A web designer asked a big community of other designers about some of their favorite websites from companies that are not specifically in the design business. This person wanted to see some examples and put together a list of what, in general, makes a design attractive and appealing to use. This person wants some links and wanted to know which design features or layouts most people think are good. The individual made a short list of ones that they think have a good design, including apple.com, ibm.com and mailchimp.com.
One person replied to the question and stated that it is a hard question to answer. The original poster clarified that they are looking for some great site designs from companies that are not website design studios and that do not offer website design services. A few people challenged some of the sites that the original poster said they liked, such as apple.com. They did this because Apple is very much in the design business.
There were some people who wrote back with examples of site designs that they find to be visually appealing and easy on the eyes. One of those is gov.uk. It is good that a government website is easy to look at and navigate, because all of the United Kingdom's residents and citizens may need to use it. People from other countries may also need to use it if they plan on traveling to the UK at any point.
Another site recommended by at least one person was bloom.co. The same person recommended another website, wealthsimple.com, for its three-dimensional graphics. Medium.com got several thumbs up from people who like how it combines vertical graphics and information. A few unusual sites that people liked include bettyboopads.com and jetbrains.com. A different person replied that two literary sites with great designs include penguinrandomhouse.com and lgrliterary.com.
As always, what is a great web design is generally in the eyes of the beholder. What seems simple and clean to one user could have a terrible user experience for another person. It also could depend on the device used to access the site. For more information click here https://www.reddit.com/r/web_design/comments/e7mzfb/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_welldesigned/.