12 March 2007

74 CSS Gallery Roundup

I use galleries for basic inspiration and knowledge. I did a google and there are millions of them… so I ranked them on there usefulness TO ME… Design, dates, frequency are big factors, but others things come into play … like css news, ranking, comments … After the first 10 or so … I don’t really go anywhere else… and really the first (CSSMania) is what I check regularly…

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CSS Mania

The most updated gallery out there. If it posted somewhere else, chances are it made it here first. I rarely check anywhere else, as some of the other sites who say they post the "best of" ... is all subjective and sometimes not aligned with my views. Check here before you go anywhere else...
css Zen Garden

It's not a gallery of websites, but a gallery of content styled in different ways. If you are still not convinced about CSS, or want to convince someone then check this out.
Most Inspired

I think this design is hideous, but it made it this high because it's an aggregate of the more popular galleries out there...
CSS Import

Very good looking gallery, and the ones that make it to the front page are well done. What i like about it is the "Notable Submission" ...
CSS Galleries

Another aggregate of CSS galleries ... pretty good but not as substantial as "Most Insipred" and also ugly ...
The FWA: Favourite Website Awards

This snuck into my list ... it is mainly Flash websites ... but oh so nice ... if you looking for insipration then it's worth a look...
Design Snack

I like the concept of this ... it's not based on one's person opinion... I only discovered this today ... so not sure how it will stack up in the long run... but i like the concept and the diner...
CSS Impress

New kid on the block ... i like the design ... good array of features and categorization ... we'll see if it survives...
light on dark

Not a big fan of this design ... but i like the targeted nature of this site ... and this is a niche of sites that is growing ... i wonder if corporate sites will ever adopt this... i am still stuck on dark on light as what i find pleasing to me...
brdcast.

Nice design ... good sites on display... good news section... i will keep an eye on this one...
CSS MESS

Very nice looking site ... i really would go here more for the MESS...
CSS Beauty

Very dissappointed with the state of the gallery aspect of this, and when do manage to post something ... it's not always that good ... or they post something that everyone else has already agreed upon... So why is it here? Historical reasons ... but the News & Announcements really very good... site is well designed...
Stylegala

Everything I said about "CSS Beauty" hold true for this too... The News is the only thing that makes this go higher up in the list ...
CSS Bloom

Pretty up to date gallery but nothing really makes it stand out...
Unmatched Style

Good looking site overall... it's questionable the sites they choose to focus on, but a good right up explaining themselves is much appreciated ... News is so so...
CSS Galeri

I was trying to stay with english galleries, but this is well updated... and if i could read thew news section, i am sure i would find it useful.
CSS Container

Pretty up to date ... decent design ... worth checking out ...
Styleboost

I like the design of this website and I like all the designs they post. The wrote up is also good to have... This site is lower on the list ... well btw time it gets here I have already seen it
Fullsingle

Not a big fan of the design ... but love the name ... and the concept ... lets see if they keep it up to date ... Screenspire has this concept first but it is no longer up to date...
CSS Based

Another new kid on the block ... reminds me of css beauty ... currently staying up to date ... so maybe this will start to move upwards if it continues...
netzfruehling

Another well designed non english gallery ... well designed and up to date...
CSSclip

I hate the design here ... but it's got rating and browse by color...
Creative Pakistan

Good design ... not sure about some things on this showcase (www.abbottabad.com.pk/)... i hope they focus on pakistan sites which will make them different...
Piepmatzel

Just a bunch of thumbnails ... but it makes you want to click around...
The Horizontal Way

I like the design and the focus on something different... pity it's not updated that often, or maybe people aren't quite thinking horizontally...
Dark Eye

Slick interface ... it's cool how it does colors for sites... worth looking at...
CSS Collection

I actually hate this design ... seems like it useful and up to date ... but why go somewhere you don't like to look for inspiration?
CSS11

I think i liked this design ... but i have blocked everything from the annoying "snap.com" ... so this site is now broken for me ... and i am not changing for it ...
Screenalicio.us

I like the design ... and it may be up to date ... but without the dating submissions ... i doubt i will check this...
CSS Gallery

Pretty good looking gallery ... like the browse by color...
CSS Design Yorkshire

just ok design ... nothing new ... site doesn't get caught up in the rating or comment thing ... pretty up to date and good showcase...
CSS Vault

This was the original gallery that i can remember ... seems like no more updates ... oh how sad...
CSS Princess

This may be a good design, but i think i am anti pink ... pretty well done though and worth a look...
One Pixel Army

I agree with all the sites they choose to showcase... but nothing new here ...
Style Crunch

Don't like this design at all ... but i like that they have DOCTYPE and how it was coded ....
najDizajn

Don't like the design, but seems pretty up to date...
CSSElite

Good resources section ... an good spackling of sites ... worth a look...
CSS Remix

Nothing new ... ok design ... fairly up to date ...
W3C Sites

I like this collection ... but hate the web design ... c'mon through in a date ?
cool site collection

Seems to be pretty up to date ... don't like the design .. but they post once a day .. let's see if that keeps up...
CSS Hazard

I like the look ... a little different from the rest ... pretty well updated .. worth checking out...
Best Web Gallery

Good design ... pretty up to date ... but won't really go here after today ...
The Best Designs

Not a fan of this design ... pretty updated ... worth checking out if you want to view by category...
CSS Blast

Looks promising ... no dates ... looks very outdated ...
Lovely Blogs

I like that it's focused on blogs ... not very updated...
CSS smooth operator

Sites they showcase are ok sites ... nothing intrigues me to stay here...
css thesis

i like this design ... i like the sites they show case ... but lack of date ... not coming back ...
screenfluent

i love this design ... very up to date ... but lack of date ... won't come back ...
WEBTESR.sk

Seems ugly ... didn't even bother lookng around ...
liquid designs

Not a good looking site, but i like their focus ...
Css Globe

Very clean good looking site ... at a quick glance couldn't tell what they weer about ... which means not going back...
Design Shack

Good design ... don't know how much they update ...
eduStyle

ok site ... aimed at campus web designers ... if that's what is you market then you could check them out...
CSS Drive

Up to date ... but hideous ... i didn't stay around very long...
csstux

Good looking gallery, but how often is updated? bye bye ...
CSS Flavor

Not a fan of this design ... nothing unique to keep me here
my3W

I stayed here like 1 minute ...
Pajatti.net

If i could read japanese i probably would look around...
Perfection

Talk about a cheesy name ... sites are actually ok ...
Wake up Design

yuck...
The Daily Slurp

Think it's good but who can stay on something that is so hideous??
Web Creme

Good showcase of sites ... cheesy name ugly site...
CSS Brain

Standard design ... not that updated ...
webdesignarchive

A bland looking website ...
screenspire.com

the original one page per site ... on home page .. pity it's no longer updated ...
Submit CSS™

A little too web 2.0 // i left right away ...
StyleTheWeb.com

Looked promising ... but looks like it's not updated ...
InspirationKing

Clean design .. but not updated enogh for me to visit this site ...
CSSgreen.com

Don't like the design ... background is so overwhelming i can't really make out the sites...
CSSHeaven

Don't like it ... nothing new ...
E-motional Design

Ugly can't figure out what s going on here ...
Proestilo

Ugly and not updated
CSS-demo

huh??
nearly nice.

is this a joke??

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what they said	who said it
I built Most Inspired, Light on Dark & Full Single. Yes, I’m a busy boy. Sorry you don’t like the designs, but thanks for the linkage. Oh, I don’t think Screenspire showcased single page websites like Full Single does.	2007-03-12 Mubashar Iqbal
wow you are a busy boy … and the fact that you place so high means content is key … design is subjective…	2007-03-12 DannyB
Excellent CSS Gallery’s !!! And i will just add www.prowebart.net in this category.	2007-03-12 Dime01
Great List, Didn’t even know there was this many galleries…	2007-03-12 Keith Donegan
Thanks for your words. A full list of showcases are here: cssmania.com/topics/portal/showcases/	2007-03-13 GaBuBu
Pretty good list … would love to know how you did the ratings…	2007-03-13 jacob
Ok Please mention cssremix thats the best site out there its called www.cssremix.com	2007-03-13 megafan
Great compilation!.. I’ll post a link back to this article. And I agree with you on the ordering. Thanks!	2007-03-13 Michael
@Michael – Thanks! @megafar – It is there … there might have to be some shuffling lower down … but not right now.	2007-03-13 DannyB
I like your style	2007-03-13 Web 2.0 Sites
Check out cssmess.com it’s small and it just started, but it’s growing.	2007-03-13 Matthew Hall
whoops my bad, you already have it.	2007-03-13 Matthew Hall
Although not necessarily a CSS gallery, DHTML goodies does have some cool CSS stuff in it. – so I think that it is worth mentioning. —— Shredders	2007-03-13 Whiteboards
Glad you like CSS Mess, although we’re beginning, soon there should be a lot more ‘mess’ sites soon.	2007-03-13 Robert Day
Great list of sites!	2007-03-13 Windows Vista
I designed some of the hideous sites, you have described here, glad to know you have mastered the art of constructive critique. By the way MostInspired.com’s traffic doubled after the redesign…	2007-03-13 david
I’ve been using Zeniltuo lately as a jumping off point for perusing css galleries.	2007-03-14 Andy Ford
@andy - nice link … @david – Sorry that you were offended ... most inspired is high up on my list though. If you want my feedback I will give it … but this is how i see things … can’t change the way i feel…	2007-03-14 DannyB
I think, I add CSSGaleri.Com English language in soon. But now, I very busy. Thanks for add your list, DannyB.	2007-03-14 Sercan Çakır
@Sercan – I understand about being busy … thank you for the resource !	2007-03-14 DannyB
You forgot www.menthe-fresh.fr We launch February 6 2007. ;)	2007-03-14 Loopion
Wooo! Nice to see mine (and Rob’s) CSS MESS up there, just missed out on the top 10 at #11. More MESS coming, along with the usual CSS. Glad you like the design too :P Thanks :D	2007-03-14 Nick
Excellent selection	2007-03-14 Fubiz
Not so much offended as i was put off by your choice of words, which i guess semantically would be offended. Under The Loupe #3: Critiquing is great article on critiquing. I don’t walk around with a chip on my shoulder, I’ve been in the game too long, but there is a better way to express your opinion, in my opinion.	2007-03-14 david
Seems like you like the typical, trendy shines & gradients designs. I guess I can’t blame you.	2007-03-14 Montoya
@montoya – i guess i do … really can’t explain what catches my eye … but when i do, i know. @david – maybe my choice of words was drastic … but this was never meant to be a detailed review of all aspects of each design. that was my immediate reaction… and i stick by what it implies … if i were giving a full review it would have been more diplomatic. you are a designer and you probably know better. if you did logo pond it rocks … i can only react to what my gut tells me … i thought my last site was DA BOMB but people murdered me on cssvault ... que sera sera ...	2007-03-14 DannyB
my best is quilm	2007-03-15 programcı yazılımcı
This really huge list, but after all. I love this list. Thanks	2007-03-16 IndoDX
One is missing : www.webdesign-inspiration.com brand new and updated daily :)	2007-03-20 fab
hey fab i like it … thanks…	2007-03-20 DannyB
nice list! you forgot this one: http://www.kovver.com kovver css gallery	2007-03-26 david de beukelaer
WellDoneSites.com – it is good with ‘favourites items’ feature. http://www.welldonesites.com	2007-03-31 ecom
hehe Perfection (with the cheesy name) is mine! It’s not a CSS gallery, though. It’s listed as one everywhere O_o I don’t really know how that happened LOL	2007-04-28 Sidney (aka Bubs)
Here’s another one! Australia specific: www.cssblue.com	2007-05-01 Ray Stone
Would you please add another web design gallery “Design Expanse – Best web design resource from Pakistan”. This web design gallery contains sumissions from all over the world. Please visit www.designexpanse.com	2007-05-16 Naveed
Hi there, what about www.inspirationking.com and www.portfoliobase.com? I like them both very much	2007-06-04 Johnny
Gread compilation! Thanks.	2007-07-17 Willis Witze
Hi, nice list – could you consider adding www.hostpattern.com? Thanks	2007-07-18 Marcin Gaik
thanks. it s great job.	2007-08-07 aytac ergin
yeah, this is a great list. just bookmarked!	2007-08-09 Weihnachtsgeschenke
This is a handy list. I was actually getting a list together myself until I found your site. Thanks	2007-09-04 Deuce
Here’s another – www.csszone.org Awesome list. Thanks.	2007-09-26 Bounce
Pakistan Web design and development gallery.	2007-09-29 sohail
You should add CSS Creme csscreme.com also to this list. We encourage people to create beautiful original sites based on CSS technology. Promoting best sites is our main goal for maintaining a community where quality is the most important criteria.	2007-12-09 Adrian
Hi, would you consider including my CSS Gallery in this list? It may be a new kid on the block but I always make sure to include designs hand selected by myself (not ripped from another gallery) – PLUS I actually update even more frequently than CSSBased. I hope that you’ll consider it: www.cssfirst.com	2007-12-16 Tom Ross
Can you please add this www.appspakistan.com ?	2007-12-24 Pakistan Webdesign
www.w3csites.com – this too	2008-01-06 Ruslan Katronov
Thanks a lot to have put this together, great list.	2008-01-07 Web Design
Thanks you for the list	2008-01-11 Wellness Hotel
Add another to your awesome list – csszone	2008-01-13 CSSZone
Here is another one :-) www.cssband.com	2008-01-17 Abulafia
Check this one too. www.a2zdesignstudios.com	2008-01-28 Jonny
wow, what a great list, no need to searching anymore. thanks a lot, I bookmark this site	2008-01-29 dherwan
You should consider also www.fantasticss.com . Looks nice…	2008-02-02 John
You can now submit to ALL updated Css Gallerys in just 30 mins over at www.cssgallerylist.com	2008-03-03 Tom Ross
Excellent, bookmarked this and sent to all my mates. Thanks DannyB	2008-03-30 Telkom
Here is another one. www.designgrabs.com It allows you to create an account and bookmark your own favorite web designs. Almost like a hybrid of Delicious and a CSS gallery. The best submissions are then posted on the homepage. They also have a bookmarklet to make it easy to save designs.	2008-04-08 Woo
Wonderful! Here’s another one: www.cssdivine.com	2008-04-28 Jess
This is excellent. Thanks for posting this guys!	2008-05-02 Sound

what they said

who said it

I built Most Inspired, Light on Dark & Full Single. Yes, I’m a busy boy.

Sorry you don’t like the designs, but thanks for the linkage.

Oh, I don’t think Screenspire showcased single page websites like Full Single does.

2007-03-12
Mubashar Iqbal

wow you are a busy boy … and the fact that you place so high means content is key … design is subjective…

2007-03-12
DannyB

Excellent CSS Gallery’s !!!

And i will just add www.prowebart.net in this category.

2007-03-12
Dime01

Great List, Didn’t even know there was this many galleries…

2007-03-12
Keith Donegan

Thanks for your words.

A full list of showcases are here:

cssmania.com/topics/portal/showcases/

2007-03-13
GaBuBu

Pretty good list … would love to know how you did the ratings…

2007-03-13
jacob

Ok Please mention cssremix thats the best site out there its called www.cssremix.com

2007-03-13
megafan

Great compilation!.. I’ll post a link back to this article. And I agree with you on the ordering. Thanks!

2007-03-13
Michael

@Michael – Thanks!

@megafar – It is there … there might have to be some shuffling lower down … but not right now.

2007-03-13
DannyB

I like your style

2007-03-13
Web 2.0 Sites

Check out cssmess.com it’s small and it just started, but it’s growing.

2007-03-13
Matthew Hall

whoops my bad, you already have it.

2007-03-13
Matthew Hall

Although not necessarily a CSS gallery, DHTML goodies does have some cool CSS stuff in it.

– so I think that it is worth mentioning.
—— Shredders

2007-03-13
Whiteboards

Glad you like CSS Mess, although we’re beginning, soon there should be a lot more ‘mess’ sites soon.

2007-03-13
Robert Day

Great list of sites!

2007-03-13
Windows Vista

I designed some of the hideous sites, you have described here, glad to know you have mastered the art of constructive critique.

By the way MostInspired.com’s traffic doubled after the redesign…

2007-03-13
david

I’ve been using Zeniltuo lately as a jumping off point for perusing css galleries.

2007-03-14
Andy Ford

@andy - nice link …

@david – Sorry that you were offended ... most inspired is high up on my list though. If you want my feedback I will give it … but this is how i see things … can’t change the way i feel…

2007-03-14
DannyB

I think, I add CSSGaleri.Com English language in soon. But now, I very busy.

Thanks for add your list, DannyB.

2007-03-14
Sercan Çakır

@Sercan – I understand about being busy … thank you for the resource !

2007-03-14
DannyB

You forgot www.menthe-fresh.fr
We launch February 6 2007.

;)

2007-03-14
Loopion

Wooo! Nice to see mine (and Rob’s) CSS MESS up there, just missed out on the top 10 at #11. More MESS coming, along with the usual CSS. Glad you like the design too :P

Thanks :D

2007-03-14
Nick

Excellent selection

2007-03-14
Fubiz

Not so much offended as i was put off by your choice of words, which i guess semantically would be offended. Under The Loupe #3: Critiquing is great article on critiquing.

I don’t walk around with a chip on my shoulder, I’ve been in the game too long, but there is a better way to express your opinion, in my opinion.

2007-03-14
david

Seems like you like the typical, trendy shines & gradients designs. I guess I can’t blame you.

2007-03-14
Montoya

@montoya – i guess i do … really can’t explain what catches my eye … but when i do, i know.

@david – maybe my choice of words was drastic … but this was never meant to be a detailed review of all aspects of each design. that was my immediate reaction… and i stick by what it implies … if i were giving a full review it would have been more diplomatic.

you are a designer and you probably know better. if you did logo pond it rocks … i can only react to what my gut tells me … i thought my last site was DA BOMB but people murdered me on cssvault ... que sera sera ...

2007-03-14
DannyB

my best is quilm

2007-03-15
programcı yazılımcı

This really huge list, but after all. I love this list.

Thanks

2007-03-16
IndoDX

One is missing :
www.webdesign-inspiration.com
brand new and updated daily :)

2007-03-20
fab

hey fab i like it … thanks…

2007-03-20
DannyB

nice list!

you forgot this one: http://www.kovver.com
kovver css gallery

2007-03-26
david de beukelaer

WellDoneSites.com – it is good with ‘favourites items’ feature.
http://www.welldonesites.com

2007-03-31
ecom

hehe Perfection (with the cheesy name) is mine!

It’s not a CSS gallery, though. It’s listed as one everywhere O_o I don’t really know how that happened LOL

2007-04-28
Sidney (aka Bubs)

Here’s another one! Australia specific: www.cssblue.com

2007-05-01
Ray Stone

Would you please add another web design gallery “Design Expanse – Best web design resource from Pakistan”. This web design gallery contains sumissions from all over the world. Please visit www.designexpanse.com

2007-05-16
Naveed

Hi there, what about www.inspirationking.com and www.portfoliobase.com? I like them both very much

2007-06-04
Johnny

Gread compilation! Thanks.

2007-07-17
Willis Witze

Hi, nice list – could you consider adding www.hostpattern.com? Thanks

2007-07-18
Marcin Gaik

thanks. it s great job.

2007-08-07
aytac ergin

yeah, this is a great list. just bookmarked!

2007-08-09
Weihnachtsgeschenke

This is a handy list. I was actually getting a list together myself until I found your site.
Thanks

2007-09-04
Deuce

Here’s another – www.csszone.org

Awesome list. Thanks.

2007-09-26
Bounce

Pakistan Web design and development gallery.

2007-09-29
sohail

You should add CSS Creme csscreme.com also to this list.

We encourage people to create beautiful original sites based on CSS technology. Promoting best sites is our main goal for maintaining a community where quality is the most important criteria.

2007-12-09
Adrian

Hi, would you consider including my CSS Gallery in this list? It may be a new kid on the block but I always make sure to include designs hand selected by myself (not ripped from another gallery) – PLUS I actually update even more frequently than CSSBased. I hope that you’ll consider it:

www.cssfirst.com

2007-12-16
Tom Ross

Can you please add this www.appspakistan.com ?

2007-12-24
Pakistan Webdesign

www.w3csites.com – this too

2008-01-06
Ruslan Katronov

Thanks a lot to have put this together, great list.

2008-01-07
Web Design

Thanks you for the list

2008-01-11
Wellness Hotel

Add another to your awesome list – csszone

2008-01-13
CSSZone

Here is another one :-) www.cssband.com

2008-01-17
Abulafia

Check this one too.
www.a2zdesignstudios.com

2008-01-28
Jonny

wow, what a great list, no need to searching anymore.

thanks a lot, I bookmark this site

2008-01-29
dherwan

You should consider also www.fantasticss.com . Looks nice…

2008-02-02
John

You can now submit to ALL updated Css Gallerys in just 30 mins over at www.cssgallerylist.com

2008-03-03
Tom Ross

Excellent, bookmarked this and sent to all my mates. Thanks DannyB

2008-03-30
Telkom

Here is another one.

www.designgrabs.com

It allows you to create an account and bookmark your own favorite web designs. Almost like a hybrid of Delicious and a CSS gallery. The best submissions are then posted on the homepage. They also have a bookmarklet to make it easy to save designs.

2008-04-08
Woo

Wonderful! Here’s another one:
www.cssdivine.com

2008-04-28
Jess

This is excellent. Thanks for posting this guys!

2008-05-02
Sound

diversions :::