Lets start with a cliche. Internet is immense. It is also filled with countless interesting and talented people, who project some of their creativity on the web sites they design, and thus leave their unique mark for us to see. And today, for search of inspiration, we take a look at 50 of their amazing works.

The showcase

http://www.ilovecolors.com.ar/

Incredible attention to detail, soft, pastel colors. Slight grungy look. A must-see.

http://kriscolvin.com/

A blog design with torn corners, grungy look and nice typefaces.

http://www.ozon3.com/

A clean look, amazing illustrations.

http://www.blind.com/

A great looking header section.

http://www.creativemagasine.com/

Fantastic illustrations.

http://austintownhall.com/

A great wooden texture as a header background. Clean and nicely whitespaced look.

http://www.zinaz.nl/

Fantastic background and use of colors.

http://www.tshirtmogul.net/blog/

An interesting boxed look.

http://douglasmenezes.com/wp/blog/

Personal blog with great artwork.

http://www.dawghousedesignstudio.com/

A grungy, hand drawn design.

http://jsbox.net/

Simple design featuring some nice illustrations.

http://www.gruny.net/blog/

Incredible attention to detail. A deep dark design, with contrasting content.

http://designdisease.com/blog/

A smooth design. Great colors.

http://thinkclay.com/

A nature inspired design. Original logo.

http://www.blogohblog.com/

An example on how a high-contrasting logo and light-colored bold typefaces can improve a design.

http://www.chonchstyle.info/v3/

Fantastic illustrations. Incredible details.

http://twibies.com/

An unusual look at web design. In my opinion a successful one.

http://sunduslive.com/blog/

Notebook inspired design. Subtle colors and a great overall feel.

http://blog.kupferwerk.net/

A perfect harmony of design, illustration and feel.

http://www.littleboxofideas.com/blog/

An example how a dirty background can make the illustrations pop-up. Nice typefaces.

http://www.jrvelasco.com/

A highly detailed grungy design, that by going over the top has acquired an unique character.

http://www.tarekshalaby.com/

Great background and content.

http://www.outlawdesignblog.com/

A great design. Every single detail contributes to the wild west feel.

http://bkwld.com/blog/

A design where less is more.

http://www.mutado.com/

Amazing illustrations and typefaces.

http://www.thecreativitywall.com/

A nice overall feel.

http://www.gayadesign.com/

A remarkable piece of design.

http://www.giselejaquenod.com.ar/blog/

Great detail and illustration work in this fresh design.

http://www.chris-wallace.com/

Amazing typefaces and a clean design.

http://abduzeedo.com/

Clean, eye-on-content design.

http://www.duoh.com/news

A simple design which demonstrates the benefits of leaving the right amount of white space.

http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/

Fantastic design and details. The old paper texture brings a great feel to the site.

http://www.davidhellmann.com/

Again, an example of how grunge design elements bring a more natural look to a design.

http://vikiworks.com/

Great illustrations and attention to detail.

http://ryanmcmaster.com/web-design-blog/

A great radiating background and textures.

http://www.unblogged.fr/

A great combination of a polished typeface on a dark, detailed background.

http://lucyblackmore.co.uk/

Beautiful illustrations. A remarkable artist’s personal site.

http://www.eyebridge.in/blog/

A DIY hobbyist’s design, complete with the tools of the trade.

http://www.freelenz.at/en/

A fresh, classy look.

http://www.alimartell.com/

A design that helps deliver this blog’s message.

http://www.cult-f.net/

Fantastic colors and illustrations.

http://www.elitistsnob.com/

A great design, elegant heading and nice illustrations.

http://loreleiwebdesign.com/

A great logo and textures.

http://www.narfstuff.co.uk/

A great design with detailed illustrations.

http://www.gomediazine.com/

A showcase of design being brought to every aspect of the site and content.

http://www.imwithsully.com/blog/

An artistic and detail-rich design.

http://www.viget.com/inspire/

A peaceful, subtle design with great typeface work.

http://www.cssdsgn.com/

Clean and to the point design.

http://veerle.duoh.com/

An amazing personal site. Features a great amount of detail. Great colors.

http://www.wearenotfreelancers.co.za/

A hand drawn design that streams personality.

We know that the right icons make the good design great. Here we present you with the finest handpicked icon packs on the net.

This list is constantly updated so feel free to add your suggestions in the comments.

Free for commercial use

The following icon sets are free for both commercial and personal use.

glossy eCommerce icons

Free for private and commercial use, featuring the so needed shopping cart, money signs and credit cards.

FRESH Add-on

Business icon pack featuring some must-have pieces.

Css Globe Icon Set

An amazing minimal design icon set.

Bright! – A free stock vector iconset

Features some great general purpose icons to give your design some flair.

Milky – A free stock vector iconset

A milky sweet icon pack.

On-Stage icon set

This smashing icon set features some nice e-commerce icons.

Web Application Icons Set

Great for web applications & e-commerce sites. Released by WebAppers.

Austerity icon pack

Some smooth icons for your design.

License: Personal / Commercial use not specified. You might want to contact the author for permission before using the pack.

Chalkwork Payments

A collection of payment icons for your needs.

Shopping Cart Icon

A fantastic shopping cart icon for any project.

Weby Icon Set

Fantastic icons. Free for any use.

Cult-Foo 50 free icon set

Features some nice e-commerce icons.

Sienna Icons

A truly amazing collection. Features every kind of e-commerce icon you might need in 5 different colors that will match any design.

Credit Card web icons

5 useful credit card & PayPal icons.

Mini Pixel Icons

An icon pack consisting of 320 icons in various color themes.

90 Vector Icons

A vector icon pack (eps format) featuring some great general purpose icons.

25 Free Vector icons

A small vector icon pack featuring an awesome dollar icon – well worth downloading the whole thing. In addition you get some great general purpose icons for your designs.

Free for personal use only

The following icon packs are free only for personal use. You’ll have to contact the respective authors of each set for use in commercial projects.

Leopard Reflective Icon Set

A fantastic free for personal use icon set. Features some amazing e-commerce icons.

Finance icon set

A full set of financial and e-commerce icons, including shopping carts, money icons, credit cards and charts.

License: You have to put a back link, or a licensing fee has to be paid.

Free Vector Diagram Icons

Some great free for personal use vector diagram icons.

Dragon Soft Icons

Some slick business style icons, free for non-commercial use.

The Robbery Icons Set

A few money stolen robbery icons, free for non-commercial use.

Statistics icon pack

A couple of chart icons for personal use.