best website design

thanks bob. actually, i was looking for a list of websites that have "won" on the basis of their "looks" instead of their popularity. clearly, i'm interested in the graphic design excellence vs functionality, etc.

of course, i understand that a great looking site may have almost no traffic but that's not what i'm looking for. i'm interested in looking for sites that look good and of course the interface should make sense but i'm primarily interested in the site's asthetics.

Google, to me is not the winner by popularity but beauty in interface and delivery.

As to arts interface and such, clickr is interesting.

Bob

hi bob. yes, interface and delivery are very important in terms of function and usability and i do use google very often, but i'm more interested in just the "looks" of well designed sites. an example would be this:

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en

not only is it functional but it also looks pretty good. (I personally prefer static pages vs flash pages with movement, but i think you'll get a better understanding of what i'm after by looking at that page.)

ideally, of course, a website will look good AND be very functional.

once again, thanks for taking the time to give me your thoughts on the subject.

by the way, i can't find the example you gave. it is clickr.com, clickr.net, clickr.org, other? i can't seem to find it.

thanks.

Here I'm near this site -> http://www.mfa.org/

But MFA's site is sterile compared to your example.

Bob

the mfa site isn't very bad. as you can see, they're actually pretty similar on the surface. (by the way, i've been there and like it a lot. a person could spend days there!)

at the risk of being overly redundant, one thing i've learned over the years is that a knowledge of html is VERY different from a knowledge of graphic design principles. there are a lot of people who create an error free site but who lack good graphic design skills and consequently, their websites don't get the attention they deserve. i'm like that. i don't have a graphic design background and so i need to do a lot of reading and studying. i've grown to appreciate people with graphic design skills. they know how to use space, color, shapes, etc. to create an attractive interface and when done well, it enhances the mission of the site.

thanks again.

for your suggestions. that first one is very simple but nice; kinda reminds me of apple's site. a lot of space and white.

the second one; wow. pretty cool use of flash, although i'm personally more interested in statically designed pages. still, for flash sites, that place rocks.

thanks again!

hi and thanks for the suggestions/links. i've actually seen those sites before and that's exactly the kind of stuff i was thinking of; i'm just looking for more sites like that.

thanks again!