Ketch Studio
Here is an example of a seriously bold site for a creative team. The use of red and black is striking and makes an immediate statement. I particularly like the attention to detail and photographic slideshow of previous projects.
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Rain Interactive
An awesome site for a design agency that features a huge slideshow of previous projects. The slideshow is very effective at immersing the casual visitor to the site, while the simple yet brilliant concept of the three circles works well to get the identity of the company across. Some of the images are particularly striking!
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Ron Rizzo
This is a fantastic site for a jewellery designer! I love the impact of the header and use of high quality photographs to capture the beauty of the diamonds. The way the body of the site scrolls upwards while the header remains works well here, while I particularly like the transparency of the logo.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Who\'s Guest
Who's Guest is a good example of a portfolio for a graphic designer. The highlighting effect that comes into play as you scroll over each design is very effective at holding your attention. I like the faded photographic background but find the overall alignment of the site doesn't quite work for me.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Wells Riley
A striking home site for a graphic designer. I think the decision to keep the text at an absolute minimum unless the user requests it works really well here. Using switches helps to make it an immersive experience and further intrigue any prospective clients, although it may also put some off.
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Made by Chipmunk
An incredibly vibrant and colourful site for a graphic designer. It makes an immediate statement about the personality of the designer and the style of his work. I love the simple and clean design of the portfolio gallery, it works well in contrast to the rest of the site.
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IWANNABEADESIGNER
A striking site for a user interface and front-end developer. The large slider makes an immediate impact and immerses any visitors into the work of the designer. I like the restrained use of text, such as the bullet point list, as it helps a visitor to grasp the point of the site quickly.
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Robert Ari
A clean and stylish site for a North London based hairdressers. I like the use of a monochrome scheme for the background, it really helps the photographs to make an impact. I particularly like the intuitive design and how easy it is to grasp what the site is for.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Jorge Riera
A fascinating site for a graphic/web designer. It manages to make you genuinely feel like he's sitting right in front of you. I like the simplicity of the site although some of the sporadic aspects, the 'Like' box for example, can make it feel a little messy.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Instagallery
A simple yet extremely effective site for the iPad App Instagallery. The use of the multicoloured strip really helps to make an impact, while the heading makes it instantly clear where you have landed. I particularly like the colour palette used and split background, it helps to break up the content.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Ideage
This site can't fail to make an immediate impact! I love the vibrant colours and how the subtle transitory movement of the grey circles in the background make a user feel connected. The restrained use of text and striking central image help to make this an instantly interesting site.
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Wes Bos
A stylish personal blog and portfolio for a web designer and developer. I like the boldness of the background colour, the circular headshot, and the intuitive layout. It's always good when you can garner what the site is for in a couple of seconds!
Posted in Web Design → Blog
The City Is Burning
A bold HTML5 site for a web designer that has clearly had a lot of attention given to it. I like impact that the header makes and clear way the site leads you through. A good example of a how a single column layout can work.
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Pline Studios
A beautiful, and creative, site for an architectural studio. I love the restrained approach and use of text justification as a feature. The gallery of previous projects works extremely well to give a brief idea of philosophy and style.
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In the Lost & Found
A great site for a self confessed 'curious designer'. I really like the framing of the body of the site by a textured header and footer, they add interest but keep the content uncluttered. Using a small gallery of recent projects is a great way to add life to any design based site and immediately draws in any visitors.
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NOLA Japan Quake Fund
Any site that is made in specific response to an event needs to make an immediate impact. The powerful use of images used here help to impress on us the urgency of the situation. It's great that this site has made it so easy, and quick, to donate.
Posted in Web Design → Charity
*Twodesigners*
A brilliantly stylish and simple site a pair of industrial product, graphic, and space designers. I love the simple monochrome approach and stylised sketch as the focal point. The restrained home page works well with only three of their most recent works being shown in the gallery section.
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Calabria Estudio
A stunning and stylish portfolio site for a creative studio. I really the the contrast between the black header section and white body of the site. I love the bold use of graphical ideas. The sinking text and its reflections, the illustrations, and the spacious gallery.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
xMind
This site is made by its vibrant and colourful gallery. It immediately draws you in and almost urges you to browse! I actually quite like the simple animations of the logo, although I imagine it would get annoying after a while.
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Warble Entertainment
A vibrant and instantly striking site for an entertainment agency. I really like the consistently colourful design and use of graphic illustrations to contrast with the photography. It's immediately obvious what this company does, one of the key signs of a well designed site.
Posted in Web Design → Music