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Toc-Toc

A company site that makes an immediate impact. The use of colour is interesting and the luxurious use of space is compelling! It can be surprisingly effective not to bombard visitors with excessive content.

Froot

An attractive magazine style site that draws together interesting things from across the web. The central logo is extremely effective at grabbing your attention and I love the fruit theme. I also particularly like the use of large thumbnail links and how attractive they make the site.

Mike Dascola

This site is a crazy piece of Photoshop wizardry. Check out the giant beer light bulb or the really unique timeline in the middle. If you are in the market for some really unique inspiration, stop by this site and have a look around.

Cheeky Monkey

This site features some really great graphical elements. The excellently illustrated monkey character stands in front of a jQuery chalkboard with smooth transitions. This is a really nice looking page that has been kept fairly simple with content and messaging, which made room for some eye-catching artwork.

Licorn Publishing

As you can see above, this site has a stunning header. The intensely colored and multilayered art grab you as soon as you load the page. This chaos is balanced by the rest of the page, which maintains a minimal feel and strong alignment.

Alinga

The colors, textures, typography and layout on this site are all very well done and the overall effect is quite attractive. I like the use of plant life wrapping around the main slideshow and the expert use of jQuery throughout.

Alex Noren

This site uses an awesome full-page slideshow an beautiful photography. Sometimes the best design statement can be made by just showcasing great photography and minimizing the actual UI.

ACME Creative

This illustration-centric site has some awesome graphics, colors and even a hint of texture. I love the simple layout with the heavy emphasis on imagery and the use of a bomb to represent ACME, a term that makes me think of Loony Toons!

Private Grave

An interesting site with a darkened photographic background and unique vector work. I love the logo for the site as well as the grungy tye at the top of the page.

Richard Hinchcliffe

An attractive but simple portfolio site with some crazy work on display. I really like the hover effect on the thumbnails and the choice of fonts for the site.

Electric Bike World

I am almost always surprised to find a physical product website that I actually like. This great looking e-commerce site uses great looking design elements, a bright and attractive color scheme and nice typography to sell electric bicycles.

Harnods

A nice looking portfolio page that uses a shelf effect and an image slider to really show of the work well. I am not crazy about the giant sticky and would like to see more of the chalk drawing behind it but otherwise I think the designers have done a great job.

Bad Blood

A nice looking site with a light noisy background and sketchy fonts. The jQuery slider is multidimensional and not only slides up and down to change content but can also change the large preview within each section. A great way to fit tons of content right on the homepage.

Druck Deine Diplomarbeit

A really great looking site with clean lines, nice typography and excellent icon design. The treatment of the headline is particularly nice along with the large footer that contrasts heavily with the rest of the page.

Feed Football

An attractive design featuring a nice illustrated look and bright colors. I like the icon design at work here as well as the simple layout and messaging that instantly communicates what the site does.

Clear Ideaz

I love the oversized graphics and typography on this page. Also, the ragged vertical navigation area is really unique and grabs your attention quickly. Visit the page and check out the subtle light bulb animation on the top left of the site.

The University of the Arts

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