Deny Shepovalov

Curated

Web design inspiration gallery with handpicked live websites and UI sections, sorted by industry and style. Free to browse, updated daily, with a template store, a weekly newsletter, and a design studio behind it.

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Curated — handpicked websites worth studying

About

Curated launched in 2022 with a simple premise: handpicked websites worth studying. Instead of static shots and concept mockups, the gallery collects live production websites — real pages you can open, inspect, and learn from — tagged by industry and design style.

Built as the inspiration layer of the Craftwork ecosystem, Curated grew into a daily-updated library that designers check before starting a new project: find sites in your niche, study how they solve layout and typography, and move on with a clear direction.

What We Built

  • Website gallery — a growing collection of handpicked live sites, each reviewed before publishing. No filler, no dead links, no concept-only work.
  • Sections library — real UI sections (heroes, pricing, footers, feature blocks) clipped from production sites for focused reference.
  • Industry and style taxonomy — browse by category (Agency, AI, Assets, Design Tools, E-Commerce, and more) or by visual style, with advanced Pro filters.
  • Search — full-text search across websites, sections, and templates.
  • Template store — free and premium templates for designers who want to start from a proven layout.
  • Submissions — an open pipeline where anyone can submit a site; only work that passes the curation bar gets published.
  • Weekly newsletter — the best new submissions, delivered to subscribers every week.
  • Curated Studio — a design service arm: the team behind the gallery designs and builds pages for clients.

Platform Evolution

  1. 2022 — Launch. Started as a focused gallery of handpicked websites, sorted by industry and style. Established the curation bar: only live, production-quality sites make the cut.
  2. Growing the library. Added the sections library, advanced filters, search, and user accounts. Daily updates turned Curated into a habit for working designers.
  3. Beyond the gallery. Launched the template store, the weekly newsletter, and Curated Studio — closing the loop from inspiration to production.

Technologies Used

  • Astro for a fast, static-first front end
  • Account system with Pro access and advanced filters
  • Payments for premium store templates
  • Editorial pipeline for daily curation and submissions review

Results and Impact

  • A daily-updated gallery of handpicked, production-quality websites
  • Became the go-to inspiration layer of the Craftwork ecosystem
  • Weekly newsletter with the best new submissions
  • Expanded from a gallery into a store and a client-facing design studio

Project Team

  • Deny Shepovalov: Founder, Design Director — curation standards, product design, direction
  • Craftwork team: Curators, designers, and developers reviewing submissions and running the platform

Contact

For more information, visit curated.design or reach out at denis@craftwork.design.


Real websites instead of concept shots — Curated is built on the belief that the best design reference is work that actually shipped.