September 1, 2010 | 15 likes | 0 comments
If you're into fancy, experimental interfaces, Nikola Arežina and Ina Rančić perfectly executed this web based fashion collection showroom without the use of Flash. They also had good help from the beautiful clothes and photos. The color scheme is amazing.
June 29, 2010 | 9 likes | 0 comments
Jon Hicks just redesigned his journal/blog as a fluid site. Motivated by Ethan Marcotte’s excellent article for A List Apart Responsive Web Design, Jon has definitely done an impressive job. Make sure to resize your browser to see how it folds, bends and adapts.
March 24, 2010 | 17 likes | 11 comments
Mike Matas is a photographer and interface designer over at Apple. He just redesigned his photography blog. It is done purely in javascript, no Flash, and I'm not sure I can put into words how outstanding this site is. You really should take a look at this video explaining the interface of the new site. This is ground breaking, gorgeous, jaw dropping interface design. If you're interested in reading more about Mike, there's an interview with him over at Cocoia.
UPDATE: Gordon just pointed out in the comments that Mike doesn't work at Apple any more.
March 12, 2010 | 23 likes | 1 comments
Portuguese web designer Ricardo Mestre calls Duplos his "web thingie". I call it a masterpiece. It really is. The site is basically one big animated poster. It's super beautiful, quite unusual (for a website) and surprisingly intuitive to grasp. The animated details work really well.
March 5, 2010 | 6 likes | 5 comments
I stumbled upon this out of the ordinary portfolio on Kitsune Noir a couple of days ago. I'm usually not a sucker for big splash images and intricate ways of entering a portfolio, but this one is just too damn beautiful. All in all, it's a great portfolio with some wonderful work in it. Nick de Jardine definitely has done a wonderful job. But I think the navigation may be too difficult to figure out for non-webdesigners. Am I wrong?
February 2, 2010 | 21 likes | 6 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.)
January 21, 2010 | 13 likes | 2 comments
The crazy bananas interface of the brand new thesixtyone interface works like a charm. Or, should I say, it works like a charm if you give it a few seconds (minutes?) of getting used to it. It's experimental, in-your-face and makes the bands and their music extra enthralling. My only gripe is that the nav seems somewhat choppy/laggy on my system. Maybe they just have a lot of traffic right now. Via @gblakeman.
January 20, 2010 | 11 likes | 0 comments
Even though JB are my initials as well, I'm sad to not be able to claim some fame for the design of this Tumblelog. The typography and layout is great, but what really makes this one sparkle is how Jarred Bishop has made use of background images to accompany the photos. Well done, sir!
October 10, 2009 | 23 likes | 5 comments
The official website of WonderWall/Masamichi Katayama with assistance from the one and only Yugo Nakamura. I'm amazed by the way this site manages to be both playful and interesting, while at the same time making the information readable and browsable. It's a lot of fun to use.
August 3, 2009 | 19 likes | 1 comments
This all Flash portfolio takes a deep dive into experimental navigation and comes out on top. I love the way you navigate through the photos/screenshots within each project. The FWA has an interview with Hello Monday's Anders Jessen.