The bold collection

Bold Website Design Examples

Web designs that push creative boundaries with confidence.

About this collection

This collection features sites unafraid to use striking color palettes, dramatic layouts, unconventional navigation, and attention-grabbing animations. Bold design is about taking risks that pay off, creating memorable experiences that stand out in a sea of safe choices. Each example demonstrates how courage in design decisions leads to distinctive brand identities and unforgettable user journeys.

119hand-picked websites
MIT Media Lab website design

Black canvas with a dotted-line typographic swirl of words around a centered white line; magenta nav accents.

Web Summit website design

Purple-magenta gradient with a crowd photo and a bright ‘Pre-register now and save 50%’ promo card.

Tate website design

Playful wobbly ‘TATE’ logo, a navy exhibition banner and a colorful row of artwork thumbnails; teal CTA.

Ace Hotel website design

Dim video hero with huge condensed ‘Welcome to Ace Hotel’ type over a dense black booking utility bar.

Radiohead website design

Deliberately lo-fi retro-HTML page: blue monospace links, a screaming-head cartoon and a year-by-year archive.

Ableton website design

Asymmetric mosaic of color-blocked product tiles — red, yellow, tan — with bold headings and gear shots.

Rob Krar website design

Full-bleed mountain photo under a heavy blue duotone wash; thin white quote, red runner-icon logo.

AQuest website design

Full-bleed golden vineyard photo, white caps project title, award badges, green info strip below.

Joel Baker website design

Salmon field, tiny monospace nav and bio, a single amorphous red ink-blot graphic floating at right.