Best site designs?

smcelhinney

miralize wrote: »

This is one of my favourites right now

http://playgroundinc.com/

There's something about Canadian creative agencies, that I really like. Teehan+Lax's Hyperlapse project is a very innovative use of technology.

miralize

smcelhinney wrote: »

There's something about Canadian creative agencies, that I really like. Teehan+Lax's Hyperlapse project is a very innovative use of technology.

Teehan+Lax do some of the best work online along with Fantasy Interactive (although not sure if they're Canadian). Their case studies are superb

KonFusion

Really like this:

http://builtbybuffalo.com/

KonFusion

Some nice hover effects/states over on the new http://www.typography.com/

miralize

i'm always disappointed when I see their header, and general structure. Its horrible for large screens.

KonFusion

miralize wrote: »

i'm always disappointed when I see their header, and general structure. Its horrible for large screens.

Completely agree. Not just the header either. The tiny fonts for body copy is a pain on a big screen too. Yes I can zoom, but still. They couldn't have put in a media query and cranked it up a px or two?

Quite a few bits of the site I don't like. But quite a few bits more really are quite pretty.

redman85

http://productops.com - Loving this

KonFusion

redman85 wrote: »

http://productops.com - Loving this

It's nice, but it's also very "bleh". I feel like I've seen it a million times before.

I dunno...Maybe all these flat designs have me jaded

miralize

Few years old but I still love this http://www.googleventures.com/

tricky D

KonFusion wrote: »

It's nice, but it's also very "bleh". I feel like I've seen it a million times before.

I dunno...Maybe all these flat designs have me jaded

I also don't find this 'up to a whole lot'.

Content is very 'we' oriented, and I mean beyond the word count but also methodologies description, which reminds me of webfactory's and many others' 5 stages.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'm no fan of the washed out, poor contrast type and colour schemes.

Other issues which I would address are: no form for contact, excessive centre aligned text, negative perception words, background image layout 'errors' for devices...


One under the bonnet trick I do like, is the commenting of certain end tags, mainly divs, which allows for some easier layout changing.

miralize

tricky D wrote: »

I also don't find this 'up to a whole lot'.

Content is very 'we' oriented, and I mean beyond the word count but also methodologies description, which reminds me of webfactory's and many others' 5 stages.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'm no fan of the washed out, poor contrast type and colour schemes.

Other issues which I would address are: no form for contact, excessive centre aligned text, negative perception words, background image layout 'errors' for devices...


One under the bonnet trick I do like, is the commenting of certain end tags, mainly divs, which allows for some easier layout changing.

The type could definitely be darkened in one or two places. However, I do like the white on light background for the main title, it might not be the clearest, but its hardly the most illegible thing on the internet.

KonFusion

We have a winner. Beautiful!

http://cats4gold.com/

miralize

http://vsco.co/

KonFusion

miralize wrote: »

http://vsco.co/

Can't decide on this one. It's so ubiquitous.

Sure it's trendy...but is it great design?

I dunno. I'm waffling

tricky D

KonFusion wrote: »

I dunno. I'm waffling

Reckon you might have caught that waffle virus from the site. Not a simple explanation in sight imho.

miralize

tricky D wrote: »

Reckon you might have caught that waffle virus from the site. Not a simple explanation in sight imho.

Its all about audience context. The site is clearly for design professionals.

tricky D

Kinda proves my point, doncha think :pac:

miralize

tricky D wrote: »

Kinda proves my point, doncha think :pac:

Not really. There isnt some rule that it has to be immediately understood by everyone at first glance.

tricky D

Well, I did watch the video with the distracting music and still don't reckon it's getting the message across well. The slider content further down does do the message function to a good extent. It's stylish for sure, but I feel there could be more and better substance. How difficult is it for them to simply say our product does this. There's a common conception that great design is mainly about looks - it isn't. Here's a quote from some bloke who used to head a company famous for its design.

"Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it's this veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
Steve Jobs

miralize

tricky D wrote: »

Well, I did watch the video with the distracting music and still don't reckon it's getting the message across well. The slider content further down does do the message function to a good extent. It's stylish for sure, but I feel there could be more and better substance. How difficult is it for them to simply say our product does this. There's a common conception that great design is mainly about looks - it isn't. Here's a quote from some bloke who used to head a company famous for its design.

Yes I'm well aware, But what I'm saying is that for its their audience that the site needs to work for. Not the 99%

KonFusion

miralize wrote: »

Yes I'm well aware, But what I'm saying is that for its their audience that the site needs to work for. Not the 99%

As the 1%, I've decided I don't like it.

It's very pretty, but it's not good design.

I'd like to hear more opinions though.

Edit: Also the music sounds like it's from GTA :pac:

tricky D

And I still reckon it doesn't do this well for the target audience which I am in to a certain extent.

I don't think our opinions are going to converge on this.:)

miralize

In awe of this guys work

http://haraldurthorleifsson.com/

KonFusion

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os/

Very cool.

Related: http://johnpolacek.github.io/superscrollorama/

KonFusion

http://bellroy.com/pages/slim-your-wallet?gclid=CI2m3tnzubgCFY2e4AodpnEA6Q

smcelhinney

KonFusion wrote: »

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/os/

Very cool.

Related: http://johnpolacek.github.io/superscrollorama/

You know what? Im not sure about it. Aesthetically its lovely, but the purist in me would say it's OTT. There's no predictability about it, and chaos for chaos' sake is just wrong

miralize

It also looks strange in 2560x1440. I wouldnt say predictability is the issue, its continuity

KonFusion

http://punkave.com/

smcelhinney

I likes this.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/

KonFusion

smcelhinney wrote: »

I likes this.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/

I absolutely hate it!