There are two ways that you can go when designing a 404 page for your website. You could go the sensible route and make it professional, usable and try to help the reader find exactly what they were looking for. Or, you could design a 404 page that not only defines the character of your website but also makes it a pleasure and surprise to the user.
It’s amazing the lasting effect a sprinkle of humor and lots of creativity can have on a user, and it will certainly make your site that little bit more memorable.
Below, we have a collection of sites that have taken the time to create a highly creative 404 page. You may notice that some do not even meet the most basic usability guidelines, but who cares; they will make you smile! Hope you enjoy them!
404 Glitch (404.ie)
404 Illustrated Space Page (by Viktor Kern)
Virtual Reality 404 Page (virtualbuilding.global)
404 Page Illustration (by Craftwork Design)
Clay Shooting 404 (by Viktor Kern)
Can’t Touch This 404 (phive.pt)
Doctor Who Illustration Error 404 (by Alessandro Ceporina)
Sunrise Error 404 Page Not Found (by Theme Boo)
End of Production Line 404 (panike.pt)
Back to the Future 404 (by Zazuly Aziz)
Simple 404 Milk Carton Illustration (by Igor Plac)
Creative 404 Page Collection (by UserThemes)
Well, this is embarrassing 404 (welikesmall.com)
Oops! We can’t find the page (by Rizvan Baghirli)
Sorry, there’s nothing here (http://onesharedhouse.com)
404 Page Illustrations (by craftworkdesign)
Oh F*ck! Page Not Found (by Bakhtiyar Sattarov)
Whoops! We have a problem (vspicer.com)
Pigeon 404 (Natalia Lashko)
DOZ – Creative 404 Pages (by Madeon08)
404 – It looks like you’re lost (by Olia Gozha)
Holy 404 Error, Space Ghost (by Ben Jordan)
Sush.io 404 page (by Kevin Cdnc)
404 Error Page (by Justicon)
Oops! Look like the page is lost… (flippingbook.com)
Stranger Things 404 Page (by Michael Tsirakis)
The Dribbble 404 Page (by Rogie)
404 Banner & Landing Page (by AQR Studio)
Oh no, bad luck! (marvelapp.com)
Android 404 Page Not Found (android.com)
Animated Bokeh 404 (hotdot.pro)
404 Page Illustrations (by Craftwork Design)
Where’s the page, Lebowski? (by Dmitry Z.)
404 Got Nothing (by Greg Lapin)
Happy 404 day! (by Vlad Shagov)
Ultimate Creative 404 Pages (by Mexopixel)
Dear Happy Internet Traveler (orangecoat.com)
Oh Snap! 404 Error (brandcrowd.com)
Break Apart Text 404 Page (by Lena Zaytseva)
Holey moley! This really sucks (getflywheel.com)
The New Yorker 404 (newyorker.com)
Broken Page 404 (by Phillip Kovalev)
404 Page (by Hrvoje Dominko)
Deserted Page Animation (by Manu)
This page is devoid of function! (distilled.net)
This is not the page you are looking for (github.com)
Animated 404 Black Hole (by Elsie Chen)
The page you were looking for does not exist (tacobell.com)
NASA 404 Page Concept (by Tay Marvin)
404 Error Page (by akhil chandh)
