The Web Standards Project is a grass roots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.

Founded in 1998, The Web Standards Project (WaSP) fights for standards that reduce the cost and complexity of development while increasing the accessibility and long-term viability of any site published on the Web. We work with browser companies, authoring tool makers, and our peers to deliver the true power of standards to this medium.

(...) WaSP: Fighting for Standards

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), along with other groups and standards bodies, has established technologies for creating and interpreting web-based content. These technologies, which we call %u201Cweb standards,%u201D are carefully designed to deliver the greatest benefits to the greatest number of web users while ensuring the long-term viability of any document published on the Web.

Regardless my personal opinion about it, Drupal has become one of the most (if not the most) popular CMS (Content Management Systems) around.

There are dozens of CMS, visit cmsmatrix.org for a comprehensive list and comparison tool.

From the official Drupal website:

Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website. Tens of thousands of people and organizations are using Drupal to power scores of different web sites, including: community web portals, discussion sites, corporate web sites, intranet applications, personal web sites or blogs, aficionado sites, e-commerce applications, resource directories, social networking sites and more.

One of my favorite websites, COLOURlovers is a definite source of inspiration.

From colourlovers' site:

COLOURlovers is a resource that monitors and influences colour trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color - whether for ad campaigns, product design, or even in architectural specification - a place to check out a world of colour, compare colour palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.

The COLOURlovers' community is regularly updated with information and examples of the way colors are used in the real world -- along with news articles on colour trends and interviews with top creative professionals. (...)