Those are some really good illustrations on the site, and the clean design wins heart! A very good, and often overused motif of clean designs prevailed in 2010, and this one is a better example of it.

Nice, clean and beautiful footer.   We just love it (and that includes those inventive navigation items like “Our Garden”, too)!

What makes this footer interesting is the use of the eponymous artist’s painting and an overused cardboard as a background and navigation bar – respectively.  Simple design, yet it carries the meaning well.

A lot has been written about SmashingMagazine and it is every aspiring designer’s dream  case-study to re-design or re-align this site.  One plea – keep this illustration and give credit to the people behind the magazine.

This simple looking footer packs a surprise for you.  Loved the way the content area folds and unfolds, while keeping this tab ticking.

Small, simple and beautiful.  That area with RSS-feed and mouse icon is actually extended sidebar.

EnergyCell keeps it simple, yet much functional.

Simple and sweet design.

Minimalist with navigation and flight of a bumblebee!

Quick facts, project stats, blog entries – nice and easy.