April 30, 2009
I don't understand much of the text on this page, but that doesn't really matter here on Styleboost. What does matter, however, is the beauty of it all. With the delicate sprinkles of jQuery, this is one of the friendliest sites I've visited all day.
April 29, 2009
WhereCloud is in the business of "state of the art mobile and location-based solutions". This small Canadian firm's site caught my eye mainly for one reason. I think the levels of navigation works really well on this one. I know it isn't a huge site, so they don't need to clutter it with all kinds of stuff. But I think the main navigation and the subnavigation are in perfect harmony. Perhaps it's the large size of the clickable areas (i.e. buttons), or perhaps it's the fact that both levels of navigation are close to the middle of the screen. Not really sure there, you see. Anyhow, the point is that I love this site.
April 29, 2009
Big Spaceship is a digital agency in NYC with a special focus on web design. Their portfolio site is top notch in my book. Nothing extraordinary in the sense of being "unfamiliar". But the site is definitely up there when it comes to a clean, professional execution. It was truly a pleasure to visit.
April 29, 2009
A simple blog/news + some company info site. The grid is nice, the colors are fresh and the typography works well.
April 4, 2009
The Oslo based snowboard clothing line Whiteout has a stunning online presence. This is one of the most impressive all Flash sites I've seen in a long time. And it's filled with little easter eggs, which is nice ... as it's easter soon. E.g. try hovering over the little iPod or the watch, if you can find them. Site by Heydays while art direction was done in-house by Norrøna Sport.
March 20, 2009
Every once in a while, a major, content driven site dares to do something different, something a bit experimental. The Museum of Modern Art just did such a thing with the main site navigation when they recently launched a redesigned site. Stuck at the bottom of the browser window, the MoMA navigation bar reminds me of the Google Friend Connect bar. I think it's a bold move that works well.
February 15, 2009
This interface got to me straight away. The intense colors and the unusual placement of interface elements as I moved along, definitely intrigued me and made me read more of the content than I had planned. Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation has a great little, red site.
February 15, 2009
In the words of Andreas Melvær, one of the developers: "We bought a lot of plywood some 40 meters of wooden beams, a birds house for the home icon, a folder for the portfolio icon, spray cans, paint, wallpaper and a lots of other stuff, the video tells the rest of the story."
January 5, 2009
Tim van Damme was one of the hottest web designers of 2008, and a couple of weeks ago he launched his redesigned blog. With a color scheme to die for and a layout to kill for, it's impossible to deny the droolworthyness of this blog. Spot on, if you ask me.
October 6, 2008
Here's an impressive display of Flash skills. An interactive 3D site for an Australian creative firm. I think this is top notch for showing off what kind of work they love to do, but I had a hard time figuring out what kind of firm this really was. Make sure to check out the "people" section. It's a fun and nauseating interface, but lacks a bit in information design. All in all, this site is a great example of how to do something very differently, and they've picked the right tool for the job.