Ask HN: Where do you go for web app design inspiration?
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Also, check out ui pattern libraries:
http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/ http://www.welie.com/patterns/ http://ui-patterns.com/ http://uipatternfactory.com/
http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/ http://www.welie.com/patterns/ http://ui-patterns.com/ http://uipatternfactory.com/
Agree on smashing mag, also look at Speckyboy: http://speckyboy.com/2009/09/02/50-inspiring-web-application...
Yahoo has a UI repository as well: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/
Yahoo has a UI repository as well: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com is always packed with inspirational designs, often with downloadable templates to base your work on.
http://emberapp.com/explore/categories/ is sort of like a Flickr for artists/designers with lots of user-submitted screenshots.
http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-skins has actual HTML+CSS coded templates for sale.
http://themeforest.net/category/site-templates/admin-skins has actual HTML+CSS coded templates for sale.
The problem is that I'm mainly a programmer, and not a designer. For this project, I have the responsibility for both. Although I tend to have an eye for design, and I can execute fairly well, I have a hard time coming up with good ideas.
So, I'm wondering: Where do you go for web application inspiration? There are tons of «CSS Galleries» out there, but few/none relating specifically to web applications.