Looking for website design ideas? Have you seen those blank websites that just sit there? Is that what you think professional website design looks like? Don't worry; it's not as bad as you think. With that out of the way, here's some website design inspiration to get you over designers block and actually make a stunning website.

Take these 13 top web design inspiration and concepts and really run with them, particularly if you have not updated your site in a few months (or a couple, know you're busy). These ideas are the best way to get started thinking about website designs. You might even implement some of them into your current site. (If you haven't already, start today!)

What do you love to do best - create websites or do you have an eye for amazing website design ideas? Love to draw? Then this is the right one for you. As web designers, we are constantly looking for new ways to express ourselves creatively in a visual format. Here are your first (and sometimes second) inspiration...

Illustration and graphic design. This may sound like a strange combination, but there are many website design ideas that start out as either one of these fields. Like any graphic design project, starting with an illustration or a photograph is the best way to start. If your hobby is anything to do with illustrations, you may also benefit from subscribing to an art newsletter or visiting a website that offers exclusive art classes (many are available through online registration, too). In addition to providing you with website design inspiration, these sites offer tutorials and other resources to support your new hobby.

Dribbble. Do you know what Dribbble is? It's a website where you can submit free online sketches, images and other graphic materials and have people pick them up and put them on your website. Once picked up, people can vote for the ones they like, and if you have a good enough piece, it can even win a top prize.

User experience design. The goal of user experience is to make the best user experience possible, which is achieved by designers creating navigation structures, interfaces and software to match the preferences of the people using the website. Usability research is an important part of this process. Designers work with users to find out what they want and what they don't. A UI designer can assist in this research by determining what best suits your business model, what would make your website user-friendly and what would make it more effective.

Creativity. Some designers are very creative and get inspired by almost anything. While others are very well organized and can put together an impressive website with great functionality, they don't have any creativity. In order to get inspired by something, you need to look at something and analyze it. A web designer with no creativity will not be able to put together a fantastic site, no matter how beautifully laid out his/her interface is.

Most graphic designers have the ability to get inspired by just about anything. A talented artist or painter may give you a beautiful drawing that you can incorporate into your site or website, but there probably isn't anything in it that would have inspired you. For a web designer to be truly inspired by a website, it has to fit with his/her personality and style. A person that likes graffiti and cartoons might want to design a website that features these things, while a person that doesn't have any artistic ability could look at a graffiti drawing and ignore it. Inspiration has to come from somewhere, and graphic designers are capable of drawing inspiration from virtually anything.