Updated 13 October 2026
Art
Exhibita
A journal of the best-designed websites
87 winners · best 8.09
The Pick
Every site here won a Site of the Day or a Site of the Month. 87 carry this category; the 40 shown are the ones we hold full marks and a palette for, best score first. Scores, categories and each team's own description are published by Awwwards. Studios' own portfolios are excluded throughout.
How art & illustration websites are designed
Art & Illustration Website Design in 2026
What sets them apart
- Illustration: drawings rather than photographs. 34% of art & illustration winners, 10% of all winners.
- Storytelling: the page walks you through something, in order. 41% of art & illustration winners, 24% of all winners.
- Unusual Navigation: menus you have to work out. 17% of art & illustration winners, 10% of all winners.
- Colorful: several strong colours at once. 31% of art & illustration winners, 22% of all winners.
- Experimental: does something you have not seen before. 21% of art & illustration winners, 15% of all winners.
What they share with every winner
- Animation: things move. 67% of art & illustration winners.
- 3D: objects with real depth, that you can turn or move around. 30% of art & illustration winners.
- Interaction Design: you handle it, rather than just read it. 25% of art & illustration winners.
- Transitions: smooth changes from one screen to the next. 22% of art & illustration winners.
- Typography: headlines set enormous, so the words are the picture. 18% of art & illustration winners.
What they are built with
WebGL on 29% · GSAP on 18% · Three.js on 11% of art & illustration winners.
Art & Illustration website color palettes
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