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Best site designs?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    We have a winner. Beautiful!

    http://cats4gold.com/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    miralize wrote: »

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

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

    I dunno. I'm waffling :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Kinda proves my point, doncha think :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭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%


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭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:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭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.:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    In awe of this guys work

    http://haraldurthorleifsson.com/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭smcelhinney


    KonFusion wrote: »

    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 :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭smcelhinney




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion



    I absolutely hate it! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭smcelhinney


    KonFusion wrote: »
    I absolutely hate it! :)

    Ha! Now now.. ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    http://punkave.com/apostrophe

    Is this for real? I have to hold the mouse over the video to keep it playing? :eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    lil_lisa wrote: »
    http://punkave.com/apostrophe

    Is this for real? I have to hold the mouse over the video to keep it playing? :eek:

    Vine? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    lil_lisa wrote: »
    http://punkave.com/apostrophe

    Is this for real? I have to hold the mouse over the video to keep it playing? :eek:

    Oh god... Didn't even notice that!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    It looks to be as anti-user friendly as autoplaying videos (cringe!!). There's a reason I've never heard of Vine...



    ...and also lack of Twitter use in my life


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    I don't know if I have user friendliness issues with it.

    The videos themselves have no audio, so there really isnt any point in playing them if you're not watching them. Theres an argument for audio in the video, but I guess thats why the text is there at the side.

    If anything, is it not a bit of a tradeoff? In order to see it, you need to focus on it.`


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    Pretty standard but I like the refresh
    http://griffintechnology.com/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Jonny Blaze


    Loved this.

    Especially the scroll effect on the portrait.. http://www.adhamdannaway.com/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    Anything with a pre-loader, especially a portfolio, is an absolute no-no.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Jonny Blaze


    miralize wrote: »
    Anything with a pre-loader, especially a portfolio, is an absolute no-no.

    Yeah funnily enough neither is the guy who designed the site!

    He has a great post on smashing magazine detailing the whole design process.

    If memory serves his rationale was that that he hated jumpy screen transitions and wanted ensure the page animations all worked consistently and smoothly.

    You can check it out here if you like.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    Not a site design, per se, but a logo redesign process article that was just so smart I had to link it somewhere

    http://jackwmorgan.com/squared/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    Fantasy Interactive have done it again

    http://www.wacom.com/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    miralize wrote: »
    Fantasy Interactive have done it again

    http://www.wacom.com/

    Sorry but that's brutal. It's all over the place and the menu is awful.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    smash wrote: »
    Sorry but that's brutal. It's all over the place and the menu is awful.

    The menu is great! It's a tad all over the place at first on the homepage but I do think the menu is a nice change from what were used to seeing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    miralize wrote: »

    Did somebody say Windows Metro? :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    KonFusion wrote: »
    Did somebody say Windows Metro? :p

    *cough*Microsoft design language*cough*


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    miralize wrote: »
    *cough*Microsoft design language*cough*

    Ha, you know what I meant!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    I'm just covering our bases legally


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    miralize wrote: »

    Holy crapola!


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    miralize wrote: »

    That is pretty insane. There so many things going on there that I didn't even know were possible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭redman85




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    The sense of depth in this is stunning

    http://wagerfield.github.io/parallax/


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    What a shame... It had so much potential! :D

    269134.jpg

    ...unless I'm missing some irony! :eek: Surely not


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    http://kitkat.com

    Not super pretty, but funny none the less


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    miralize wrote: »
    http://kitkat.com

    Not super pretty, but funny none the less

    Context (of a sort): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23926938

    Abstract:
    Android KitKat unveiled in Google surprise move

    By Leo Kelion Technology reporter

    KitKat with Android Nestle plans to sell more than 50 million chocolate bars featuring the Android mascot

    Google is calling the next version of its mobile operating system Android KitKat.

    The news comes as a surprise as the firm had previously indicated version 4.4 of the OS would be Key Lime Pie.

    ...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    tricky D wrote: »

    Well it does explain the deal at the bottom of the site...


  • Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭madness98


    tricky D wrote: »
    Context (of a sort): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23926938

    Abstract:

    Very interesting idea, I imagine there would be much room for humor if this all went south, it never occurred to me that all of the releases had been named after treats though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,588 ✭✭✭KonFusion


    http://www.bettercallsaul.com/

    Just beautiful!

    Don't forget to help Mr. White http://www.savewalterwhite.com/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    KonFusion wrote: »
    http://www.bettercallsaul.com/

    Just beautiful!

    Don't forget to help Mr. White http://www.savewalterwhite.com/

    We must follow the same people on Twitter, either that or this is just doing the rounds :P


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