BigCartel 2014 Recap

BigCartel 2014 Recap

I really like this trend over the past couple of years of companies spending a little time summing up their year in a fun and interesting way. BigCartel has done that here with their 2014 “Cheers to Last Year”. SVG and illustration rich – and smart...
Wolf and Son

Wolf and Son

What a beautiful grid based layout for the Wolf and Son website. There isn’t much I don’t like about this site design. The colors and photography really just seal the deal to make this a really great looking site.
Burton Snowboards

Burton Snowboards

I took my son snowboarding for the first time at Beech Mountain (@BeechMtnResort North Carolina) last Friday (and ok, it was only my second time) – so we took lessons (because last time, 10 years ago, I only lasted 4 hours, and watched my buddies for the rest of...
ArtSocket Posters

ArtSocket Posters

It’s kind of nice when the designer reviews the site for you. It helps when they’re right in their assessment of their work – Dmitri Tcherbadji did that for me here with talking about ArtSocket. From the Designer: “This is a three-year...
Reporter Italy

Reporter Italy

I don’t wear custom fitted dress shirts – who am I kidding, I’m wearing a Kickball.com tee on top of a Captain America compression shirt while at work… last week when my in-laws spent the night, on Monday morning asked me “And what are...
Five Simple Steps

Five Simple Steps

Love the changes to the Five Simple Steps site from when we reviewed them last March.  This feels right – it’s clean, simple, beautiful, and practical like the books they sell. It looks to be built on Shopify, but doesn’t have the feel of most...