While a serious tone is often seen in most professional design, it’s largely a result of demographics and targeting. A business application targeting IT professionals is likely to maintain a simplistic, serious and straightforward style.

However, for freelance designers, social apps, and niche retailers, it’s often desirable to project an atmosphere of fun or playfulness. There’s ways to achieve this style, ranging from hand-drawn elements to cartoons and illustrations.

In this post, we’ll look at some examples of fun and playful web designs:

Big Apple Hot Dogs

Nicky and Cookie

Impress a Penguin

Orange Label

Squared Eye

Creative with a K

Mile Tucker

The Kennedys

Kyle Steed

Chester Zoo