We wanted to show you FontShop today - kind of a hybrid Gallery post / Radar-like resource, by Monotype. Like the different feel of the site based on the colors and the general layout - and actually, you can change the theme color (once you get to the detail pages)....
In this week's 101st Radar: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Candidates’ Logos, Ranked DRUNK USER TESTING Apple: UI Design Do’s and Don’ts How to Integrate SEO Elements to Move Beyond Responsive Creating Realistic Text with CSS An Inside Look at Facebook’s Approach to...
Giovanni Ghirardi portfolio site, out of Veriona, Italy, has some cool, avant garde stylings. Love how the honeycomb selfie is used with the tilted rectangle to give some real texture above the fold. Also like the hamburger drawer that comes down from the top. ...
Yes - I was the one that approved the Neutron Creative site out of Raleigh, NC. Some of you may ask "why?" - because it's a big picture and some text. The reason: I think with some agency sites, we get too wrapped up in trying to show off every trick and new thingy in...
This is a solid and quick portfolio site from Dice Sales out of Christchurch, NZ. I like the integration of the background photography to the Recent Works section - he's a designer and photographer, so cool to show off both types of work. I think I also like the fact...
Big Drop, out of New York - their biggest strength on the site is the eye popping photography of real things, and how they stand out on the page. Also really like the "Request a Quote" banner (top right) and the surprise movement you get with it. @bigdropinc
Like the look of the new LSU (Louisiana State University) website. Not wild about the colors... because I'm a U of South Carolina fan... so discount what I just said - the those are school colors, and look good for the site 🙂 Think it's interesting how it starts to...
Partners for Our Children is one of those sites that has great purpose, yet may not be seen as 'cool'. Being in public service or government related areas sometimes makes organizations think they are alleviated from the 'burden' of good design, but we have seen many...
I love just about everything on this website. I luuuurve the illustration work for the bottle labels. On the site itself I really dig the simple layout and colors, I especially like the fly out illustrations as you scroll down too. Now, if I could only try one of...
Finally - really good state government website for New York (I hear RFPs being typed out for other states as you read... well we can dream right?) Great organization and really visually established sections. I'm curious about the billboard, cardish design slider -...
I'm a quote person - have them delivered daily to my interweb mail portal. The Quotarty looks pretty fun - looks like a very updated and organized quote site, compared to the normal, spammy, 1996 quote sites that, well have been around since 1996 (yes there are ads on...
We've seen a lot of "newspaper / magazine" type site launches this year - and cool to see America's oldest weekly magazine do the same. Like the top story categories at the top of the page (think they change as big issues do). Really like the feel and flow of the main...
Pretty cool site from the National Safety Council, called My Car Does What?: "MyCarDoesWhat.org is a national campaign to help educate drivers on new vehicle safety technologies designed to help prevent crashes. These technologies range from increasing the stability...
Dang. Enough said. @wearetopsecret
In this week's 100th Radar (yay us): Safari is the new IE What’s Different About User Experience Design for the Internet of Things? Stop Sprinkling Emotion, Start Creating Magic and Meaning Market - Best Tools for Everyone Style Guides Every Startup Should See in the...
Really like this Studio D Photographers site out of Canada. A lot of moving parts through out the site and the blog - and I think it's playing off of a newer color trend (red, black, off-white so we can start to get away from teal and magenta..). Very cool to see that...
We've reviewed Uniiti's work out of France before - this looks like their recommendation app for restaurants and other services. Apparently the footer landscape image changed. Last night it was a dark sky with a rocket ship and this morning it's a bright day near the...
Designer Helen Holmes' site is a little different than most portfolios - and from the content on the site - I'm guessing Helen Holmes is too - in this world - that's a good thing! The site is light, and in parts asymmetrical, and just generally has a cool vibe....
Love to see sports sites being redesigned over the past couple of years - like this one for the Fighting Illini, in, well, Illini country. It's device sensitive, and looks big and bold on both desktop and mobile. I'm not a big fan of sticky headers with sticky footers...
Ok - I don't know who Axwell and Ingrosso are (musicians out of Sweden who play every Wednesday in Ibiza)  - but my girls liked their video and music when I played it for them this morning (good message btw). Their website, designed by @kaleidco, is pretty bold -...
Love the opening and closing imagery for Slick Design out of Perth - the movement on the page is pretty cool too (would actually like to see more of it all the way through). From the Designer: This is a beautiful, sleek website that reflects the client's brand....
I'm not always a huge fan of super dark websites like these, but in this case there are some pretty great parts. I like the gold mixed in with the dark vibe. I like the second section, under the hero/video area a great deal. I really like how it loads in. I'm not a...
Cool portfolio site from Adrian Balkwill out of Ontario - like his work and his call to action at the bottom of the work pages. (also - love the Mario favicon) From the Designer: I have been working on this site and rather like it and I hope you do too. Submitted by:...
Really cool design for the ClĂnica Good Hope (out of Peru) - especially for a hospital. A lot of flat icon and illustration work here - and interesting points of navigation/sub-nav through out. It's mobile friendly too - out pacing many hospitals here in the US. From...
Interesting twist on mixing a large hero/video area and a slider like interaction. The home page scrolls well into the about section, I think it works pretty well actually. Simply because they don't hide the nav under a hamburger nav and just lay it out. I do love the...
Very interesting take on "pages" for a website. I do like the concept here, I also like the fact that the designer is willing to push the limits visually with this and actually use it in production. Bravo and good stuff. From the Designer: I think this website is...
Website for the Space City JS conference in Houston. I like the play between the name and Houston! This site isn't like a traditional web conference site, it doesn't do what you'd expect and put the images of the speakers front and center. I like that. I like that...
There is some really fun interaction going on here. The logo and the mouseover animation is brilliant, I love the top left treatment too. Down to the interactions over the work samples as you scroll down the home page which are nicely done as well. These guys really...
In this week's Radar: Discover the power of SVG BrandColors How to Design for Multiple Languages The 10 Commandments of Good Form Design on the Web Buffer's loading animation How mobile impacts local government communications The Debate Around “Do We Even Need CSS...
Really clear and clever website for Natasha Sumant. I dig the imagery and the way it's worked up into a slight parallax vibe. I think clients in the wild will have a pretty solid response to this website.
