There are a ton of awesome web design trends going around. I call them awesome – you may call them oversaturated and ‘old school’ – however, I feel that any design trend out there has its place in the web design community and this one is a trend that I hope NEVER goes away.
The illustrations in the below websites showcase design skill well beyond creating boxes and gradients in photoshop. They show the visual detail and skill levels of the designers who created them. They add character to the site and add a bit of depth to an otherwise dull website. I looked around online, found 40 of the coolest illustrative designed websites and am showcasing them here for you to check out. Let me know in the comments which one(s) you like the best.
Carsonified ↓
Francie Pants ↓
World Nude Day ↓
James Mathias ↓
Orange Label Design Studio ↓
Owltastic ↓
Branded 07 ↓
Fernando Landi ↓
Brian Handley ↓
Tutorial9 ↓
Envira Media ↓
Kinder-Aktuell ↓
Redefine.us ↓
Stuff & Nonsense ↓
DivVoted ↓
Miki Mottes ↓
93Urban ↓
Kitfolio ↓
ten24media ↓
KINO ↓
We Do Markup ↓
Rawkes ↓
Caty Design Studio ↓
I primi dieci ↓
Toucouleur ↓
Marchand de Trucs ↓
Qwert City ↓
Marryology ↓
Krolikov ↓
MochiAds ↓
Stoodeo ↓
YoDiv ↓
Elitist Snob ↓
Dean Oakley ↓
Darkmotion ↓
Adit Shukla ↓
BubblesSOC ↓
Octwelve ↓
The Alamo Basement ↓
Meomi ↓
Your Turn To Talk
Do you know of any more websites that should be mentioned here? Please share your finds with us! Hope you enjoyed this post! :)
Author: Mike Smith
Mike Smith writes a freelance blog on a regular basis and is also a blog designer at Guerrilla.
WOW man that’s wonderful creativity!!!
Amazing~
But much site in cartoon style, is that a fashion ?
Nice post, some great inspiration in there. I’m yet to attempt a design to anything similar to these but I’d love to.
My favourite (which I’ve come across before) is Owltastic! Hooo hoo!
Hey I loved your article design trends 40 awesome illustrative web designs – very inspiring and also good examples of UI as well
Lovely stuff! This one is a keeper!
My god there is some good stuff showcased here.
Man this makes me want to stop browsing around and get to work!
thanks for sharing these wonderful sites with us…
Thanks & Regards
Noel from nopun.com
a professional graphic design firm
Cute :)
Toucouleur’s was taken from desktopography.net. not blaming you, just pointing it out.
good round up though :]
Some great example there! Thanks! I would say world nude day, redefine.us, miki mottes, and meomi were my favourites. By i always wonder, do you think they sketch freehand first, and scan in their creations and use illustrator. Or is it all sole digital, perhaps with the odd use of a tablet?
Thanks again for another great post.
This is a great list. Thanks for sharing!
I wonder though, is it fair to put sites with illustrations bought at istockphoto in the same category as the others? Is there more to be said for total originality or does that really matter?
Love the cuteness of these…they make you smile.
Such a great selection websites, and the design work that’s gone into them is nothing short of amazing. I love websites that make use of vibrant illustrations and large bold fonts.
Great article.
Very great selection, Thanks for sharing !
Olybop
Web design trends are ever changing. It is not only about creating boxes and gradients. It is the visual representation of the designer’s creativity. And thanks for listing these unique and creative websites. I personally liked the Caty Design Studio and James Mathias websites.
Nice designs. I really like that style of website. Thanks for putting this collection together.
thanks for sharing these inspirational sites.
Thanks, some really intriguing concepts here.
I have to say this is an amazing array of wonderful illustration. Thanks for sharing!
It’s been a long time since other sites have actually inspired me! Thanks! Definately following this site.
What an inspiring collection, I’m hopping to develop an illustrative site once I find a suitable client ;)
This is good list. Do these website designs have an expiry date? Do they get updated when a new trend comes in?
Nice list you got here. thanks for sharing
Studeo’s the best one !
Thanks for sharing us with a wonderful and awesome creativity. A are really nice and inspiring collection of design.
Really awesome illustrations, thanks a lot! It always inspires me to see this level of illustration.
I have a post on 10 illustrative web designs featuring illustration with a twist at http://thedesigner.co.za/10-illustrative-website-inspirations-with-a-dark-tone
Superb list featuring illustrative web designs – it’s such a relief to see art taking precedence in web design again. A few years ago everyone wanted to look Blue Chip – what a bore that was!
Great collection. Would you mind to share what inspires you to come up with such excellent designs? I admit that I really like to create my own design for my website. For now, I seek professional help for the web design that I want. Thanks
Very Creative… Simple yet attractive.. Good Job
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great article about all trends in wed design
Great site for inspiration, thanx for share :)