SITE OF THE WEEK

www.cicatriz.se
Cicatriz is a sweden clothing company. There website is clean and simple, using fun interactive navigation which adds life to the site. The site also has an intro demonstration on how the navigation process works...this is very helpful for the visitor.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.thibaud.be

Thibaud is a 37 year-old freelance CG artist living in Belgium who has experience in a broad range of visual activities. This is his personal website which showcases his work which includes motion graphics, 3D design, and interactive designs.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.amautalab.com

Amautalab is a multidisciplinary creative studio founded in Los Angeles as a result of the personal journeys of Carlos Battilana and Matin Jalfen. Their team is constantly working on experimental projects in branding, film, interactive, motion and print design.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.minigorille.com

Minigorille is a personal design website showing conceptual product design. The site is simple, and each project is displayed as a single picture which takes up the entire screen. The use of sketches and finished rendered images, lets the viewer see and understand the design process.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.bernhardwolff.com

This is Bernhard wolff's online photography portfolio. Flash is used to create an interesting navigation of his work. Photos are laid out loosely in a "filmstrip" format, and when one clicks an images, the images zooms in several times.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.javierferrervidal.com

Javier Ferrevidal is a photographer, and his website uses many techniques to excite his visitors. His flash site uses motion, space, sound, and surprise. Pictures of his work float in space at different planes from the viewer. They first burst on the the screen and respond to the movement of the mouse.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.kindnessandhumility.com

This site is Chris Rickson's personal resume website. It's navigation is simple and clean, and extremely easy to understand. It creates a hierarchy and history of past menus navigated. The colors are simple, bold, and complimentary.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.yugop.com

Yugo Nakamura is a creative director, designer and engineer exploring various forms of interactive system in digital and networked environment. He experiments with motion graphics using scripting. His designs are random and interactive: they function more as studies and concepts, testing the relationship between graphic and computer.

SITE OF THE WEEK

http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolour

this site allows you to search for stock photos by color.  You can use up to a 10 color combination when you search. It is a good site to find or test different color combinations. The site itself is very simple and easy to navigate, it is a fun and unique concept for a website which serves as a helpful resource for designers.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.barcinski-jeanjean.com

This website gives the users the option to view its content in 3D! If the viewer has 3D glasses, he/she can wear them while visiting this site. This site also does a great job at creating a sense of space. They solve the problem of being potentially confusing by placing a content scroll at the bottom of the page.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.sectionseven.com

Section Seven is a graphic design firm. It's website uses color, motion, and sliding as a way of organizing its content. The transition from loading graphic to the firms portfolio is harmonious, simple, and clever. The 3d motion of the 'flipping book' creates a fun and unique experience for the viewer.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.loisjeans.com
Lois Jeans is a clothing designer's website. The site plays with the idea of depth, movement, and space. The products/pictures on the website can be viewed in three different formats: in the shape of the company's name, shape of the logo, and a standard grid. Small movements of the mouse cause the picture display to slide through 3d space on a 2d plane.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.selftitled.ca
Self-titled is a personal and professional website of a multimedia developers work. The navigation is the most exciting part of this website. It is very intuitively simple, and relies mostly on motion and symbols for navigation, rather than words. There is a circular navigation dial in the center similar to the navigation dial of an IPod. I love websites that engage the user without confusion and over-design.

Taking Out Contacts

I chose to photograph, denotatively, "taking out contacts" because the visual of duplication in the mirror was intriguing.  While taking the last photo I realized transformation from "contacts to glasses" had been recorded.  After reviewing the photos I found connotative themes of reversal, transformation, and reflection.  I discovered that the photo order can be reversed and evoke similar emotions.

SITE OF THE WEEK

www.tiltdesignstudio.com

tilt is a multi-disciplinary design studio working with web, print, & motion graphics. I want to share this site, not only for the great examples of creative work, but also as an example of a great visual and navigational website. The studio's projects are displayed in an easy to navigate grid system with a black background which cause the colorful images to pop on the screen. The movements of the site (mostly sliding motions) make exploring its contents quick and fun.