This week, we’re taking a look at sites that feature a strong, candid introduction about themselves and their sites. How well do you think they work?
Designs of the Week
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The background color changes from green to blue over a long interval, and the headings follow that change. Hovering on the linked icons makes that background dim, which is another simple but effective touch. The rest of the one-page site is the portfolio on an all-white background.
Minus points for all the text on the page using all caps, but for all the sites that are into this vintage look these days, this one does a good job at it as everything blends so well. There’s also a nice little detail about a plane flying down from the map in the header all the way to one in the footer.
The logo’s a quirky animated mustache guy, and its pixel effect carries over to the bar graph in the Portfolio page—makes me want to a few more elements to have that look.
Good idea to use your signature as your logo, and in this case there’s a hook on the letter “j” to indicate the designer’s interest in fishing. The same theme carries on in the rest of the site: the background, the process, the footer.
Hexagons, predominant use of yellow on a dark background, keyboard navigation, and a nice timeline on the About page overlaid on a map. All in all a nice modern look.
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Design – Flowchart: how to retinafy your website
“With Retina screens all around us, it’s time to take the plunge and retinafy your website or webapp. Here’s the process I use (for both mobile and desktop) in the form of a flowchart for some more sanity in all of this.”
Responsive Web Design – ProcessCards
“ProcessCards are a way for experienced and novice web designers alike to jump face-first into the world of responsive design.”
E-Commerce – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About E-Commerce…but Didn’t Realize You Should Ask
“I’d like to go through the essential issues that make good e-commerce possible. It’s going to take some time, though, so find comfortable spot and let’s get started, or feel free to hop around the topics as you see fit.”
Programming – Get Rid of That Code Smell
“Here’s a list of most common code smells that we’ve identified and removed.”
