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EE Websites Showcased

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The Webdesigner Depot offered up a list of “40 Excellent Websites Showcasing Expression Engine [sic],” which included some great EE sites like Devot:ee and 31Three.

I would argue that these sites, all of which I find beautifully done, aren’t showcasing ExpressionEngine. They’re showcasing the pool of great design talent that is using ExpressionEngine. That isn’t a criticism; it is a huge asset to our community that so many talented designers are using EE.

There are thousands of beautiful sites not on EE. They’re not wonderfully-designed sites because of the software they use but because of the talent of the designers and developers. Heck, you could probably even design a beautiful site in Joomla! if you tried hard enough (but I encourage you not to). ExpressionEngine just lets us get our sites built faster, with more flexibility and, yes, without imposing layout and design restrictions.

Check out the entire showcase and see a nice snapshot of the great design talent in our community.

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Posted on Jan 14, 2010 by Ryan Irelan

Filed Under: EE in the Wild