Truly excellent web design is never found in such lists. A good webpage, especially something as simple as a blog, makes the text easy to read and the structure of the site easy to see, and gets out of the way. It's more or less a solved problem by now, and seeing a bunch of good web designs is like seeing a bunch of good spoon and fork designs.
The stuff in this link is impressive if the aim is to look like futuristic Macromedia Fireworks mockups from five years ago.
