For non-profit organizations a website is one of the best ways to provide information to those who are interested in getting involved or receiving services. Effective websites help non-profits to reach more people and to communicate what the organization is all about. In this post we’ll look at 25 non-profit organizations that have recognized the importance of their website. These examples will hopefully provide some inspiration for your own design or for your organization.

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York

Infographics are incredibly popular right now for communicating statistics, presenting a message, and for displaying information in a visually appealing manner. A well-designed infographic can get more attention than the same information presented without the visual appeal.

Many companies are now using infographics in the link building efforts because they tend to get a lot of attention and attract links from blogs and social media.

In this post we’ll showcase 10 examples of effective infographics for your own inspiration.

Hosting Decisions, from the Chalkboard

Light paintings are one of the most interesting and attention grabbing types of photographs. When it comes to inspiration, browsing through samples of light paintings can serve as inspiration for your own photographs or for effects to be used in your own graphic design.

In this post we’ll showcase 25 amazing examples of light paintings. You can click on the images to see the source. These are all creative and imaginative works that hopefully can serve as inspiration for your own work.

Marketing agencies offer their clients services for improving exposure, improving image, and helping to increase revenue. Marketing agencies themselves can improve their own image to potential clients with a well-designed website that provides a positive user experience for potential clients.

In this post we’ll showcase 21 examples of well-designed marketing agency websites for your own design inspiration.

Espresso

The use of soft or subtle textures in web design is very common right now. Extremely grungy designs with heavy textures are still used in some situations, but a more subtle use of textures has become much more common. These softer textures are ideal for website backgrounds or for applying to specific elements within a design.

One of the easiest ways to use textures in your designs is with the help of Photoshop brushes. There are countless pre-made brushes available, but sometimes you won’t be able to find exactly what you want, or maybe the brush that you want to use isn’t licensed for a commercial project. In these situations you can simply create your own set of brushes and use them whenever you need a subtle texture.

In this tutorial we’ll go through the process of creating a soft or subtle grunge brush. Of course, you can duplicate the process and create a full set of brushes if you like the outcome.

Here is a preview of the texture that will be created by this brush:

Sunsets are a popular photography subject for amateurs and professionals alike. While the lighting often presents challenges, the results can be stunning. In this post we’ll showcase 20 amazing sunset photographs from various photographers. To see any of the photos in a larger size, please click on the image and you’ll be led to the source where you can view it in full size.

Photo credit: Toby Keller

Sunsets are a popular photography subject for amateurs and professionals alike. While the lighting often presents challenges, the results can be stunning. In this post we’ll showcase 20 amazing sunset photographs from various photographers. To see any of the photos in a larger size, please click on the image and you’ll be led to the source where you can view it in full size.

Photo credit: Toby Keller

The design of an e-commerce website can have a dramatic impact on the user experience throughout the process of purchasing a product. In this post we’ll take a look specifically at shopping cart pages, showing examples from 25 different e-commerce sites. The shopping cart page shows customers specifically which items are in their carts and allows them to change quantities (in most situations) or remove products.

Here are 25 examples of well-designed shopping cart pages.

Camp Luxe

Last week we published a post that showcased excellent examples of packaging design, and today we are taking that a step further by exploring the topic of bottle packaging and label designs. We’ll show 35 examples of beautiful examples for your design inspiration.

Esporao

Effective landing pages are critical to growing an online business. In many cases landing pages are used as the first page that is viewed by someone who is clicking on an ad or an affiliate link, rather than sending the visitor to the homepage. The landing page is designed with one purpose in mind, to get some specific action from the visitor. It could be to purchase a product, create an account, sign up for a mailing list, sign up for a free trial, or any other type of action.

In some cases the landing page may actually be the home page. In these situations the homepage is designed to lead visitors towards the specific action. Some of the examples shown here will fall into this category.

Having an effective landing page can drastically increase conversions, and revenue as a result. For this reason, being able to design landing pages is a valuable skill.

Here we will look at more than 20 examples of well-designed landing pages.

Votizen

Effective landing pages are critical to growing an online business. In many cases landing pages are used as the first page that is viewed by someone who is clicking on an ad or an affiliate link, rather than sending the visitor to the homepage. The landing page is designed with one purpose in mind, to get some specific action from the visitor. It could be to purchase a product, create an account, sign up for a mailing list, sign up for a free trial, or any other type of action.

In some cases the landing page may actually be the home page. In these situations the homepage is designed to lead visitors towards the specific action. Some of the examples shown here will fall into this category.

Having an effective landing page can drastically increase conversions, and revenue as a result. For this reason, being able to design landing pages is a valuable skill.

Here we will look at more than 20 examples of well-designed landing pages.

Votizen

Packaging design is a critical aspect of product development and can play a significant role in sales by capturing the attention and interest of customers. Products that feature effective packaging design are typically more appealing to customers than equal products with sub-par packaging. A high level of quality in the packaging often results in a higher opinion of the quality of the actual product by potential customers.

In this post we’ll showcase 30 examples of great packaging design for your own inspiration.

Phillips

Magazine-style layouts are very popular for blogs and news sites that publish high volumes of content. This style of layout typically shows excerpts of headlines of articles from a variety of different categories or topics on the front page, allowing visitors to have easy access to more content compared to a typical blog-style layout.

In this post we’ll showcase 21 different magazine-style designs for your own inspiration.

Glamour Paris

While dark backgrounds don’t work well in all situations, they can help to create a great-looking website in the right situation. Looking for inspiration for designing a dark website of your own? In this post we’ll showcase 25 examples of beautiful dark websites to help get the creativity flowing.

Shopify

Some of the most inviting website designs use elements inspired by nature. Whether it is a large photo background, an illustration of nature, or some other element, nature-inspired designs appeal to many visitors, and they are an ideal fit with certain industries and companies.

In this post we’ll showcase 25 nature-inspired websites for your own design inspiration.

Lake Nona

Annual reports are important for presenting information to a company’s investors, so having an annual report that looks professional and presents a good image can certainly help the cause. The design of the report is, of course, secondary to the content, but still important.

In this post we’ll showcase some examples of annual report design for your own inspiration. These samples come from the Behance Network, and in most cases you can see more images from each annual report by clicking on the image and following the link to Behance.

TRANSPETRO

Unique business cards can help you to stand out to potential clients. Being more memorable will often result in being more likely to get hired. Fortunately, there are all kinds of possibilities to create unique business cards. In this post we’ll showcase 30 examples for your own inspiration.

Popup Business Cards

In recent years the use of large background photos and illustrations has become increasingly common in web design. In some cases the background image is the most distinct feature of the design.

There are all kinds of different backgrounds that can be used, like nature photos, nature illustrations, and abstract designs. In this post we’ll showcase 25 websites with impressive backgrounds that really make the sites stand out. If you’re looking to make a website or a design memorable, a large background may be a good option.

Museum of Science and Industry

Creating a quality blog design can be a significant challenge, because the design should add to the usability of the blog and should not overpower the content. Browsing through examples of beautiful blog designs can provide inspiration that can be put to good use in your own design work. In this post we’re showcasing 25 outstanding blog designs from various designers for your inspiration.

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