Tuesday, October 7, 2008

10 well designed websites.


AdamsMorioka.

I like the design of this site because it's interactive but not confusing. It's well-organized, clean, and seamlessly designed.





Vogue.
Vogue's site has the maximum 7 primary tabs at the top that when scrolled over, automatically drop down to show sub-categories. More options are listed on the side in a clear manner, and everything is easy to read and understand, even with a couple of advertisements thrown in.





Design-Ranch.
When a viewer arrives at the design ranch home page, they are greeted by a dynamic sampling of some of their work. The site is arranged through 5 clear headers with drop tabs: Design Ranch, Process, Work, Product, and Contact. Doesn't get much simpler than that.




ESPN.
This website is beyond impressive. There is such an incredible amount of information in this site and it is so amazingly well-organized. With the minimal number of clicks and page changes, you can locate almost any fact, tidbit, or score you want. It has a little bit more content on the home page than a lot of sites, but for a site that contains as much information as espn.com does, it's totally acceptable.




Crosby Associates.
This firm is based out of downtown Chicago and has done branding for some huge clients. They have worked with Mutual of Omaha, the city of Chicago, the University of Chicago, and created the logo for AIGA. It comes as no surprise that their site is clean, clear, and to the point. It has a very minimalistic approach though, which I'm not completely sold on. It might just be a bit too simple.




Bruce Mau.
Another firm based out of downtown Chicago, whose mantra is currently all about "massive change." Their site is again, clean, clear, and organized to a T.




Paula Scher
She is so highly respected as a designer that it comes as no surprise that her website follows suit.




MTV.MUSIC
for the amount of content within this page, it is far from dull. it still achieves quirkiness and edginess. lurve.




apple
'nuf said.


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