Carbon Silk

A small selection of sites that have caught my attention for being particularly well designed. The minimal nature of web design is something that i find extremely hard to pull off, and as such i have been inspired by these and similar such sites to create this site.

Astheria

Type Sites

We Are Only Human

Creative And Live

Icon Eye

A great example of just being ‘honest’ and realising that you don’t need to dilute the message of what your product is, with all singing, all dancing colours and fancy graphics.

I can understand that there is a requirement for packaging to stand out over competing products, but this example of modest design, in my eyes, will promote trust and therefore, I will likely repeat purchase.

People often ask me, “Who do you follow?”. By follow I would interpret that as RSS/Twitter, both of which you can often find on their personal blog. In answer to this question, I have compiled a top 10. In no particular order:

1. Hicks Design - Great site, great designer and good read on his journal
2. Naz Hamid - Naz produces some great designs and regularly updates his blog with inspirational material and updates on his work.
3. Jason Santa Maria - His blog is usually very comprehensive and full of interesting facts.
4. Random Mel - Very funny, down to earth nonsense
5. Shaun Inman - A ‘pioneer’ on the web, worth being kept in the loop on the next big ideas.
6. Khoi Vinh - Very opinionated designer who could be considered a web grid master
7. Mark Boulton - Mark, another designer mainly focuses on his experiences with owning his own design agency/business.
8. Jeffrey Zeldman - Jeffrey presents the web world according to him, very funny relevant read.
9. Joshua Davis - Experimental digital artist, publishing his latest, greatest works. Highly inspirational design work.
10. Dan Cederholm - I think I mainly subscribe to this site for my love for the site design.

I am often curious as to who other people find interesting enough to subscribe to their blog/site/life, so please let me know your list.