Wednesday, October 1, 2008

my top ten sites and why

shopcomposition.com: why: great innovation/thinking of how the user can navigate and interact... when i saw it i said wow
fork.de why: beautiful use of flash and html on one page
factor design: why: because i worked there but most importantly the navigation (name of the buckets) is innovative and very smart: what do they do they launch | renew | envison. they launch, renew or envision new brands/ideas/products. and each section has its own look and feel.
ted.com
why: you know it, it is cool how it works, sorts, categorizes
uic: why: it is a bit crazy but i works
cbs:
why: of the tv sites this one is typographically sophisticated
good.is
why: is good postage stamps defining areas, clean, beautiful quality
typography.com: sophisticated, elegant, good use of pull downs
octavo.com: dito beautiful, sophisticated, good use of ugly pull downs
chrisglass.com why: good use of tabs/icons/color in the nav
method.com why: easy navigation, clean, interactive
veer.com
why: good way to navigate and sort/search
trollback: why: showing all the things they do while show what relates with what
reformschoolrules why: great example of mood and tone matching

runner up
design21sdn: ok design, content is good, some interesting navigation on the right
youworkforthem.com great use of rollover images
aiga.org: can't say it is my favorite but it does a good job on organizing a lot of information and making it visually interesting

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