ultranoir
A fascinating site for a creative team that lands you on a large gallery of recent work. The ultranoir homepage itself makes striking use of black and white. I particularly like the use of typeface and animation to engage the visitor.
Posted in Web Design → Design
True Ventures
A solid site for a venture capital firm that invests in tech based entrepreneurs. I like the divided background, the texture of the blue section really adds interest to the site. The key element here is how quickly you can get a grasp on what it is the company does.
Posted in Web Design → Misc
Zhng Design
A good example of a design site with a static header. The navigation bar is effective, it follows you smoothly and allows easy movement around the site. I like the relaxed colour palette and use of typography throughout.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Mihai Balea
A simple but effective site for a designer that makes an impact with its colour palette and layout. I like the unique layout, having everything aligned right marks this site out. I like the gallery of recent works and the subtle details, such as the moving arrow under the navigation bar.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Floris Voorveld
A brilliant design portfolio for a brand identity designer. I love the minimal use of a grid layout and the way the colour fades in as you scroll. The colour palette is very effective, red on white really makes an impact.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
YESS BMX
A great site for a custom designed BMX frame. I love the brutal impact that the image has when you first open the site. The restrained use of colour in the background and for the text merely enhances the power of the yellow on the bike itself.
Posted in Web Design → Sport
Frontendlabs
A classy portfolio for a freelance web designer. I particularly like the sketches and consistent illustrative style. The actual portfolio designs might work more effectively in full colour.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Igor Rupasov
A brilliant portfolio site for a designer that makes a dramatic impact. The huge gallery of design is simply gorgeous and draws you in. I love the variety of colour and the subtle animation of the background.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Tapp3
A striking site for an iPhone app developer. I like the bold and vibrant use of colour, while the way they have chosen to display recent apps is great. The use of type and description is simple but extremely effective.
Posted in Web Design → Software
Samuel Schuavon
A simple and clean portfolio site for a web designer. I like the colour palette, the orange helps to make a statement. The site very simply and quickly gets across the necessary information.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio
Ten Numbers
An artistic and heavily stylised site for a collection of images. The images, from one to ten, form the centrepiece of the site and make a great impact. I love the use of Chinese ink, it looks gorgeous.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Web Ad Waterfall
A simple but useful concept for a web app element. A slightly different way to display ads in a web app. I like the concept and adherence to clean design.
Posted in Interface → Web App
Wood and Steel
A gorgeous navigation icon for a web app. I love the grain of the wood and the attention to detail. The combination of natural and industrial materials is simply great.
Posted in Interface → Web App
EPIC
A bold and engaging site for a digital agency that specialises in creative design. I love the slider and the contrast between black and white. The three column layout below the slider works well, although it's a little text heavy.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Contrive Digital
A brilliantly engaging and striking site for a design agency. I love the sharp contrast between the colours and the unconventional layout. The use of typography is great, as is the use of a single case study.
Posted in Web Design → Design
CAGE
An intriguing design site that allows you to showcase your work and get feedback from the community. I like some of the touted features, the ability to tag a section of a design with a comment is a particular favourite.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Jean-Maxime Brais
A simple but effective site for a designer. I like the large slider that immediately gets hold of your attention, it works well to introduce you to the designers work. I like the gallery layout of much of the site, lots of snapshots and colour makes a great statement.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Sete Tres
A fascinating site for a web designer that takes a completely unique approach! It allows you to open and close sections of the site from an incredibly minimal starting point. It's really got to be seen to be understood.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Pascal Altena
A simple but gorgeous site for a web designer. I like the use of pink as a highlight colour in the text, it really grabs your attention. The intuitive layout is great, it leads you through all the important information to the gallery of recent work.
Posted in Web Design → Design
Henry Brown
The layout of this developer's portfolio is great, it leads you through their work and skills in a simple but nuanced way. I particularly like the attention to detail and use of icons and illustrations.
Posted in Web Design → Portfolio