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Inspired by Pinterest? (screenshots)

Some sites that look like Pinterest are that way on purpose. With others, it may just be a case of convergence on a new and effective design concept.

Rafe Needleman
Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.
Rafe Needleman
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The inspiration

Pinterest's design, a grid of items with varying heights, is showing up everywhere. Here's the real McCoy.

Read Pinterest design spreading like a virus, because it works to learn more.

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Trippy

This travel site, Trippy, unapologetically uses Pinterest's design concept.
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Hunuku

Hunuku is a limited social site, for families only. It's calls on the "family quilt" for design inspiration. Coincidence?
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Hipswap

The consumer commerce site Hipswap also uses a grid, but it's not staggered.
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Pixable

While Pixable is primarily a mobile product, the Web version of the service looks awfully familiar.
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Friendsheet

You can view your Facebook photos in a staggered grid, with Friendsheet. (See How to view Facebook photos, Pinterest-style.
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Wookmark

Build your own Pinterest-alike with a jQuery plug-in like this one.
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Masonry

David Desandro's Masonry is another option for site builders.
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Swell for Tumblr

You can even bend Tumblr into a mimic of Pinterest.

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