To close our “best of 2013″ series we gathered the web designs our readers most talked about, and we did this huge list to show you what we and our readers considered the best web designs of 2013. These are websites we featured during the year to show you examples of good use of images, type, texture, navigation and much more. Take your time to browse our selection and explore all the websites. Happy 2014!

Yoke

21 Great Examples of Big Images in Web Design

Fior di Latte Gelato

21 Great Examples of Big Images in Web Design

Evolve

21 Great Examples of Big Images in Web Design

Fhoke

21 Great Examples of Big Images in Web Design

The Good Man

21 Fresh Examples of HTML5 in Web Design

WebKnit

21 Fresh Examples of HTML5 in Web Design

I Shot Him

21 Fresh Examples of HTML5 in Web Design

Designed to Move

21 fresh Examples of Responsive Web Design

Friends of the Web

21 fresh Examples of Responsive Web Design

Glad Creative

21 Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design

Data Driven London

21 Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design

The Windmill Club

21 Examples of Black, White & Grey Usage in Web Design

iconmonstr

21 Examples of Black, White & Grey Usage in Web Design

Brooklyn Soap Company

21 Examples of Black, White & Grey Usage in Web Design

nudge

21 Examples of Black, White & Grey Usage in Web Design

Ryan Feerer

21 Examples of how to incorporate White in your Designs

Charmer Studio

21 Examples of how to incorporate White in your Designs

Si Digital

21 Examples of how to incorporate White in your Designs

IXI Store

21 Examples of Texture Use in Web Design

MailChimp Annual Report

21 Examples of Texture Use in Web Design

Wild Blue

21 Examples of Texture Use in Web Design

Windows of New York

21 Examples of Beautiful Color Use in Web Design

Truf

21 Examples of Beautiful Color Use in Web Design

Minimal Monkey

21 Examples of Beautiful Color Use in Web Design

Shelton Fleming – Ideas into Experiences

21 Examples of Beautiful Color Use in Web Design

Makeshift

21 Inspiring Examples of Typography in Web Design

We Are Mammoth

21 Inspiring Examples of Typography in Web Design

Northbound Design

21 Inspiring Examples of Typography in Web Design

Milk and Pixels

21 Inspiring Single Page Websites

Karma

21 Beautiful Examples of Big Images in Web Design

Kin

21 Beautiful Examples of Big Images in Web Design

Eva Black Design

21 Beautiful Examples of Big Images in Web Design

living edge

21 Inspiring Clean Website Designs

Richard Photo Lab

21 Inspiring Clean Website Designs

Crafting Type

23 Examples of Flat Websites

LayerVault

23 Examples of Flat Websites

 

Frank Digital

 

19 Inspiring Examples of Text over Images in Web Design
19 Inspiring Examples of Text over Images in Web Design

 

Playground Inc.

 

19 Inspiring Examples of Text over Images in Web Design

 

Smog Bicyclettes

 

19 Inspiring Examples of Text over Images in Web Design

 

Bark PR

 

19 Beautiful and Colorful Websites for your Inspiration

 

Ready to Inspire

 

19 Beautiful and Colorful Websites for your Inspiration

 

Olly Sorsby

 

19 Beautiful Examples of Texture in Web Design

 

Fair State

 

19 Beautiful Examples of Texture in Web Design

 

Scott McCarthy Design

 

19 Beautiful Examples of Texture in Web Design

 

Postable

 

19 Beautiful Examples of Texture in Web Design

 

Cole Townsend

 

19 Inspiring Examples of Illustrated Elements in Web Design

 

Sam Markiewicz

 

19 Inspiring Examples of Illustrated Elements in Web Design

 

Squarespace

 

A New Round of Inspiring Big Images in Web Design

 

Big Data

 

A New Round of Inspiring Big Images in Web Design

 

MailChimp

 

A New Round of Inspiring Big Images in Web Design

 

Big Cartel Shop

 

A New Round of Inspiring Big Images in Web Design

 

The Band Agency

 

A New Round of Inspiring Big Images in Web Design

 

Mixd

 

19 Examples of Minimalistic Web Designs

 

Chris Wilhite Design

 

19 Examples of Minimalistic Web Designs

 

Cyclemon

 

19 Examples of Minimalistic Web Designs

 

Whiteboard

 

17 Examples of Beautiful Typography use in Web Design

 

Inc

 

Examples of Beautiful Image Usage in Web Design

 

Niche

 

15 Websites with Beautiful Typography use

 

Daru Sim

 

15 Websites with Beautiful Typography use

 

Moving Things Design Company

 

15 Inspiring Examples of Illustration in Web Design

 

Activate Media

 

15 Inspiring Examples of Illustration in Web Design

 

Box Clever

 

15 Examples of How to Use White to Enhance Web Design

 

Studio MPLS

 

13 Examples of How to Use Color in Web Design

 

do a backflip

 

13 Examples of How to Use Color in Web Design

 

Knock Knock Factory

 

Colors in Web Design: Greens and Blues

 

adaptable

 

Colors in Web Design: Greens and Blues

 

Cultivated Wit

 

17 Inspiring Examples of White Usage in Web Design

 

Karlyn

 

17 Inspiring Examples of White Usage in Web Design

 

Marco Messer

 

15 Beautiful Texturized Sites

 

Layer

 

15 Beautiful Texturized Sites

 

Exponent

 

15 Beautiful Texturized Sites

 

Nulab

 

15 Beautiful Texturized Sites

 

Björn Meier

 

15 Inspiring Portfolio Designs

 

Adam Mottau

 

15 Inspiring Portfolio Designs