Great ideas are a by-product of being well informed. An excellent interface design should include spending time looking at other creative work, especially those that have been recognized by industry experts. The following is a list of links that lead to new media awards and design templates. Please use the following links to view media recognized for excellence in visual or interaction design.

Media Pro Industry Awards Spotlight
Adobe Site of the day (Shockwave & Flash)
AIRInteractive
American Design Awards
American Association of Webmasters Golden Web Award
American Design Awards
Blue Web'n Educational Site Awards
Broadcast Education Association
Boston CyberArts Festival
Codie Awards
Communication Arts (Interactive)
Computer Society International Design Competition
Cool Site of the Day
Design Achievement Awards
Design Firms Awards
Diarist Awards
Exploratorium Ten Cool Sites
Guild of Accessible Web Designers
Horizon Awards
HOW Magazine
HP/The Art Institutes
Interactive Fiction Competition
International Multimedia Awards
Korea Award (web design)
Maestro Awards
Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange
NACIS
nem5 Awards
New York Festivals Interactive
Online Journalism Awards
Pirelli Internationals
SIGGRAPH
Sessions
Society for News Design (SNDIES)
Surfer's Choice Internet Awards
TGSNT
Web Marketing Association Web Award
Webmaster Award
Webvisions
Wired Magazine (reviews)
World Media Festival
World Wide Web Awards
WOW (Web Contest )