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April 4, 2009 | 12 likes | 0 comments
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.
April 4, 2009 | 6 likes | 0 comments
Slovenian photographer Ciril Jazbec recently launched this Flashfolio, developed by DrawingArt. It's very tight and very well done.
February 15, 2009 | 9 likes | 0 comments
Instrument is an interactive firm in Portland, Oregon with a passion for innovation to create great work. Readers of Styleboost may be aware of the fact that I am quite negative to the use of Flash in webdesign. Still, once in a while I find an all Flash site that still manages to convince me that it's got something going on despite the fact that it's an all Flash interface. This time it was the levels in the navigation that got to me, combined with the slick, green aesthetics.
January 1, 2009 | 10 likes | 0 comments
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.
October 6, 2008 | 5 likes | 0 comments
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.
September 1, 2008 | 6 likes | 0 comments
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.
July 24, 2008 | 4 likes | 0 comments
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.
July 24, 2008 | 6 likes | 0 comments
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.
July 1, 2008 | 12 likes | 0 comments
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.
June 22, 2008 | 7 likes | 0 comments
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.
