This year, Mashable is concentrating on websites that: stretch the boundaries of our technologies’ capabilities in interesting, useful and beautiful ways.

Here are a few of the websites they think showcased excellent design work this year, both in terms of form and function.  

They range from video and music showcases, to media troves, to high-volume social media apps, but they all have one thing in common: a focus on digital multimedia content. 

1. Best Social Media App Design: The New Twitter
2. Best Media Website Design: Vogue.com
3. Best HTML5 Website Design: TheWildernessDowntown
4. Best Music Website Design: Thesixtyone.com
5. Best Design Shop Website Design: Wonderwall  

To view the entire article as well as Mashable's commentary on each choice – go here. 

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Denice MacDonald

[Source/Credit: 5 Website Designs That Blew Us Away (Mashable Awards) by Jolie O'Dell]