I don’t know if there’s something called designer’s block but sometimes designing one’s own portfolio can be more challenging than creating designs for customers. In times when designs don’t feel fresh and satisfactory, inspiration can fire up the imagination. These portfolios can do just that!

Alexis’s site has a nice vintage feel to it. The layout doesn’t feel packed and scrolling through it is a visual delight. I especially loved the retro-looking link placements at the bottom of the page. Also how the cursor changes to a pair of eyes when hovering over visuals — that’s a cool touch.

2. Maison Carnot

The site has a nice flow to it. It feels fluid and refreshing. It’s got great visuals that are engaging and fun. The Paris through Pentax section is probably my favorite.

3. Artuto Wibawa

Cool animations — probably what everyone thinks when they get to Arturo’s site. A self-taught designer interested in 3D animation, the inspiration of motion is clear in the portfolio.

4. Melanie Daveid

A UX designer from Austria, the font work and animation on Melanie’s site are straight up delightful. Her artistic influence shines through in the website’s design as well, making the site engrossing and vivid.

5. Anagram

Awesome responsive design. What you need to know is that Anagram is a design agency that, as they claim, ‘like to push boundaries’ and also work in the virtual reality space. Their customers include the French Football Federation, Universal Studios and Microsoft. Diversity — check.

Also, the interaction animations on the site are pretty nifty.

6. Sean Halpin

Simple and with an economical design — Sean Halpin’s site seems like a light breeze.

7. Clearleft

The creative inventiveness of Clearleft is displayed subtly in the maze graphic on their home page. The design agency has a collection of well-organized case studies on their site which make for good reading. I recommend the Penguin Random House project where the agency helped the publishing house through their digital transformation.

8. Robby Leonardi

Robby Leonardi’s gamified resume is just fabulous. It reminds me of the days of Mario and Luigi. Complete with animation reminiscent of the same, this website has won design awards as well.

9. Perky Bros

A good example of minimal design, Perky Bros has done design work for a multitude of clients ranging from start ups to bigger established companies.

10. Volkhaus

Though not a designer or design agency, in fact an event house, Volkhaus nonetheless has a beautiful site and some clever animation on their home page where all the circles are attracted to the mouse pointer. Smooth execution.

11. Delete

A design agency, whose clientele includes Southampton Football Club and Expedia International, Delete’s site stands out for it’s color. It’s different and still isn’t tough on the eyes.

12. You and I Graphics

Greek designer Irene Demetri’s online portfolio is notable for the rich color palette and smooth animations to compliment it.

13. Jason Santa Maria

Jason Santa Maria’s portfolio is an example of a thoroughly professional work. He is a graphic designer out of Philadelphia and creative director of the popular design blog A List Apart. His projects include work with Dictionary.com, Chicago Tribune and WordPress.

Special mention to the very smartly designed logo in the top left corner.

14. Kendra Schaefer

A travel and technology writer working out of Beijing, Kendra Schaefer’s site and portfolio catch the eye with their minimal and unconventional design.

15. Parallax

The ad agency’s uber cool portfolio website sparkles with creative colors and animations. The highlight for me was their work for British Airways.

16. Fabian Irsara

An Italian web developer based out of Austria, my favorite part about Fabian Irsara’s website is the Pixels page for his photography. Apart from the lovely pictures, the effects and transitions are great too!

17. Paack

Portfolio of freelance art director and designer Nicolas Garcia, the site scores top marks for its minimalist look and also that smooth horizontal scroll. Slick animations too.

18. Anton & Irene

The site is bold, to the point, and a good example of long scroll done well. Their clientele includes Apple, Google, CNN, and EA among others.

19. Elias Sebastian Tinchon

The site has a classic feel about it coupled with great typography. The monochromatic tone adds to it. Feels professional yet very personal.

20. Les Singuliers

Two words for this French agency’s portfolio website — Professional. Perfection. From color scheme to layout to typography. It’s just done in a beautifully cohesive way.