Once again, I’ve been skimming through the design galleries and looking through notes and bookmarks in search of noteworthy designs. This time around, I’ve put together a collection of light designs. While more graphic-heavy designs may look great, simplicity and whitespace can go a long way as well.
Without further ado, 32 Lightweight Designs:
Most design galleries showcase interesting/well-designed/etc web designs. Elements of Design is not like them. Brought to you by the Smiley Cat Web Design Blog, Elements of Design focuses on individual elements of designs.
Some examples include:
It’s an interesting idea, and a welcome source for inspiration. I’ve often wished there was a place to find inspiration when working on a small part of a larger design. I think I will find this useful in the future, provided I can remember the site’s name, as I tend to forget when I most need a site… 
If you do much design, or if you just appreciate good design, the site is worth a look.
Tired of the bloated Coppermine Photo Gallery? The much lighter Zenphoto gallery script may be a good alternative.
The compressed download is under one megabyte, and the installation looks fairly simple. Just upload via FTP, and run the installation script.
The installed gallery is responsive and clean. Don’t take my word for it, though. Look at the demo gallery.
The script is fairly new, and is still evolving. Some features, like RSS support, have just been added.
If you need a gallery (for a design portfolio, to show off your photos, etc), then be sure to check-out Zenphoto.
