Archive for July, 2010
Archives for July, 2010
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ithacaevents.com
ithacaevents.com's home page is very active. To a large extent, I think this is handled pretty well. The color palette is rich and varied without looking clownish, the typography is simple and contemporary, and a fairly well established visual hierarchy has created a fine distinction between the major content areas. The wood ... More -
50back.com
I love the tight crisp lines in this design. The colors are bold and strong, like a beer brand based after "America" would no doubt look like. The flourish shape at the bottom of each dropdown is a nice detail, in fact this site has many little well done details. ... More -
KISS Metrics & Insights
Both of these sites belong in the gallery, they are both well done and the designs are very professional. They're similar and i'd say sister/brother products so that's why we've featured them together. K.I.S.S. or Keep It Simple Stupid - couldn't have said that better myself, I love that quotation. The ... More -
lechti.com
Neat vibe to the design of this site for me. The color palette here is very nice and the subtle textures are well done. There is however a ton of stuff going on in this design, I know that that's sometimes necessary and the designer has done a good job ... More -
posterroast.com
I like the blockiness of this design. The colors and textures really speak to the screen printed medium too. I also like the slight little 3D page fold elements tossed here and there. There are some areas where the type is set full justified and that doesn't work for me. ... More -
todaysdocument.com
I really love the color choices and all the little detail work put into this site. Nice subtle use of webkit elements here and there as well. The illustrative quality to this site is really what makes it shine and keeps it approachable to the average person as well. Great ... More -
midcenturymodernist.com
I find this site to be a beautiful example of a blog layout. The grid based design, the type choices and yet it's all very readable and scannable. Really great site, and it's a dark background site too, I usually don't like that type of site too much. Perhaps ... More -
Chris Coyier of Css-Tricks.com & Wufoo - Episode 42
In Episode 42 of the UMS podcast I talk with Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) of CSS-Tricks.com about his new job at Wufoo and what it is that makes him create those great screen casts and put all the effort into CSS-Tricks.com. He describes himself as "Lead Hucklebucker. Master Cascader. Head Tag ... More -
basecamphq.com (v3)
Yeah, yeah, I know. We recently did a design review of the conversion process on basecamphq.com, thing is the very next day they rolled out a design. The new design is very well done, and largely simplifies over the last iteration of their site. I'm sure they've based their design ... More -
shopsanctuaryt.com
I like the simple color blocking going on here in the header, nav and some other areas of interest. The site is really clean all around in solid colors, content is well spaced and images are crisp and open. It means a lot that they have such quality photography and ... More
