Submitted by Jeremy Mansfield, @brandaiddesign. Creative Director.
New website for New York Times best selling author Susan Wels, designed to showcase her new book on Amelia Earhart, “The Thrill of It”.
There’s not a lot technically going on with this design that would make it one of the greats, but it’s put together well visually and I love the real world elements mixed to help tell the story better. I like they got the page feeling like it was from that particular time in history too.
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Thanks guys for the addition and write up. You’re right about it being minimal on the technical flair. We actually did this on “less” than a shoestring budget because it was a site too good to pass up. We decided the client was better served with the creative execution vs. technical execution on such a small budget. Always a tough call, but a great experience and client, nonetheless.