What is steampunk you may say? Well, it is rather tricky to put it into words. Steampunk is a term used to describe a fantasy Victorian science fiction world with a fusion of imaginative machinery. And currently, it is not as much about the literature, but bizarre mixes of antiques and cyberpunk technology.
This style is recognized by numerous knobs, hinges and springs, screws, pipes, steam valves and clockworks, brass and copper, glass and polished wood, and surely airships. Just think of a future that has been carried into a re-imagined Victorian past – steampunk envisions what the past could have been if there was advanced technology back then and also pines for a time when the function of an object was manifest in its design.
Overall, steampunk design is certainly gaining in popularity with web designers, so this collision of the old and new motifs of steampunk transfers into web fashion as well. Some of our favorite sites that detail steampunk web design you can find next to this introduction.
If you have examples to add to this list, please be sure to post in the comments with a link. We would also love to know your opinion about this web design style as well - is it serious enough to be called a web design trend? Is it a style suitable only for some sort of niche projects or can it become really wide-spread?
Chrisjockey.com
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Internalcarotid.com
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Abneypark.com
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Lalunemauve.fr
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Steampunkcomicshop.com
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Thingypsythief.com
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Stephanehalleux.com
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Igmarauders.isotx.com
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Thesteamemporium.com
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Freakangels.com
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Drgrordborts.com
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Vulcaniavolunteers.com
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Parliamentandwake.com
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Arthrobots.com
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Ericfreitas.com
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Insectlabstudio.com
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Mechanicalmirage.com
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3232design.com
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Iantregillis.com
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Mykeamend.com
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Senyastudios.com
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Sp.steampunk.com.br
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Rj.steampunk.com.br
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Pr.steampunk.com.br
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Our partners from Templates.com have also published the post dedicated to steampunk theme featuring the essential steampunk resources and freebies that can be rather efficient for your designer's inspiration. You might want to have a look.