by Gene Crawford | Dec 12, 2013 | Gallery
I really dig the new Skookum website design. It’s very clean and professional feeling but also has a vibe that is counter to an overly technical appeal. There is just enough movement and little surprises tucked away here and there to keep a level of dynamism in...
by Gene Crawford | Dec 9, 2013 | Gallery, Screencast Review
The new Google Ventures site is an interesting study in creating something rich and minimal. Rich in that there are a number of visual and interactive features that make the site interesting and extremely navigable. I’m not a huge fan of the side-based fly out...
by Gene Crawford | Dec 3, 2013 | Gallery
I love the Design Week Portland 2013 site design. The way the images flow through in the main image area as you scroll down the page is a very cool interaction. Taking your mouse away from the area makes the image disappear as well. I like the rest of the layout too,...
by Gene Crawford | Dec 3, 2013 | Gallery, Shopping
The newly updated Ugmonk store site is very clean and straightforward, enabling the user to very easily look through their products. I particularly like the header nav design. The way the store nav is “featured” by sticking in place as you scroll down the...
by Gene Crawford | Dec 2, 2013 | Gallery
I like the implied simplicity of the viewflux site design. It starts off with large photos in a slideshow which seem noisy visually but then it tapers off into some really nicely done grid layout and easy to read copy design. I particularly dig the way the tour page...