Comments on: Design Galleries Need A Refresher

By: Montoya

Montoya — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:27:56 +0000

There are more design inspiration sites out there, I wish I had links for you but trust me on that.

And I have to say, if you do decide to do something with 9rules, you have to make it a community thing (heck, build on the one we already have). Something where everyone can propose and share examples of good design. It’s more rewarding than a one-man show.

By: Patrick Haney

Patrick Haney — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:13:09 +0000

We're seeing a lot of this sort of thing on flickr these days (not that I know anything about that sort of thing). There are sets and groups for web design inspiration, print design inspiration, disk image design inspiration, and much more. The CSS "gallery" idea is played out, though I do find some good examples of inspiration in them at times, but you really have to dig for it.

By: Justin Scheetz

Justin Scheetz — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:16:09 +0000

What, none of you have been to Design Snack (http://www.designsnack.com)?

It’s a community-based gallery of all sites: CSS-based, Flash-based, or *gasp*, even some table based. All the sites are voted and ranked by the community. Members can keep a favorites list, too.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:36:03 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I have been contemplating a redesign of my site, because I’ve noticed my lack of posting in result of me getting tired of the look of my site. While others may read it via RSS, I still have to visit it to post that content through my site, and some things just get old.

By: sunshine

sunshine — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:09:13 +0000

webcreme.com (which is down as of me pressing post) is the gallery I most often visit for that exact reason. It is still a web gallery but it’s about design, not the technology or structure behind the design.

My “gallery” site for non-web inspiration (similar to notcot) is Better Living through Design (http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/)

By: Mubashar Iqbal

Mubashar Iqbal — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:33:42 +0000

CSS galleries where great when people where looking to see what could be done with CSS.

Now that you can pretty much anything with CSS, people are back to looking for great designs. Isn’t everything in CSS now anyway?!?

The number of niche galleries is on the rise, as people looking for design ideas in particular industries or using specific techniques.

This is where the future lies in my opinion.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:27:50 +0000

How many CSS galleries do we need?

I agree with J Phil that magazines can be a good source of inspriration and ideas.

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:34:10 +0000

A great example of such a gallery is Notcot:

http://www.notcot.org

This is a golden resource for early adopters and tends to cover the best of design in every industry.

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:30:18 +0000

Papa G: Love that idea.

Tyme: It’s a problem that will never be easy to solve.

Eddie: That’s exactly the kind of stuff I’m talking about.

JPhilly: Copycat syndrome will never die. As long as people think they can create a better CSS gallery they will continue to do so.

By: J Phill

J Phill — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:47:19 +0000

I’m pretty shocked in the fact that people still create more CSS galleries like it’s something new. CSS is nothing new anymore and should be a standard to developing sites.

I think there is still a good use for design galleries, but the focus needs to shift away from CSS.

It’s definitely time for something new. I usually look in design mags for inspiration.