5d Institute

5d Institute

I was immediately drawn to this website by its unusual use of the grid on the larger screened “desktop” layout. The navigation and logo area are split into two 50% columns. This simplicity allows other elements to be moved purposefully “off grid”. It’s eye-catching,...
whiteboard.is

whiteboard.is

Man this site is mind blowing. It’s really simple in it’s layout and visual framework but it’s just so chock full of cool stuff to look at. I really love the scrolling videos in the background they help tell the story so quickly without really...
Mezzolab

Mezzolab

Mezzolab is a nice modern portfolio site with attractive ice cream colors. Many of the interactions are fairly standard: rollovers with detailed information on the portfolio links, static nav,  scaling logo, etc., but the complete package is impressive. The design...
Creative Jar

Creative Jar

Dern. This site has a lot going on at once. I really like to see designs that push conventions into new territory and creativejar have done that in a few ways. The layout of the homepage content is modular, but only loosely structured. This is interesting, but if...
VCU.edu

VCU.edu

The new VCU site (specifically the home page) is chock full of info that’s nicely organized and presented. Despite all that’s going on here, I feel like they struck a good balance between practical and promotional elements. Even more impressive is the...