Dave Burke : Freelance .NET Web Developer specializing in Online Communities

This guy is so good.  Structures his site around his incredible illustrations, as he should.

Elegant.  The banner animations tell most of the story. 

Blog of 21-year-old female illustrator out of Canada.  Very nice.  Fun theme for a personal site.

Haven't featured a site with the fat horizontal color bands that I like so much.  Very tasteful theming here.  Detailed graphic design work.  Showroom presentation similar to Wydstudios just featured, though Wydstudios works more efficiently.  Both are nice.

Very impressive illustration work here.  Talent!  Be sure to check out the portfolio area with efficient use of image carousel and full-view of thumbnail.  Much nicer than the traditional javascript faux popup window. 

It's a theme for WordPress.  Of course it has to be beautiful.  Very stylish mouseover effects on the top three menu items, with additional info affect on the download.  Subtle but effective use of various gradients and color levels.

Light touch.  Like the sketches.  Unique bordering.  Nice Vermont green, of course.

I'm a sucker for vintage American Pop illustrations.  The menu bar with its background block sliding affect is a unique touch.  Interesting middle-of-the-road color scheme. Good looking portfolio.

Muted color scheme.  Very tasteful.  Love the walking man.

Good example of having a few elements on a home page and a eye-catching graphic like this crossword puzzle.