Top 100 CSS Designs of the Year

Everyday and every night, throughout all far reaches of the planet, there exist artists, designers, and CSS gurus who are developing the coolest looking new websites. For your viewing pleasure. And a simple bookmark can capture their design for an eternity (or until a server issue, but that never happens).

Over the past year, I have cultivated a thorough supply of these bookmarks; entailing several hundred in fact.

Of this massive collection, I have carefully selected only the best one hundred - and have placed them in this specific order, based on a complex algorithm of nerd website standards.

Although the algorithm is closely guarded, I can reveal indeed the nerd standard comprises of impressive artistic style, clean coded CSS, well organized typography, tasteful colors, and creativity.

Herein lies the top 100 Best CSS Designs of 2008. Congrats to the skilled persons behind each of these impressive designs. You have now reached nerd status.

p.s. - wait a minute, it's February already ? Okay we are certainly we are well into 2009 for another "08" list - but better late than never. Last year you also received the Nerd Business Top 100 CSS Design award list so certainly I am true to my annual obligations, even if they are a bit late. Enjoy !

 

#99
#92
#87
#86
#84
#82
#80
#69
#68
#67
#65
#64
#63
#61
#59
#58
#50
#46
#40
#38
#35
#34
#33
#27
#26
#19
#17
#15
#14
#9

 

So there you have it. Some incredible designs. This award list is literally, in my professional nerd opinion, the top 100 best looking websites created last year.

GoMediaZine's number one award winning design was certainly in good company. Yet their attention to detail really makes this design stand out among the rest. And is truly is deserving of the best design of 2008. And heck, you may even notice an element right here on Nerd Business inspired from this very design (hint: on the right hand sidebar).

 

 

 

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21 Comments

Really cool collection you have here, thanks for putting this together. I enjoyed them all, #12 and 4 and 58 are very appealing.

Mar 07, 2011

This is a great compilation, and thank you so much for the honor of being listed!

Mar 07, 2011

Thanks Very much :) i'm very proud and honored to be here at the height position ! Nice selection, very beautiful blogs

Mar 07, 2011

Great list you made here! We are honored to be featured as well!

Mar 07, 2011

Really a very nice collection. Thx for featuring me!

Mar 07, 2011

Tnx for including me in this list #15. Btw. it's Cozmika not Cosmika ;)

Mar 07, 2011

thanks so much for the feature!

Mar 07, 2011

Nice article and tks for featuring our website (Visualbox #61) plus the one 1|1 Studio did (Lucino-Gene #96).

Mar 07, 2011

Thanks for the feature.

Mar 07, 2011

Hi, there OIT8DOI2 at 82# its an amazing coincidence = ) thanks

Bruno
Mar 07, 2011

Thanks for including FreshBrain in the list. There are some great sites here. All, please check out our new release coming out later TODAY. I think it is good enough to move us up and maybe even to the top!

Mar 07, 2011
Am certainly looking forward to next year's top 100! It looks like Freshbrain is already going to be in there. Good work Dale and to the IMAGEX team on a wonderful looking Drupal site. Those menus are intense.
Schwabe
Mar 07, 2011

nice list Schwabe, keep it up

Tim
Mar 07, 2011

Thanx for listing us place 35 !

Eric Nagel
Mar 07, 2011

some great works from romania: alexbuga.com, novensys.com, kissfm.ro

jel
Mar 07, 2011

i like Kavoon - where is watermelon - looking very taste ))))

Olya
Mar 07, 2011

Wow. Amazing stuff. I don't know which I like the best, but #15 and #36 were very nice. I stand is awe, as I have no such artistic ability.

Fred
Mar 07, 2011

Wow, pretty much all of them are incredible. Ive got alot of work to do to get up to them standards!

Dany
Mar 07, 2011

Nuber 28 and 18 are the best ones. thanks for sharing !

bwin
Mar 07, 2011

My favorite: #49, #91 great shari

carl
Mar 07, 2011

My favorite CSS designs were: #92, #86, #82, #4 and #6 due to their beautiful style, clutter free CSS code, well organized typography, excellent mix of light colors, and innovation. Thanks to the author of this post for giving a glimpse of this creative art.

Larry
Mar 07, 2011
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