9 SWISS - RESPONSIVE SIMPLICITY AT ITS BEST!

I came across a really clean, simple, website for a design agency called NINE SWISS which is based in Australia. I love the simple layout, the amount of negative space, the logo, the colors, and the way the examples are displayed on each page. Plus, it's a totally responsive site. This is a good example of a website that can easily be viewed on a smartphone like an app. The site also received an honorable mention on AWWWARDS.com website awards.

From the website's ABOUT page: "NINE SWISS IS ADAM BOAL.
Based in Melbourne Australia, Adam has over 13 years of experience in design and development working in some of Australia's top agencies with both large blue chip clients as well as smaller businesses. Offering services such as branding, interface design, website design and development, mobile design and user experience, Adam is always looking for a challenge."

From ibrandstudio.com, where I found this website, "Most websites are designed for the desktop, and mobile devices are considered afterthoughts. This website design takes the opposite approach; when you’re on the desktop version, it feels as though you’re on a mobile site." This is a little unusual, but I still like the site's minimalism and Swiss-style aesthetics.

I keep being drawn to the logo. It's so simple, perfect. Also, the transitions between pages are really cool, so you should visit the site and check it out!

Source: http://ibrandstudio.com/inspiration/awesome-responsive-websites

AWARD WINNING SWISS WEBSITE. THE SWISS HAVE THAT CERTAIN SOMETHING!

Check out this Swiss website, STUDIOVS, which is one pretty slick design studio website. The layout, the typography, the colors, the icons, the transitions, the organization—all remarkable. And, I really like how they communicate how they work—the teams, the process, etc. Really excellent company. (It's in Dutch, but you can translate to English.)


This is the landing page. Everything sort of vibrates until you click in the center, then things move around and it looks really sweet.

This is one of the pages that shows a little video underneath a transparent screen; you just click "view case" and you are taken to the page that details the complete case and work for the client.

They have several pages that illustrate how the company works. Here are two such pages.

The site has won several awards:

Finally, a page for clients who want to start a project. Scroll down on this page and it collects all necessary info.

I particularly like the color scheme. It's bold and attractive! The typography is beautiful, and the layout is perfect on each page. Easy to navigate, this site is completely responsive. The more you browse around the site, the more cool details you will see. There are really nice hover effects and transitions. Once again, the Swiss understand design, if I may generalize. :) Love it!

Source: http://www.awwwards.com/best-websites/studiovs

Café Evoke—Cool Coffee Shop Website!

What a cool site! I was searching for clean, responsive websites, and I was surprised to find such a great coffee shop website! I love the simplicity, the easy navigation, the simple typography (it seems to be a current trend to use typefaces like courier these days on websites. I love it! I didn't used to like Courier much at all). The logo is memorable and creative. The colors are bright and cheery, the subtle details are perfect, the icons are great, and the photographs work really well. Nicely responsive and super-clean, but with rich color and vibrance that adds an inviting feeling. Creative and really sweet website. It definitely makes me wish I could go there, but it's in Oklahoma. :)

Visit the site: http://cafeevoke.com



Home page:

About page:

Catering page:

Great responsiveness:

 Shop page:

Menu page:

Contact page:

There are so many great websites out there. I'm glad I'm getting better at finding them!



Sources:
http://cafeevoke.com
http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/responsive-webdesign-examples/

Adventure Website

I just started an internship for which a team of us (developers, marketers, designers, etc.) are designing a travel search engine type website, somewhat like Kayak or Travelocity but on a smaller scale. The ADVENTURE website, a webpick of the day on Commarts.com, is kind of like that but has so much more! It's for people who are REALLY looking for a special trip or adventure. Visit the site: http://adventure.com/.

The website is responsive, bright and exciting, pretty easy to navigate, and beautifully designed. It has some amazing features. It's a great idea—you should definitely check it out, especially if you enjoy travel and adventure!

Source:

http://www.commarts.com/Webpicks/page2

World Baking Day! FUN Website!

PLEDGE TO BAKE! What a clever website this is! I absolutely love the illustrations and the animation. The colors are great, and the games are so cute and fun to play. Very easy to navigate, enjoyable to use, and a great way to get some good recipes besides. You have to check it out and play some of the games (go to one of the stories about who so-and-so is baking for on World Baking Day). http://worldbakingday.com/us/


Nicely designed home page. I love the hands holding up the pieces of cake!

Nicely responsive.

Pledge to bake.

Recipe page:

This is the best part! Check out the game that was created for each person. The game has to do with the reason the person has pledged to bake for someone special in their life.

Play the game!

Then you can check out the person's recipe.

source: http://www.awwwards.com/

DARIOUSH—A WINERY WEBSITE TO EXPERIENCE!

I came across the Commarts.com web pick of the day from 10.9.14, and it was the photography of the fruits on the home page that grabbed my attention. Since I've been working on my website for Project 2, I've really appreciated wonderful, high quality photography of food (and other things), and I find it to be one of the most appealing features of many websites.

This website is for Darioush Winery, located in Napa Valley. The logo uses a decorative and rather regal looking typeface and has a crown over the O, so right away you get the idea that this is a top notch, high end winery. The entire site is filled with excellent photography. It's organized very well, and one of the things I like the most is the little square menu button that is ever present and moves around to accommodate the browser size. The site is completely responsive and a pleasure to navigate. I'm not by any means a wine connoisseur; I rarely drink it. However, it was still really fun to read about the history of winemaking culture and the company, everything accompanied by wonderful photographs and poignant quotes from various sources.

I definitely recommend looking at the site. It's really quite something.




Home page:

Smaller browser:

Interesting illustration:

Example of wine description:

More great photography:

Menu that is always accessible:

Rumi quote with cool photo:

Persian proverb with photo:

From Commarts.com: "Darioush’s fully responsive website combines ancient wine tradition, the owner’s personal story and Napa Valley style. Traditional touches meet modern imagery to welcome visitors into a rich cultural experience."

Source: http://www.commarts.com/webpicks

C is for COOKIE... MMMMMMMMMMMinimalism

OK...it's late at night and I'm hungry. I suppose that partially explains why this website caught my eye. Actually I found it while I was looking through a website called minimal sites which I had bookmarked a long time ago; I forget who told me about it. Anyway, I came across the website for früute, a Los Angeles cookie company that hand makes and sells all natural gourmet cookies (and tarts). The simplicity of the site is beautiful. The minimalism of the design and easy navigation allows you to focus on the important thing: the images of the beautiful, delicious-looking cookies (so that you will be enchanted enough to click the "shop cookies" button and order a bunch of them).

I especially like the light background, the grid style layout, the use of just one very calming color amidst the soft black or dark gray of the majority of the text (most of which is lower case), and the excellent photography of the products. And the cookies, tarts, giftbaskets—all gorgeous and unique! These are some of the the most beautiful, unusual cookies I've ever seen! One cool thing is that when you hover over an item, it changes from top view to side view. The cookies and tarts are like pieces of art. The photography is amazing!

It really is a beautifully designed site. The typography is perfect, and everything is easy to find and use. The only criticism I have is that it isn't responsive. Maybe that's coming next.

Check it out:
https://www.fruute.com/tarts

source:  http://www.minimalsites.com/