February 4, 2010 | 4 likes | 2 comments
Happy Cog have been hard at work on the new Visit Philly site recently. Compared with the previous version, this site is the best in the entire universe - in all aspects. I haven't really been able to test this site in a real world scenario, as I haven't visited Philadelphia in 14 years. However, I think they've made some interesting choices in the content shown in the dropdown menus and the content, such as the itineraries.
February 4, 2010 | 7 likes | 1 comments
In the same fashion as JasonSanta Maria, YaronSchoen and Dustin Curtis, Trent Walton individually designs every single blog post/article he writes. Beautiful and inspirational. Now all I need to do, is turn my simple tumblelog into something beautiful, personal and intelligent. Via @paravelinc.
February 2, 2010 | 8 likes | 2 comments
Huh? Two Flash sites in a row. I must be crazy. Wrangler's latest campaign offering features some truly mesmerizing elements. Each photo is in fact an interactive video that may be played forward or backward. What's amazing about this is the fact that you pull on the clothes, and how this makes you feel. It just works perfectly. Via @inahill. (The downside with Flash sites like this one is, as always, the awful, constant 100% CPU usage.)
February 1, 2010 | 11 likes | 0 comments
I'm selling colors, the tagline for Adhemas Batista's portfolio site is very fitting. His work makes powerful use of bold colors often combined with abstract or almost psychedelic shapes and imagery. I've been so lucky to have had the joy of relying on his services a few years ago, and can attest to his mad skills. His portfolio was last showcased here on Styleboost in 2006, but was recently redesigned.
February 1, 2010 | 8 likes | 0 comments
Easily one of the best sites I've seen in a long time. Personal portfolio/blog sites for designers come a dime a dozen, Yaron has created a remarkable combination of colors, illustrations, typography and whitespace. My favorite part about his site is how he has individually designed project page and blog post. Exquisite work.
January 31, 2010 | 2 likes | 0 comments
Carsonified's work with the site to accompany the first official Twitter developer conference is top notch. The hand-drawn style is the main attraction on this site. However, the lovely tweak of the original Twitter color scheme combined with the subtle webkit-animations and the large type makes for a quite spectacular visual experience. This site is spot on and full of character.
January 27, 2010 | 10 likes | 0 comments
HiiDef Inc. is a web product incubator started in 2008 by a team from Vimeo, Meetup, Pronto, IAC/InterActiveCorp and Digitalmash. My favorite part about this site? The large type, theexcellent use of colors and the tiled background, combined with an intuitive interface, of course.
January 26, 2010 | 7 likes | 0 comments
Despite discovering this site through Smashing Magazine's Showcase of Web Design In Germany, I find this Swiss site to to be quite a beauty. There are so many details, and the changeable background color is a nice touch.
January 26, 2010 | 13 likes | 1 comments
Despite being a Marmite lover, Simon is a skilled Creative Director at Erskine Design. His recently relaunched portfolio is a beauty that really shines through its use of great typography and wonderful illustrations. Via Factoryjoe's Flickr stream.
January 25, 2010 | 3 likes | 1 comments
Another fantastic single page portfolio. What really makes this one stand out is the super bold navigation (= excellent typography), as well as the high quality of the works shown. Truly bad ass work by ex-TDR designer David Bailey.