Really cool looking music blog. I love the simple approach to the layout with the complexity of the fixed footer nav. Keeping it thin like this is also a cool design decision that really makes this site stand out after you've left. Each time i've looked at it I've...
accessibilitysummit.org
Nice dynamic looking layout while at the same time it's incredibly simple and straight forward. The clean lines and clearly defined grid/box shapes really compartmentalize the layout quite well.
damngood.de
The thing I notice first about this site is the patterns and slight textures weaved all around and into the design. That's really what makes this site unique. It has an overall 'crafty' feel but not completely, it doesn't go over the top, it stops with it at just the...
madebywater.com
Submitted by Jordan Vitanov. Role: Designer & Developer. I'm Jordan Vitanov, digital artist and designer, working in web development and print media. Overall this is a very simliar web designer/dev layout formula. The single page scroller with some info graphics in...
stopthecandyshop.com
Cool looking site, I love the color choices here. The colors really stand out to me as being something you don't see all the time. Nice illustrative work here too, the candy imagery and the floury looking pieces really help to add to that unique vibe of the site. It's...
alinga.com.au
There is a ton of interactive elements on this page. The main one I want to point out is the header navigation. I love that movement, it's a great surprise when you discover it. I was a little let down that there wasn't different imagery for each navigation stack but...
robedwards.org
This design reminds me of those turn of the century posters where they used as many display fonts as possible. I love it, it's also a pretty darn cool example of executing that design style with web fonts. It doesn't all look like live fonts but the idea is there for...
matchstic.com
Interesting layout with the header and exposed sub navigation elements that fold up when you 'minimize' it. Also with the large images in the background that constantly change/update. It's a really well done site, especially as you navigate around and discover there's...
symbolicons.com
Aside from being some really great looking icons, this simple layout sells them very effectively. The clean smooth boxy shapes of the icons are reflected well in the design elements of the page but with a nice illustrative touch using the robot in the top section of...
efingo.com
I really love the character put into this sigle page scroller site. The dark backgrounds sets the mood and the illustration and roll over detail adds a nice layer of surprise to the design. The lines really help guide your eye around and down the page too. I also love...
infinvision.com
Infinvision.com is clean and content rich. We get quite a few professional web design and development sites and often they are beautiful and somewhat void of actual content other than links to project sites. infinvision.com integrates uses a pleasant almost whimsical...
experiencialecom.com.br
This site is gorgeous. The pantings that act as transitions between content pages are truly great. Because they bridge the gap between pages, they create an expansive feel to the design that doesn't exist with most sites. Its probably the most successful transition...
oipolloi.com
A simple way to sort and view products. Everything arranged in a big grid. Nice bold coloring and clear sections. I really like this layout for browsing and sorting, you just can't beat a simple mechanic like this. Nice colors and the birds add good character too.
jpedrazzini.com
Jpedrazzini.com is a pretty simple site designed to showcase Pedrazzini's high profile design work, which is pretty stunning. It has character and basically gets out of the way. A no frills site with just enough character.
fe.rocious.com
Fe.rocious.com has great content. The are just now working on their second issue but they have some really nice art and literature for us to poke through. The site uses a nice combination of soft blue, white, and tan to create a 'screen pressed' feel that lends itself...
wearefixel.com
Wearefixel.com is a pretty progressive site. It incorporates typekit for live custom fonts, is powered by Wordpress and employs jQuery for its interactivity. It also has a great sense of humor. They are a young team of guys and it shows in their site design, which is...
macaronibros.com
I kind of love it and I kind of don't at the same time. The art and tone are hilariously tongue-in-cheek but the design is a little too 'in-your-face-every-element-is-going-to-be-humongous'. But... then again, it kind of works because of the hilariously...
dunnellondepot.com
Dunnellondepot.com is a great site. Its design perfectly suits the content. It has strong architectural lines and a tidy compact structure. And the logo is awesome. Mix that up with a pretty sweet vector illustration for the homepage and you've got something...
darkskymagazine.com
Darkskymagazine.com is a simple but highly functional site. Its pleasing symmetry is used to effectively create a separation of content. When you click on the three main links it feels less like moving to another page and more like some kind of jQuery tab transition....
level9design.com
There are lots of little specific things I like about this website. The fixed header design, the way the blog display on the home page uses a circle to hold the head shots of the post's author. The skills display area, where the specific things this firm can do for...
cascadebreweryco.com.au
So, I am going to talk about all the awesomeness of this site because, truly it is a wonder to behold. In list form: -The art is badass and there is so much of it! Every illustration is perfect for the content and has a light but technical feel about it. -The...
fhoke.com
The fhoke.com website is a well balanced experience. I dig the fixed sidebar navigation area and the strong red color used sparingly makes things really stand out well. In our screen cast review Giovanni and I both really liked this design. The thing that really...
trappedoor.com
The Trappe Door blog is a nice one. I like the fixed nav on the left and the textural feel to this site is so subtle, like a fine Belgian Ale (ugh...) I love the colors and that logo is quite awesome. It's just a simple photo blog, done right.
ryanscherf.net
This is a beautifully textured portfolio site for Ryan Scherf. The landscape header is pretty stunning and provides a great backdrop for the textual use of multiple typefaces. The rich colors, while varied, are deep and earthy. I don't know what it says about one's...
adcmw.org
Submitted by Samantha Warren @samanthatoy. Role: Designer. The Art Directors Club of Metro Washington DC is a traditional design organization in the DC area who is excited about inspiring and educating both the web and print communities in our nation's capitol. They...
cofamedia.com
I like the strong diagonals used across the home page. I also really like all the interaction detail put into the main navigation. The mouse over for the contact (phone #) is really great. This site has really great feel and rhythm visually across almost all the...
orangeyouglad.com
Fun looking website design. I like the mouse over animation on the clouds, that's a nice little detail to discover and really adds depth to the design. It's really a pretty simple layout accentuated with those fun elements, it's a nice combo.
ciceroinc.com
This website is absolutely beautiful. Those illustrations that as far as Giovanni and I can tell are hand made and photographed. Just fantastic. The site is broken up into two large halves basically, the top is dark and contains some nice imagery and beautifully...
Wade a Retrospective
Interesting visual experiment, bonus points for it not being a big image, but discreet HTML/CSS pieces. It's cool to look at how these simple lines and circles clearly explain what type of guy Wade is and what he's made of.
toasteddigital.com
Really fun animated website. These guys are really into javascript animation and it really shows. The illustrations are fun and look good lending a very laid back and fun atmosphere to these guys. Then the majority of the site's content is loaded into an animated...
