5 Best Sources to Get Website Design Ideas
My article on this was originally published at https://itechindia.co/blog/website-design-ideas/
Launching new business websites or revamping a current one comes with its own challenges. The design you choose has to appeal to a general audience — I am sure you will agree that the best website design is one that ensures a great user experience. UX then is a combination of a website that gets the user’s attention, design elements that improve navigation and conversion, optimizing webpage load speeds, and easy integration with third-party functionality.
The starting point though is an appealing website and the good news is that businesses need not design a website from scratch. Many site-building platforms are available that allow for a no-code or even low-code customization. The question though is that with so many websites templates available, how do you choose the best for your business website and how do you make sure it looks unique.
Where to find your website inspiration sources
There are two routes when it comes to web design examples and themes.
- If you are planning to build using an existing template such as from Hubspot or WordPress.
- If you want to find website inspiration for design ideas to build your own customized website.
Either way, here are the sources to check out
Template Monster for WordPress themes
TemplateMonster marketplace has over 3000 WordPress themes that cover every business niche. The good part is that the marketplace has good search filters that help you find what you want quickly. Once you have drilled down by category or used the special filters, you can select the themes that suit you and get a live demo to see the fully functional site. In the preview, you can see how it would look on mobile and desktop and add the theme to your cart.
The themes are provided by third-party vendors and TemplateMonster is only the platform. For this reason, the themes can vary in quality.
HubSpot’s Asset Marketplace
It is powered by developers who add beautiful, easy-to-use themes, templates and modules. Some templates may be free but most are subscription-based. Once you purchase from the HubSpot Asset Marketplace, you get access to the CMS. HubSpot ensures that all templates that are added must meet ‘compliance, design and code quality requirements’- as stated on the HubSpot website. This means that you are assured of quality and SEO standards when you choose a HubSpot Template. To access the website templates, you can create a free HubSpot account and then search for ‘Files and Templates’ under the Marketing menu.
Behance’s web design discover page
Behance is part of the Adobe group of companies. It has a very active creative community and is one of the best sources to find website design ideas when you are building your own site. Behance’s web design discover page has a number of community-created filters that make sure that you can find the best. One of the helpful filter options is ‘by location’ and it is useful to understand the different techniques and trends that designers in different locations use.
More sources are available in my original article along with critical elements that you should use as criteria for selecting a web design template https://itechindia.co/blog/website-design-ideas/
