20 First-rate CSS Galleries for Inspiration
You’re probably sick and tired of showcases of 100+ CSS galleries, so we have decided to showcase just 20 of the best CSS galleries around. Many of the smaller CSS galleries tend to reproduce the same sites that were originally showcased on some of the larger sites, as it can sometimes be difficult to churn out excellent new sites on a daily basis.
CSS galleries have been around for some time, and have been used and abused during this period. They still can offer great inspiration. However, the best inspiration often comes when you do your own searching and stumble across well-designed sites.
20 Excellent CSS Galleries for Inspiration
This list contains some of our favorite CSS galleries that we go to on a regular basis for great inspiration. The showcase sites have all been well-designed, contain content beyond the gallery, and update on a regular basis.
We’ve included links to submit your own work to the site (if applicable).
1. CSSelite | Submit
Features the ability to rate and comment on designs with a dark look overall. You can sort sites by category, such as clean, colorful, or designer.
2. CSS Mania | Submit
One of the largest CSS galleries with nearly 16,000 sites, the site is clean and publishes quite a number of new designs daily.
3. Designflavr | Submit
Features a wide variety of inspiration, but the main focus is on CSS sites, with the ability to sort them by categories, colors, or tags.
4. CSS Based | Submit
CSS Based provides web designers a gallery of well-designed CSS-based websites from around the world.
5. CSS Beauty | Submit
Going back to 2004, there are thousands of great designs and inspiration at CSS Beauty, so it is considered one of the top places to find great inspiration.
6. The Best Designs | Submit
Features several new designs each day as well as an easy method to submit your own work to the showcase.
7. CSS Flavor | Submit
A website focused on providing its audience with a wide range of well-designed CSS and standards-compliant websites from around the world.
8. The FWA | Submit
Some of the best sites that have been designed from around the world, and can be voted on by the community.
9. Unmatchedstyle | Submit
You’ll find more than just a showcase of great designs, but also podcasts, interviews, and news at Unmatchedstyle.
10. CSSLeak | Submit
Browse through some excellent websites, view news, and
11. CSS Remix | Submit
CSS Remix doesn’t features a whole lot of other resources, but they certainly are able to promote quick browsing of website designs.
12. Divine CSS | Submit
Founded by people with more than 25 years of web design experience, they know what sites are good from those with poor designs.
13. CSS Style.me | Submit
A unique CSS gallery site with the ability to rate whether the designs are hot or not, plus some resources have been provided on the site.
14. CSS Perk | Submit
Only the most superior CSS and Flash sites are showcased at CSS Perk, so if your site isn’t up to their standards, it won’t appear in their gallery.
15. Design Snips | Submit
A blog and other features can be found at Design Snips, a collection of snippets of good design.
16. CSS Moon | Submit
A showcase of sites that can be sorted by category/niche.
17. Blog Design Heroes | Submit
Browse through sites powered by different platforms, organized in a simple manner.
18. Design Bombs | Submit
Each site submitted conforms to a strict guideline on the quality of the site in mention, all submissions must be completely original.
19. CSS Illustrated | Submit
Solely showcases sites that utilize illustration in their website design.
20. CSS Design Yorkshire | Submit
Features designs that have been showcased over the past few years, the submission process is also easy and fast.
Conclusion
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