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May 31, 2007 | 23 likes | 0 comments
Taking on the role of Nike recently, Microsoft has started delivering some of the most exciting Flash sites on the web. They're all very different and very creative and makes great use of the capabilites of Flash. If you're going to use Flash, you should go all the way like they're doing with this site. I also think they're taking the cheesy color scheme of Vista in a good direction with Surface.
May 22, 2007 | 12 likes | 0 comments
Cicatriz Clothing comes as a breath of Flash air (I crack myself up) from Berlin. At this webshop you can buy t-shirts and more, all carefully and tastefully designed. The interface of this all Flash website is what makes it stand out, however. Video is used to show off the products, and the shop is a complete, integrated Flash solution with no pop-ups or other annoying stuff that most other Flash shops are infested with. A fun and outstanding site.
April 26, 2007 | 4 likes | 0 comments
Watch the latest Music Video from your favorite artists. Get up to date Celebrity and Music News. See episodes of your favorite MTV Reality Show. The redesigned MTV.com is now a completely different and much better user experience. Bringing in consultants like Dan Cederholm to make sure they're on the right track tells me that the team behind the new site knows what they're doing. Their theming system named MTV HATS makes sure that hot designers give the site a fresh and varied look and feel. This is a great online makeover of one of the biggest media institutions in the world. Refreshing stuff. Via SimpleBits.
April 26, 2007 | 3 likes | 0 comments
Osaka, Japan based 3D-animator and designer of sorts Toshiyuki Kuwabara's portfolio is a wonderful site to add to the Styleboost directory. The layout and colors are outstanding. This goes for the 3D characters throughout the site. As much as I like this site, I would still rather see it done as a pure html/css site instead of all Flash.
April 23, 2007 | 4 likes | 0 comments
Microsoft's promotional site for their new Forefront security software left me with mixed feelings. First the bad. I couldn't really figure out what Forefront is without spending a little bit too much time on this site. Maybe I'm dumb, but I found it hard to grasp what this product really was. Then the good. I love the bold colors. There is tons of humor throughout the site. The use of video, audio and animations is great. Zombies. Nuff said. Via DesignCharts.
March 13, 2007 | 15 likes | 0 comments
The pre-production/post-production synchronized view is not only an impressive feature, but a really fascinating effect. It left me viewing a lot more of the video than I would otherwise. It shows how important the implementation is for keeping the user interested.
February 24, 2007 | 8 likes | 0 comments
This is the promo site for the latest class of students attending Sweden's world famous school of new media, HyperIsland. These site's are launched every year, and every single time they make use of Flash. This could be bad, but in HyperIsland's case, they truly know how to handle Flash, and create sites that push the limits of the technology creatively. The Crew12 site is beautiful and an impressive piece work that in fact pushes the limits of what my laptop can handle, making the transitions a bit laggy.
January 25, 2007 | 8 likes | 0 comments
The background video in Jean Pierre Guevremont's portfolio with its eerie audio is exquisite. This touch works perfectly, to my big surprise, and he's found a nice way of looping it without breaking up the experience too much. There's also some really good work on display. I really want to play hockey in Canada in January.
January 22, 2007 | 22 likes | 0 comments
It's always great to take a closer look at portfolios where the work contained within is among the best in its field. Here's a motion studio that truly knows their medium, and have some awe inspiring work to show for it. The markup behind the site isn't perfect, but I love the fact that they've done this one without the use of Flash.
January 22, 2007 | 14 likes | 0 comments
Nike always bring us great websites, at least in some aspect or another. The Nike+ website is no different. It's a beautiful display of gloss, colors, product photos, flash videos and, unfortunately, a slow and overloaded user interface. I really love the use of red.
