KONTAIN
January 1, 2009
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Kontain is a slick blogging platform that is unfortunately made with Flash. That is the wrong way to do it. In fact it really, really pisses me off to see a site made this way. I can't right click an image and copy it into Photoshop, I can't ctrl-click, I can't even make site open in Firefox right now (even though I used to be able to do this)... To make a long angry rant short, I can sum this up in the following: Slick and beautiful aesthetics that are ruined by using the wrong technology.
UPDATE: Kontain is currently being developed in standards based XHTML/CSS with a planned release in February/March.
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RICE DAUBNEY
October 6, 2008
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Tags: 3d, australia, experimental, flash, interface, portfolio
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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.
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VOYAGE DIGITAL AGENCY
September 1, 2008
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Time for another Norwegian studio portfolio. This time it's a digital advertising/production agency located in Oslo. I came across this as Magne Hage, a childhood friend of mine from Skien, sent me a tip about the new site. Magne is their 3D animator, and as far as I can tell, a truly skilled one at that, too. I really like the way The Voyagers are focussing on creating a story and "universe" around their portfolio. It works very well, even though I think they're using a bit too much Flash when they shouldn't.
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MR.DOOB'S BLOG
July 24, 2008
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Mr. Doob just started working for Hi-ReS!, which in turn brought my attention to his blog/portfolio, which is quite rad. The blog is a beauty and the works on display show off some of the best Flash work I've ever seen. Especially being just one person. Impressive.
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HBO VOYEUR
July 24, 2008
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The official site for the HBO Voyeur mini series is outstandingly creative. To the MAX! That's what I said to myself while taking a first look at this spiffy site. Lots of bells and whistles, and it works very well. Quite the masterpiece, if you're into all-encompassing, massive Flash sites.
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BUILD
July 1, 2008
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Tags: css, design, javascript, portfolio, uk, xhtml
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Build is a one man London based Graphic Design studio which prides itself on its craft-like approach to print. The Build portfolio is hands down one of the greatest websites I've encountered in my life. The amazing attention to details, the overwhelming simplicity, the lovely shades, the intuitive and unusual navigation, the large product photos. This is one outstanding site that every web designer should take a look at. And there's no Flash to be seen anywhere.
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SUBDISC
June 22, 2008
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Marcus Eriksson is back with another redesign of Subdisc. It came out a couple of months ago and managed to slip past my radar. This time it's all about crystal sharp photography in a smooth flash portfolio. This is crisp and excellent stuff once again from Marcus.
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LACOSTE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
June 4, 2008
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Discover the future of tennis through Lacoste's futuristic celebration of its 75th anniversary. This is flawlessly done and should saturate most of you Flash junkies out there. I really like the designs reminiscent of Chris Cunningham's work or the movie I, Robot. There are some great wallpapers to be had, too.
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ISSEY MIYAKE PLEATS PLEASE
May 28, 2008
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Despite being an extremely heavy load for a site of its kind, and being a webshop made in Flash, I'm loving certain aspects of this site. First of all, it's unusual navigation just works. I immediately understood how to find a garment and take a closer look at it. The close-ups work great, with the alpha transparency and all. Too bad it's such a heavy load and that it isn't done with jQuery. Flash feels much slower and less responsive. Despite my Flash-bashing, however, this is a great and outstanding webshop. Site by Syrup. Via Computerlove™.
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FWA THEATER
May 18, 2008
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The FWA Theater is powered by the FiV Platform from Fantasy Interactive. Even though being an all-encompassing Flash site, this site feel truly light-weight and snappy. The drag-and-drop interface adds to this great user experience. What's more, it looks amazing, too. Clean, simple and still enough details to inspire. A very nice portal for high quality videos.
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