Most of the many millions of websites that exist are terrible. A large proportion of the rest are merely competent. It’s rare to find something that genuinely pushes the boundaries. It’s amazing how such a young artistic discipline as web design can become so generic and derivative so easily. Earlier this week I criticized bloggers for posting lists of “OK-ish” websites rather than showcasing the truly outstanding. Part of the problem is that the truly outstanding is incredibly rare.

Little Box Of Ideas posted a good article this week talking about potential design trends of 2010. I realized that I’d probably see those trends on a million websites in the next year. Web design has become a cookie cutter. Sites are put together in the same generic way, with few variations. Banner, nav bar, two or three columns including one main content one, footer. It’s everywhere, and I’m as guilty as the next man.

I saw a site last week that just blew me away. Take a look at www.workingelement.com because it’s amazing. For sheer v