan2design.co.uk
380 Buzzlair Voufincci http://www.vmalni.com
November 14th, 2008 at 1:46 am
and thanks god, theres no more shiny button. what about 2009? keep waiting..
379 paluh http://www.deprowebs.com
November 11th, 2008 at 9:25 am
the bad thing of trendy web designs is that no matter how great is the design you will need to change it as soon as the trend changes or disappear. If you want to have a solid design that last for some years, the best would be to create a great looking website with normal or usual styles on the web, this way you will not be in the edge of the design trends but your web design and identity will be most of the time the same easy and comfortable place to visit. Anyway i really love these sites and its design, are pure creation. thanks
378 Chris http://www.la-va.com
November 8th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Great collection of design websites. These samples will inspire me for my next site. Thanks to all webmasters.
377 SOS Media http://www.sosmedia.org
November 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Great web design — I keep coming back to this post. Thanks!
376 Hallo http://www.kuerbisfeld.de
November 7th, 2008 at 7:23 am
man, great collection of stylish sites. well done job!
375 TheFrosty http://thefrosty.com
November 4th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Wonder what the 2009 Trends will bring, seeing how were less than 2 months from the new year…
374 Jetta http://link
November 4th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I love this site so so so much
Cool site!!,
373 Lauren http://intheworks
November 1st, 2008 at 11:35 am
bob, that’s why they’re called trends. if you can afford and/or have the time to keep up with this trends, these are great. otherwise, you can stick with a very simple layout and keep it for a long period of time. for me, i start with a nice layout that includes these trends but can easily be changed to any trends that are coming our way. you have to admit that these sites are very intriguing, very pleasing to the eye, and just fun to visit…at least everybody else who has visited this site would agree. don’t be such a grouchy old man — at least that’s what you sound like lol.
372 Exdizajn http://www.exdizajn.com/blog
October 31st, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Big fonts rockz!