Are there any sites that were built way back that are still available? I found the answer in an unlikely place – the Telegraph.co.uk. You can read the full article but to give you a flavour I have posted some right here!

CNN Time Warner’s 1996 Year in Review

NCAR About Temperature

I am Jackie Chan

Next week we will look at the origins of popular sites and how they looked when they first started…..now where did I put that Wayback Machine?

Design Showcase Websites

One of the greatest resources are the endless amounts of design showcase websites. Simply put, these websites have a screenshot of a design and usually some information about them. Some showcases go a step further and have categories, which help the user refine what they’re looking for. Some showcases cater to a niche market, such as red websites, typographic websites or even website footers.

Design Bombs

Minimal Exhibit

Mix CSS

Footer Fetish

Type Inspire

Inspiration Roundups and Thinking Outside of the Box

There are a number of web logs out there that will occasional write articles that just consist of images of inspirational material. When you’re lacking in ideas and inspiration, do not just search for ideas from similar markets. Abduzeedo posted an article consisting of 25 inspirational music videos. There’s nothing stopping you getting ideas from these videos – you just have to think a little bit.

Natural Form

If you’re creative enough, you can probably drawn inspiration from pretty much anything. So go out for a walk and take a camera, a pencil and some paper with you. You never know what you might find.