Nov 20, 2008

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Teatr Muzyczny

Teatr Muzyczny (Musical Theater)A very dark and distressed promotional site for a musical theater company in Poland. This site shows how it really takes a number of elements coming together in harmony to make a great online presentation. We were very impressed with the full screen "slicing" Flash transitions, minimal use of colors, grainy diffused photos and solid type treatments. Even if you don't understand Polish, you can have a good experience just from flipping through these large page designs using a very easy to understand navigation. Dark and dramatic!... Read more

Also posted under promotional design.

Teatr Muzyczny (Musical Theater)

ic! berlin

ic! berlinHome of the legendary eyewear designers ic! berlin, this site is just pure fun in a fabulous line work design which emphasizes the feather light style of designer glasses. It's rare to see such playful creativity in a product site, but ic! berlin crosses the line in this award winning site with lots of playful visuals - after all, if you are going to treat your eyes to some great looking designer frames, why not have a fun visual site too? It's a perfect marriage of promotion, art and design crafted with a confident, light-hearted attitude. Explore this site, and your eyes will thank you!... Read more

Also posted under industrial design, promotional design.

ic! berlin


Spavia

Every once in a while, we come across a site or portfolio that truly breaks new ground in interaction and interface design... Of course, you don't need to read any farther to know what you can only experience by visiting the site. But let's just fill in the blanks; This is an art and industrial design portfolio website for the works of a creative duo from Hungary. Spavia (both sections) contains artworks and projects in ceramics and porcelain, silicate design products, paintings, photograms and photography. Kudos go out to these two who have obviously contemplated the medium (Flash) and made their portfolio very easy to use and understand, while also developing a highly original creation. (Added HINT: Use intuitive keyboard buttons to "walk" through instead of clicking.)... Read more

Also posted under industrial design, photography.

Spavia

Nicole Foran

A tapestry of flowers frames this beautiful and simple one page wonder -- a portfolio site for a painter and printmaker. The work inside has a breath of personality, and coveys a particular understanding of the visual world. What that message is, of course if up to the viewer... but we couldn't ask for a better online casing for this artists' unique work. Take the time to stop and smell the flowers.... Read more

Nicole Foran


Painting for a cause

Using various printing methods and drawing techniques on found prints, Ornithology creates an interesting juxtaposition between old drawings and new drawing styles - which in the end makes the prints look old again ... or like they were run over by a utility truck at a garage sale (*not* a bad thing!). Well, WE liked them, however, if you're not a fan of the art, at least the web pages are quite clear and beautiful.... Read more

neumu [ exhibit ]

gutterlife

Recently seen... Join the g-men in this most unholy collage of type, images and dirty, dirty little drawings.... Read more

gutterlife


The Royal Academy of Arts

If you're not in the UK and need a touch of inspiration, hit this site for this famous British museum. Amidst the rich content, highlights include the hand-drawn metanav rollovers.... Read more

The Royal Academy of Arts

Bitforms

BitformsOne should be swimming in new concepts and ideas - like the wooden mirror (Rozin 1999) - every single waking moment. (Also see the more recent Prints + Chips collected exhibit.)... Read more

Bitforms


Guggenheim.com

From the multi-dimentional spaces of Frank Lloyd Wright's physical world, down to the architecture of a multi-media driven site, see the web site for NYC's flagship museum.... Read more

Guggenheim.com

Notts Art

Notts ArtA sweet and clean little Flash detection for a local arts project, 'notts' provides info on contemporary artworks situated across Nottinghamshire, England. We liked the colors and overhead location maps especially, but found readability slightly impaired - probably due to the use of Vag Rounded as copy text. Overall, notts art is a tasty, informative treat.... Read more

Notts Art


Ashley Wood

Ashley WoodAshley Wood is an illustrator extraordinaire who uses an energetic combination of traditional and modern painting techniques to create vibrant cover pieces for books, movies, comics and even television and video games. The site for this great illustrator and artist does his work justice as it demonstrates great typography and excellent attention to detail. Site designed by ximeraLabs from UK & Belgium - who themselves feature some of the freshest modern design we've seen in a long time.... Read more

Ashley Wood

120 Seconds

Sleeping GiantsA place for people in Canada who are experimenting in the digital medium to show off what they're creating: byte-size entertainment including animation, shorts, games, music, whatever. The site design, by Dotaku International, breaks up the edges nicely creating a feel of an entity in space rather than a program with holes to fill. The backend uses Cold Fusion. This is a CBC initiative to create unique space to showcase Canadian talents.... Read more

Sleeping Giants


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