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50 Kick-Ass And Creative Dark Website Designs

July 22, 2009 by Mike Smith 54 Comments

Dark web designs are my personal favorite so I felt it was needed for me to showcase some of the best from around the web. Not only are they creative, eye catching and interactive, but they’re truly different than what most websites look like today – with the light, clean minimal designs taking center stage lately, there’s something to be said about a killer creative website that’s dark & eye catching.

So below I’ve compiled 50 of the coolest, most kick-ass creative dark web designs the web has to offer. You’ll notice that sites like Carsonified are not on the list (even though it’s dark and kicks ass), this is due to the fact that we’ve recently featured it in another article here and I want to make sure you’re seeing the NEWEST, COOLEST websites around – not the same web designs reused in numerous posts.

Also, do not forget to check out the dark minimal web design article we posted a while back – if that’s your kind of thing :)

Pop Labs ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

The Photo Argus ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Ryan McMaster ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Oink Fu ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Ronnie Wright ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Asvalia ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

The Art of Seduction ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Web Design World ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Zaum & Brown ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Best of Video Sites ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Charlie X ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Justin Cline ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Carbon Aspect ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Camilo Holguin ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

A Word From HIS Word ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Tyler Gaw ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Tanq ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Texture Lovers ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

The Archer Group ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Fred Maya ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

PSD Layout Design ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

ExpressionEngine and CodeIgniter Conference ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Two 24 Studios ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Daniel Gutiérrez ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Very Creative ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Weber ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Brent Lafreniere ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Orange ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

365 Icon ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Mr. Henry ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Afflecks ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Ectomachine ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Bernardo Amendolla ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Simple Flame ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Cara de Poker ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

No Sleep For Sheep ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Julius Mattsson ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Kris Colvin ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Jeff Finley ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Creative Logic Media ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Addison Kowalski ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

PSD to WP ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Dino Latoga ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Webunder ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Inner Metro Green ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

From Business To Buttons ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Outlaw Design Blog ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

okimok ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

jQuery Style ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Madfrog Designs ↓

Creative Dark Web Designs

Have One To Add?

Feel free to drop us a comment and let us know about other creative dark web designs you’ve seen around the web. We’re also interested in your opinions on which websites are your favorite.

Filed Under: Design, Showcase

Comments

  1. gautam hans says

    July 22, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    awesome post!! Kick ass . Definitely a digg for this.

  2. Tim says

    July 22, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    I think our site is pretty dark/gloomy

    http://www.assaultblog.com – it’s the resource site for my online t-shirt store!

  3. Jon Phillips says

    July 22, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    @gautam: thanks a lot, glad you liked the post! :)

  4. Ryan McMaster says

    July 22, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    Thanks for the mention Mike. I have a bug for dark sites too!

    Happy to have my site amongst these examples of cool and creative sites.

    Cheers!

  5. bob says

    July 22, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    check out http://www.lionofwar.com. a really cool dark website!

  6. Mark says

    July 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    This site uses a 4 column grid and has a pretty nice header image.

    http://www.mdxinteractive.com

  7. Jonathan says

    July 22, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Wow… thanks for adding 365icon to this awesome list. I, too, am a dark site lover. It’s an honor for my site to be considered “kick ass and creative”! Thanks again.

    Jonathan
    http://365icon.com
    twitter: @365icon

  8. Mariusz says

    July 23, 2009 at 1:50 am

    I think my blog is pretty vivid while staying pretty dark, check it out – http://mariuszciesla.com :)

  9. Kai Köpke says

    July 23, 2009 at 2:16 am

    really impressive works and great inspiration.

    many thanks.

  10. Shabu | Geek Sucks says

    July 23, 2009 at 2:23 am

    Awesome find, these are outstanding dark sites. Dugged and Tweeted!

  11. tutorialslounge says

    July 23, 2009 at 4:19 am

    very much creative work and stunning collection you have. thanks

  12. Bregje says

    July 23, 2009 at 5:01 am

    Great inspiring post this is! I like this quite minimal darky site: http://www.edgarleijs.nl

  13. Kris Robinson says

    July 23, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Mahalo for featuring Oink-Fu! I am humbled to be associated with these other fantastic sites.

  14. Max Stanworth says

    July 23, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Thanks for featuring texture lovers, great inspiration post

  15. Sal Baldovinos says

    July 23, 2009 at 8:13 am

    Awesome collection! Thanks so much for featuring Pop Labs!

  16. not2comply says

    July 23, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Highly Inspiring, I’m one of a dark design fan ;)
    Thanks for sharing.

  17. jerry says

    July 23, 2009 at 10:22 am

    This is a pretty sweet dark site…

    http://www.adamfudala.com

  18. Kedron says

    July 23, 2009 at 10:51 am

    Great roundup. Several of these were new to me. Thanks for posting!

  19. rzmota says

    July 23, 2009 at 10:52 am

    thanks for adding my design http://www.asvalia.com.pl
    plz check also http://www.pasti.pl

    nice collection as well

  20. Luci says

    July 23, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    I’m not sure the standard 3-row layouts can be termed ‘kick ass’ -the 3-row technique is very good, however it is only good when it’s original, or stands out from the other hundred or so template-made sites.

    That said, I did very much like ryan mcmaster’s -background on his title, and the look and feel of tanq.

    Thanks for another good list.

  21. fandy says

    July 23, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Very inspiring me… thanks a lot…

  22. Dave says

    July 23, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    very nice dark designs…. fantastic … thanks :)

  23. Nick says

    July 23, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    GREAT collection! Love the inspiration!

    Another dark but pretty blog: http://www.justmythoughts.com

  24. Bill says

    July 24, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Thanks for adding thephotoargus.com. Its an honor.

  25. Michael Mallon says

    July 24, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Thanks for adding Best of Video Sites, I am really pleases to have been included in a list with so many other great sites!!

  26. Webdesigner says

    July 24, 2009 at 4:55 am

    Wow, really cool list, really nice websites allthough the all seem to follow the same stream, but… anyway good designs!

  27. Boss says

    July 24, 2009 at 8:09 am

    A lot of these pretty damn cool. I think dark websites appeal to designers because we work late at night and turn the dark screen on. Here’s another sleek, dark site:
    http://blog.nomadicflow.com

  28. Justin Cline says

    July 24, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    Thanks so much for the shout-out! I appreciate it, cheers!

  29. Nicholas Z. Cardot says

    July 24, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    I’m usually not a big fan of dark themes but these ones definitely look good!

  30. Brian Yerkes says

    July 24, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    I’m not usually a fan of darker sites either but some of these designs are executed very nicely. Thanks for sharing

  31. Julien says

    July 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    Thanks for having my website listed in your listing. It’s an honor!

  32. W3 says

    July 26, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    great compilation

  33. saw htoo says

    July 27, 2009 at 9:01 am

    nice collection. i like Asvalia.

  34. preston web design says

    July 29, 2009 at 4:29 am

    oh no!!!! after seeing these magical wonders I’m having the redesign tingles! noooooooooooooo

  35. Jesel Morga says

    August 3, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Nice post. I love dark colored websites but it’s difficult to design. ^_^

  36. Ignacio says

    August 7, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Great list. Check out our site dudes, is kind of dark/childish maybe? :)

    http://www.shusho.com.ar

  37. Scyfox says

    August 10, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Even tho there are a lot of really nice and detailed designs, i belive they all follow the same pattern.

    Header, Menu/Nav, Center and Footer.

    maybe just two or three really try to change the status of a standard website layout and that makes them good or better than a common layout no matter how pretty it may be.

    That’s why i call creative…

    the rest is just well painted.

    My thoughts tho

  38. Dragon says

    August 18, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    Great list! You missed this one though.

    http://honormen.org

  39. Mark says

    August 22, 2009 at 1:26 am

    TPMS Offers a fine balance of dark and light. Not to bad for a wordpress theme

  40. sinusitis says

    August 31, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    wooo! great designs. I´ll redesign my webs in these days.

    thank you for the ideas

  41. Brp Web Design says

    October 26, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    Great designs, bookmarked this page for future reference.

  42. Brad Pyne says

    November 1, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Great collection, love the designs.

  43. DivPlayers says

    November 24, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Whoa, Nice Collection… Thanks for sharing.

  44. Clay says

    January 22, 2010 at 1:19 am

    Nice collection. Some good ones on here, I personally like all of them too. tnerb.com is a classic.

  45. VeryCreative.eu Web Design says

    March 12, 2010 at 4:28 am

    Hello, please update our website snapshot.We did it updates to the website, we wait for reviews!
    Thanks,
    Chris – Verycreative.eu

  46. Jon Phillips says

    March 12, 2010 at 4:32 am

    @Chris (VeryCreative.eu): Thanks for the heads up, I just updated your screenshot :)

  47. Craig Brandon says

    April 20, 2010 at 10:00 am

    How about http://www.creativebeacon.com ? It is minimal, sort of, but it is cool and dark and the lighthouse is simple, yet fun. What do you think? That’s one of my favs!

  48. jaishmin says

    August 20, 2010 at 1:53 am

    Very nice collection. Thanks!

  49. Hussain says

    September 4, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    nice works thanks for inspire collection..

  50. shashank says

    October 3, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    ultimate collection! thanks

  51. Zia says

    April 27, 2011 at 6:15 am

    nice & creative I like it..

  52. Roshan says

    May 12, 2011 at 12:51 am

    Very Creative Designs

    Thanks For Sharing With US

  53. Diego says

    May 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm

    This is other interesting dark website
    http://www.yackum.com

  54. SashaEv says

    November 10, 2017 at 1:23 am

    One more cool dark website guys https://damagedphotorestoration.com/

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