While not as great as their earlier beta site that we reviewed here on UMS. I still like this iteration. It's clean and open and the lighter background/approach I think suits the game better. I many ways it's a much simpler approach for the content, which could easily...
halfofus.com.au
Beautiful site design with some truly beautiful printed work. I love the strong blocky-ness to the layout, it just works so well with the sample prints. Super great cause too. BTW - this is my favorite one.
decode.uk.com
I really dig the depth of this single page site design by Elliot Jay Stocks. It has such a nice tactile feel to it and the transparencies are a really nice touch. It's beautifully responsive too. Love it!
hellofisher.com
I love the clean and bold design of the hellofisher.com website. I also love the responsive treatment, go ahead resize the thing...that's a nice touch with the main images in the header. What I like most is the deceptive simplicity in this website. There's a lot going...
hellogiggles.com
Neat 3 column blog design. I like some of the details like the logo when you mouse over it. The main navigation should make an icon lovers day. Overall everything appears to be kept consistent visually, which is sometimes tough with a blog that has a lot of posts like...
carnette.ro
Nice looking single page website design. I like the large product screenshot placed beside the smaller thumbnails in circles. That looks kind of dynamic in comparison. The illustrations are nice too, would love to see more of that style used.
kyan.com
There's just so much going on that's badass about this site design. It feels like one of those 'art directed' style posts but it's a full out website. There's some super sweet slideshow/animation(ish) stuff going on with the main slideshow that simply makes me smile....
cginspired.com
Really beautifully designed (responsive too!) portfolio website for/by Chris Godby. I love how the work is just put out front like it is here, front and center is the way to go. I also love letting the work speak for itself. I'm a bit undecided though about how long...
foalio.com
Pretty good looking portfolio destination/listing type website. I like the colors and strong square(ish) layout as you make your way down the page. I like a lot of the small detail work across this site, very well crafted visually.
confab2012.com
Beautiful conference website. It has some really nice subtle interactions as well as solid execution. I particularly like the responsive design treatment(s). Make sure you check them out. The navigation design by itself is my favorite part.
halo.xbox.com
Pretty cool execution for a video game website. These types of sites are notorious for just being terrible IMHO. This one for Halo pulls it off well with a nice adaptive execution. Found via @kenseals
teamtreehouse.com
Beautifully done relaunch of Carsonified's treehouse (was membership.thinkvitamin.com). The design is really clean and clear and doesn't get in the way for users, but has plenty of depth with the icons/badges that should give you plenty of eye candy to look at. (Hint:...
epiclabs.com
Epiclabs.com is a nice little site that has great art. The transitions between pages are really fun and give the site an energy it would have lacked without a little motion. Its amazing how just a little animation makes a site feel that much more interactive. Plus,...
myjive.com
The newly relaunched website for Myjive , a website & other interactive product design company, is just stellar. There are some neat pieces to the design like the fixed header to the background imagery used on each section/page. I love that it's responsive adaptive...
custora.com
Custora.com has a beautiful color palette. The soft browns and creams are very different from many of the sites that we review. Most designers these days seem to favor achromatics or bright, highly saturated palettes. custora.com's colors are rich and sophisticated...
contentsmagazine.net
via @wyattdanger "Great web design, an excellent example of mobile first: @contents contentsmagazine.net" Contentsmagazine.net is a great example of design that is loosely structured but still successful. The design is very whitespace heavy and content rich, with very...
neighborhood-studio.com
via @MattStevensCLT "Today, playing the role of guy that makes me feel inadequate, Mr. @Curtis_Jinkins & his new site http://www.neighborhood-studio.com/ sweet stuff, dude." Neighborhood-studio.com is blank slate design. Every element is crisp and tight and...
strangenative.com
Minimal, beautiful and functional - well done. I love the simplicity that I find in the Strange Native blog for Russ Maschmeyer. Also beautifully responsive and backed up by good articles and ideas. I especially like the blast of color in the footer. Enjoy!
bhdp.com
bhdp.com is a nice site that emphasizes strong grid based design and typography. I like how everything is simple but fitting. The site holds a wealth of information about their work, strategy and insights, which is great. All too often this kind of sites can seem void...
jacadi.com
jacadi.com is a really elegant site. Its fluid (to a point) and utilizes beautiful images (and HUGE! I mean it, the large images are all just under 200k and some pages load 5 or six of them. Wowza...) as to the main backdrop for its sales message. I really like to...
deafpigeon.co.uk
deafpigeon.co.uk is a really nice blog about fixed gear bikes and related bike stuff. Its a great combination of photography and understated design. I like the site's 'back to basics' approach to organizing and presenting content. Everything is clearly labeled and...
millenniumpromise.org
I like the open feel to this design. The oversized feeling main photo slideshow is nice and the way there is space between that and the header navigation for two calls-to-action is clever. The layout feels almost centered being anchored with the three column section...
womens.timberland.com
This website has a picturesque magazine feel that takes full advantage of the browser window. This "wide open" layout is really appropriate for the content and imagery; the winter landscapes and product portraits look great. Many of the interactions are animated and...
benmarkowitz.com
benmarkowitz.com is definitely nice to look at though its a little contrasty even on a clear monitor. Its a great variation on a primary triad color scheme and responsive to boot! But this site is an undeniably great example of what can be done with a little jQuery...
inmotionmassage.co.uk
Clever visual(s) with the hand and target illustrations set fixed to the left sidebar area. The icons over the navigation items are nice too. I like the trim design here it's easy and quick to take in.
bigbitecreative.com
Nice balance between minimalism and dense design. There's a nice amount of whitespace with pockets of packed-in information. Like the subpages where there are the red circular icons for the different sections. Nice basic grid layout under the whole thing makes for a...
bigdaddyweave.com
Nice use of texture across the design elements of this website. I like the colors (even the dark background). I like the clear definition between the top portion, with the slideshow, and then the bottom section that's more blog like.
englishworkshop.eu
englishworkshop.eu is a sweet and simple design by Simple as Milk for the English Workshop. Its a site that paints in broad strokes, the text is big and the content areas as are the color separations. I wonder about hiding the bulk of the content behind artwork (the...
lekcjezywejhistorii.pl
Really unique looking illustrations on this website. I really like the almost chalk drawing art mixed with the tighter more computer derived looking elements. The artwork in the footer is just beautiful.
backyard.com
I don't know much about producing commercials, but I'd imagine that editing is one of the most important aspects. When filming, you most likely end up with way more footage than you keep so things need to be trimmed down, positioned correctly, and polished off. I feel...
