In the latest installment of our “Sites We Like” series, we take a look at some incredible website designs that belong to designers and artists themselves.

The goal is simple – to develop a website that shows the artist’s best work and creates a lasting impression on the customer. Execution, however, is not so simple. Here are some excellent examples of where the artist has got it right.

Get in touch if you know of other great website designs out there! Remember to give us your feedback in the comments section below!

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Following on from last week’s post, 20 Wonderfully Scary CGI Monsters, we now lighten things up and showcase some of the cutest CGI characters around.

Big heads, big eyes and small bodies are common elements in cute character design. Soft and furry textures are also prevalant with widespread use of pastel colours.

You’ll be left wanting to take these cuddly creatures home!

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As kids we all visualized what was hiding under our beds, in closets and lurking in the darkness. Some artists draw or paint their nightmares, but more commonly with the technology available, artist are able to create really scary monstrosities digitally and also in 3D. This takes their visualizations to a whole new level.

Warning! Here is a collection of terrifying CGI monsters.

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We see amazing set designs pretty much every day. When you watch TV, a movie or go to the theatre you will most likely be looking at some kind of set design.

Great set designers will fool the audience so that you can’t even tell it’s a set. The set design literally becomes a seamless part of the entertainment experience.

Here is a collection of 20 excellent set designs from different industries to inspire you.

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In this round-up we look at inspirational loudspeaker design. Let’s start by saying there is a huge market for big, brash and boxy speaker designs for a very good reason – they provide accurate and powerful acoustics. Unfortunately they tend to detract from their surroundings.

Increasingly, people are turning towards speakers that are designed to be seen as well as heard. Use of interesting materials, colours and form can produce striking results. Below are 32 examples of incredible speaker designs that I hope you will enjoy.

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Textures are a heavily used design resource in the world of modern technology. There isn’t a day go by where I don’t see at least 50 pieces of work that haven’t made use of texture to add a new dimension and feel to an otherwise fairly flat piece.

This post rounds up our top ten favourite texture galleries, blogs and websites on the web. Please feel free to share your favourites in the comment section below!

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Deposit Photos is one of the worlds leading royalty free stock photos sites, and one of our proud advertisers here at TIB.

This post features twenty-five of the most stunning top sunset stock photos from Deposit Photos, all of which shot by professional photographers; treat it as an inspirational showcase or a round-up of beautiful stock photos to use in your own work.

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