Planning a 3D website can sometimes be quite difficult. All the better if you know the best places and where you can get inspiration. There are already dozens of beautiful and creatively designed 3D websites from the best studios. We'll show you where to find these places.
1. Pinterest
Pinterest is a platform for creative people but not directly for web design. You can still make clever use of these. Search for the terms 3D, websites or web design or search for specific 3D scenes and animations.
As you probably know, 3D websites are made up of many different animations and 3D scenes. Pinterest is a great place to search for these specific 3D purposes without considering the entire website.
Take a look and try out a few search terms. Pinterest's superpower is that it shows you lots of new, similar ideas once you click into a topic.
2. Awwwards
Awwwards is the platform par excellence for finding the best websites and studios. It is also the best-known, largest and most renowned platform on which thousands of websites are rated by independent judges every year.
Start searching and throw 3D websites into the search bar. Based on the results and studios that are suggested to you, you will find impressive websites on all sorts of topics.
3. Lapaninja
Lapaninja is a finely curated collection of the latest and most modern websites, including lots of 3D. Take a look there and, if you get the chance, try searching for different categories such as crypto, banking and much more. You'll be provided with excellent previews that allow you to quickly browse and then go into more detail and view the live page.
4. Landinglove
Landinglove is one of the best animation and 3D showcase websites. You'll quickly learn this when you open the page, everything is constantly moving and rotating. Take a look around or dive into the category search, because 3D websites are at the forefront.
5. Gaetan Pautler
https://blog.gaetanpautler.com/
Gaetan Pautler is the founder of the Concrete club and one of the best designers I know personally. He hosts his own blog where he presents his best website finds every week. Definitely take a look here if you value fine curation and you like his design style as much as I do.
A small collection of new websites are presented every week. His blog also has a good filter and category function that allows you to easily navigate through hundreds of featured websites.
6. Webdesign Inspiration
https://www.webdesign-inspiration.com/
Web design inspiration is a collection of the latest and most modern websites that are updated daily. In the clear display you can quickly and easily examine many pages and filter them by category using the inspiration search.
7. Best Website Gallery
Best website gallery is an equally unknown but valuable platform for discovering new websites. Take a look around or use the filter function directly. By filtering for keywords like “ThreeJS”, “WebGL” or “GSAP” you will immediately end up in the 3D website segment and can then get further inspiration there.
8. Behance
You probably know Behance, but not necessarily because of 3D websites. Now the platform is for creative people - that's what it has in common with 3D websites. You can also search for website designs yourself here, but above all I recommend you look for 3D environments and 3D designs.
Throw a few keywords about your topic or how you imagine your 3D environment into the search and let the results surprise you. These are often impressively good as inspiration for 3D websites.
9. CSS Design Awards
https://www.cssdesignawards.com/
According to Awwwards, CSS Design Awards is one of the best-known platforms on which websites are professionally evaluated. Give the site a chance and let yourself be surprised.
The jury regularly reviews submitted websites and then presents the rankings. The winners will then be selected on a wide range of topics and areas. Take a look around these winners, you will only come across the best websites.
10. Maxi Best Of
Maxi Bestof is a regularly updated collection of modern websites with clear previews. Scroll through the large library or throw your ideas into the search bar. This platform is a relatively unknown place where you can come across some design gems every now and then.
11. Webflow Showcases
https://webflow.com/made-in-webflow/3d
Webflow is a leading no-code tool in the web development sector. With its recent integration with spline, a 3D no-code tool, webflow is clearly positioning itself as an advocate for 3D web technologies and their future. The platform also has a huge showcase segment in which developers and agencies can present projects and make them cloneable.
We have linked the 3D area of this showcase gallery here. Feel free to select these and other areas and terms to find impressive inspiration for 3D web projects.
12. ThreeJS
ThreeJS, based on WebGL, is one of the most renowned technologies for advancing 3D development on the web. On their own website they present a huge gallery of 3D web projects developed exclusively with ThreeJS that you can view. Use the preview function and work your way through projects created by both individual developers and entire agencies.
Final words
The possibilities for finding inspiration for 3D websites and designs are almost endless. If you've followed the article this far, this may just be the beginning of your search and I've hopefully given you new ideas.
Depending on how you imagine your 3D project, you can use a variety of platforms, places and people to look for inspiration. That's ultimately the goal when we want to create something very special and fully immersive.
By looking at some existing 3D websites you will already better understand the possibilities and potential behind them. That alone is enough to serve as inspiration.
