23 Places to Find UX and Web Design Inspiration in 2023
My 2022 End-of-Year List
At the end of the year, I want to share with you a list of resources where I look for inspiration as a designer. Let me know what other sites or apps I should add to this list in 2023.
1. Godly
Every Monday, I get an inspiring selection of examples of web and interactive designs in the mail from Godly. Looking through them can help you come up with a fresh idea.
2. UI Jar
If you love simplicity in design, you can evolve in that direction by following new trends and trends on UI Jar.
3. Brutalist Websites
You won’t find sites that look too comfortable, simple, or attractive here.
“Brutalism can be seen as a reaction by a younger generation to the lightness, optimism, and frivolity of today’s web design.
4. Mobbin
Need to spend less time on UI & UX research? Try Mobbin’s searchable library of over 100,000 mobile and web shots.
5. Hover States
The site collects alternative designs, code and content from the internet. The team tries to publish sites experimenting with design and interactivity and bringing something new to the user experience.
6. Savee
A platform for creative and creative minds. Seek inspiration from designers from around the world.
7. Dribbble
It’s where designers get inspiration, show their work and even get feedback. I’m sure you’re registered there and have even created a portfolio. Haven’t you?
8. Behance
Behance is the world’s largest creative network for showcasing and finding work for inspiration. You’re the laziest person in the world to upload a portfolio there.
9. One Page Love
It’s home to one-page sites, templates and valuable resources. So if that’s the site you’re designing and building, you’ll always find fresh ideas.
10. Pinterest
Pinterest is a timeless classic. If you’re out of ideas, look up other designers’ work using keywords. It might give you the ideas you need.
11. Lapa Ninja
You’ll find over 5,000 interesting Landing Pages to choose from. Looking through them, you can spot new design trends and spy exciting ideas to implement. The site is updated regularly so that you can view it every day.
12. Land Book
Whatever project you’re working on, there’s always something to inspire you and give you ideas on how to improve it. You can create an account on Land-book and keep a collection of designs to return to what you like. A gallery of example websites, updated daily.
13. Admire The Web
Another resource with curated content. The search on the site could be more convenient, but you can find decent content by tags.
14. Awwwards
The prestigious Awwwards awards system showcases work of the highest quality. Those that are on the verge of web design and true art.
Every job is judged by an expert jury on this site, meaning you can rely on their ratings and compare them with your judgement and taste.
15. Figma Community
A platform for designers who work together on a project. Here you’ll find all the latest trends that have emerged in UX and web design. Oddly, I should have included this platform in my selection last time
16. Siteinspire
This site is an extensive library of inspirational solutions. It’s easy to filter by tags if you’re looking for something particular. You can also quickly select references based on the layout or a specific design template.
17. Muzli
Muzli is a browser plugin that shows new designs and broadcasts news as soon as a new tab is opened. It’s also a mobile app that gives you access to current designs and provides inspiration.
18. Minimal Gallery
This site came about by accident when Pete Terheiden started collecting websites as inspiration for client projects. He regularly took screenshots and categorised them for easy organisation. So a small project grew into a popular web design gallery that tens of thousands of designers, developers, agencies and businesses began to follow.
19. Dunked
A community that strives to showcase something that brings joy, inspiration and the desire to smile every day. Over 100,000 creatives share their work on the site, so you’ll find something of interest there for you.
20. MaxiBestOf
MaxiBestOf is an exciting feed of websites and fonts inspired by @bertwitt. You can customise your browsing by colour, technology or website theme. Get inspired!
21. Designer Daily Report
I use this site to keep up with the best design trends, tools, fonts and colour palettes. A handy resource with a friendly UI/UX.
22. NicelyDoneClub
It’s the most prominent web applications inspiration examples & user flows library. You can save hours of searching and research by browsing over 26900 examples of screenshots from web apps.
23. Eight inspiring Instagram pages
Instagram is a massive platform for finding inspiration for website design and anything related to visuals. I suggest you start by checking out the following pages:
- @welovewebdesign
- @dailywebdesign
- @uibucket
- @creativroom
- @design.bot
- @uxdesignmastery
- @uxconsultingapp
- @uitrends
Comment down your favourite websites.
