So I was doing a little reading this weekend, and I stumbled back on to UXPin. They have an e-book of "The Best Web Designs of 2015-2016" which is excellent work. We're actually going to use some of their suggested sites in the future, since between all the...
We really like this one from McFadden Gavender out of Tucson because of the awesome video background off what looks to be a elevated train (where though?) - and the good use of muted image / color backgrounds too on the home page. Great first step into their world....
Happy New Year! Each week, we do a round up of curated "stuff from the interwebs" that we call Radar. In this week's 126th Radar: Exploring Shapes to Create Star Wars Characters: A Guide for Non-Designers When it comes to the epic that is Star Wars, there are very few...
As a founder of seven companies over the years - I can say that something like the site Founder Mantras is good, quick inspiration in a pinch. Love the simple design - just load up the content - and let it go - nice.
Cool site as a build up to a book release later this year, for The Sound of Silence - and the site I think is called We Doki Doki. See more from the designer here: From the Designer: We Doki Doki explores a new Japanese onomatopoeic sound each month and is the...
This. Site. From top to bottom I love. It's a great exercise in branding and keeping your message through every single detail. It's also super well done and beautiful. Also, I like Vikings. Seriously, go spend time on the site and enjoy the details. From the Designer:...
I have to admit that when Jeff Gordon came into the sport of NASCAR, I wasn't a big fan (I was an Earnhardt fan) - but I've grown to like Wonder Boy and the Rainbow Warriors over the years. This tribute site to his 24+ year career is pretty sweet - love the use of the...
Cool year in review site from Vox Media out of DC. The split screen, with copy and stats on the left, and representative (fun) illustrations on the right work well. I imagine for other YIR pages for other companies, this is more of a sum up - but I see the pure...
Love this site from The Nature Conservancy out of Arlington, Virginia. It's their "global" sub-domain, slightly separate from their main site - I kind of hope they change the main site to this format. There's a lot here - but three things I like specifically: - Love...
Really dig this site from Firebelly out of Chicago - especially for the hamburger boxes off the About page. They've made a strong decision to emphasize their work (see the home page is the Work page), and allow you to filter the work from the off-screen nav (to not...
I like the simplicity of this site by Cocoon out of the UK - I kind of like that they don't do images until later in the page. Then they keep it clean past that. The project detail pages are nice too - images can be large, and don't know how quickly they come through...
This is a fun site from Aloha Buggies in Hawaii - great artwork throughout. I wish the mobile version was the same as the desktop - but I'm glad there is a mobile version. Working with a travel company for their site, we know organizing all of this - plus the...
This is a cool agency site out of Santiago, Chile from Alce. Love the coloring - I wish it scrolled a little slower so you could see the work done on the parallax. Other than that - pretty decent. From the Designer: Agencia digital en Santiago Chile. Diseño de paginas...
Cool shopping site out of Australia for The Practical Man. We've seen a couple of sites like this, that has that letterpress, old time order pad patterning - but we haven't really seen it with a shopping site. The product category and brand pages are pretty sweet when...
I happened to be listening to Beastie Boys while writing this review - shout out to Brooklyn - where Frank Chimero is from. New Year - new Frank portfolio site. It's clean and crisp, minimal, and is featuring his writing. The Library page is a cool idea - and the...
On a side note since this is the last UMS Post of the year - thanks all for a great 2015! See you next year! Each week, we do a round up of curated "stuff from the interwebs" that we call Radar. In this week's 125th Radar: Copying Text From Images to Your Clipboard...
Here's a clean and interesting way to display movie times for a theater / cinema in Leipzig Germany. It has some moving pieces, but the site is designed simply enough to get to whatever info you need. From the Designer: Clean and mobil optimized Page for the...
Quick good one-pager from Geeky Works out of India. I like how they try to make it a little interactive with entering your name - and it types out a personalized greeting. From the Designer: We recently redesigned our Website and would love to get some feedback from...
This is a good, quick portfolio for graphic designer, Lu Yu, out of Istanbul. It looks like it was built on Semplice - but it also looks like Yu works with Semplice. I like the off-set sections of the home page, and how the project names are attached to the images,...
Good design work out of Rhode Island from Shellshock. Really like the look of the hamburger drawer nav, like the rest of the site, is very clean and easy to navigate. From the Designer: We're a design + digital agency based in Providence, Rhode Island. After a major...
We've done some work for some printing companies (both 2 and 3d) in the past year, and know how hard it can be to merge the design side of a client facing website, with the functionality of an ordering web app. This site from Rush Flyer Printing out of NYC, is a good...
Each week, we do a round up of curated "stuff from the interwebs" that we call Radar. In this week's 124th Radar: The Value of a Digital Project Manager A 2015 DPM Summit Recap The Life of ¶: The History of the Paragraph How can we build a better web experience? By...
I'll admit - it took me a minute to get into this website, The Travel Web Design Agency, by WebbedFeetUK. I like movement on sites, but I wasn't sure if this was too much all at once on-scroll - plus, it's very SEO'd - so that deterred me - since we get a lot.. a...
We've seen and built hundreds of law sites - so always interested to see other's takes lawyer sites. This one for Rocco Law out of Philadelphia, built by Blinebury Design - is very good. It's the small things that get me - besides the compact color scheme, with good...
Good stuff from NewDealDesign out of San Francisco. The site's cool and vibrant - their work is freaking awesome. From the Designer: Matchmaking people, culture and technology, we build joyful physical and digital experiences for innovators big and small. Strategic...
We're not Arsenal fans here at the house, but I still like the work of Ostmodern (even their Arsenal site) out of London. Clean and bright, and not overbearing. From the Designer: Hard for me not to be biased as we designed and built this site! Ostmodern are a 60...
Decent site from Snipcart out of Quebec - one thing I like is the mega-dropdown in the nav - keeps the site cleaner. Also like the line illustrations on each page (and in the nav) - cool. From the Designer: Complete marketing website for Snipcart, a developer-first...
I want one. Cool site from Vinli that allows wifi and apps for your car - I like the movement and quick svg line drawings to give a cool, but light feel to the site. And, um, I want one.
Each week, we do a round up of curated "stuff from the interwebs" that we call Radar. In this week's 123rd Radar: 8 Killer eBooks on UX Design That You Can Get For Free UX design is something very close to our hearts at UsabilityTools, so we’ve scoured the web for you...
Good looking real estate site for Eighty East out of Melbourne, Australia - done by Yoke. I actually like the Chinese version a little better - the characters fit in with the aesthetic of the site even better in that version. Twitter: @welcometoyoke Role: Designer &...
