CSS was first developed in 1997 for Web developers to define the look and feel of their Web sites. It was intended to allow developers to separate content from design. CSS has now become one of the most important building blocks of modern web design. Standards demand the use of CSS for formatting and styling pages-it’s lighter-weight and capable of much more intricate design methods.

CSS can be tricky-but once mastered you can let your imigination free to create awe inspiring sites that leave the older-table versions in the dust. All you need is ome inspiration. We have collected 15 of the best CSS Galleries that rank the most cutting-edge CSS sites on the web today.

1. CSS Zen Garden aims to excite, inspire, and encourage participation. To begin, view some of the existing designs in the list. Clicking on any one will load the style sheet into this very page. The code remains the same, the only thing that has changed is the external .css file.

2. CSS Illustrated is the first CSS gallery to exclusively showcase websites using illustration as the foundation of modern web design. However, this doesn’t preclude sites that may not be entirely illustrated in their overall design, but contain elements of an illustrated nature.

3. Web Designer Wall: list of 50 websites from 2008 hand-picked from Best Web Gallery.

4. Css Website is an innovative gallery of simple websites. Its purpose is to showcase designer’s work and to expand the CSS design community. We propose a classification by color and contents for a better usability.

5. CSS Elite is a CSS Gallery and Web Development Resources web site

6. CSS Vault useful site for  designers, developers, programmers, managers, or just a CSS advocates.

7. Best Web Gallery is an inspirational gallery site where they collect a wide range of quality design websites.

8. CSSBEAUTY is a project focused on providing its audience with a database of well designed CSS based websites from around the world.

9. Divine CSS website showcases some of the world’s best designed websites (Flash & CSS) from around the world.

10. Best CSS Gallery provides its viewers a huge number of well designed CSS and flash based websites

11. CSS Lounge is a  growing project focused on providing ythe best designed CSS based websites.

12. Web Creme is a clean and  gallery gathering many CSS websites.

13. Stylegala is an online  inspiration guide for web agencies, designers and developers who combine the powers of design, web standards and CSS.

14. CSS Heroes is a gallery of the best standards-compliant web designs which hand-pick the sites and only accept the highest-quality code and visual design.

15. CSS Princess is project with the main idea of promoting and supporting beautiful and interesting CSS sites made by women.

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Selecting a web design firm really starts with you. You still need to do research on web design even if you do not plan on creating your web site on your own. How else will you know what options are available to you? You should start by looking for web sites you love. What technologies do they use? What design features make them stand out to you? Really, why do you love the websites you love and how could you capture some of that in your own potential web site? Keep track of these web sites that really strike you and that you enjoy; having your own “portfolio” of designs you love can provide an important conversation starting point with your designer. Do some research on the features and technologies you find to determine how expensive they might be, what their full benefits are and to see if there are any newer or better alternatives to what you have identified.

You also want to be developing a sense of personal style when it comes to web design. Think about color palates you like, where navigation bars should be and how many, how fast pages load and why. The more specific you can become in your desires and the more you understand the underlying concepts behind web design, the easier the time you will have working with your web designer or service. Remember to refer back to your “portfolio” of designs you love which the designer can help you mine for design ideas, features, and technologies.

After you have done some background research to figure out general ideas for what kind of website you want, how big, what style and what features, you should begin looking for a web design firm to help you reach those goals. This search can be complicated and frustrating since so many firms are out there and many of them have minimal experience and sub-par designs.

The best way to short-circuit that process is to ask for a referral from someone you trust. Did someone you know hire a web design service provider in the last year? Did they like the service they got and was the price reasonable? Talking to people who have worked extensively with the web design firm is the best way to understand if they would be a good fit for you. This is even better when you can trust the person who is giving you their experience. If you do not have a friend or acquaintance who has recently worked with a web design firm you will need to start your search from scratch. Start looking around online for web design firms. See if any of your “portfolio” web sites list their designers.

Comb through each web design service provider’s web site thoroughly. Is their web site any good? This is an important question since you do not want to hire anyone to do your website if their website is a shambles even though it’s likely their primary way to attract business. Their web sites should have portfolios of prior work which you should examine closely and see if you like. Pare down your list and start contacting your top ten or so about their fee structure and their previous clients. You have two objectives: to see if their prior clients were satisfied and to see if you can afford the web design firm’s services. Feel free to ask plenty of questions as you will be working with these people closely and you want them to be comfortable answering any questions you have about the process. From all of this work hopefully a top contender should emerge. This web design service provider should be a good fit for you and you should now be prepared to have a really productive relationship with them. All of the prep work you put in can really pay off.

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