Beautiful, by YooTheme uses of typography in the website, subtle drop shadows, great use of the menu system from the Zoo Framework and very well laid out template. Perfect for an app developer website but can very easily be adapted for many other uses. I found that this one from YooTheme stood out brilliantly from their showcase of templates.

Gravity, by Themexpert was the use of colour in the design of the template. Careful attention has been applied to various parts of the layout.

Portfolio, by JoomlArt is just a perfectly designed website for a real estate portfolio or real estate agent website. Careful attention to all aspects of a real estate site have been looked at from large slide shows, property search modules and also has a interesting property display showcase. Wonderfully pieced together!

Camber, by Rockettheme, a clean cut website that allows the designer to really showcase products on a website clearly. Rocketheme once again have carefully balanced the use of AJAX and creative design in this template. Overall just simple and elegant.

Game Magazine, by Gavick, the images and layout was very appropriate for this type of website. Use of images, layout, typography and great integration with K2 is why I've chosen Game Magazine as one of my best picks for 2011.

Source: Joomla.org