An Italian furniture manufacturer named EDRA. We saw their catalog today and really thought it was smart and well done, it looks like they’ve communicated the same through their web site. I especially enjoyed the intro page which has a really neat yellow/green couch image.
NotClosed.com This is a site for a design firm called “Open” and they’ve got a neat style about them that is pretty cool. Check out the PDF for some creative copywriting and also note the feel you get when you click around: it’s like exploring. Also, don’t miss the CommArts article.
A few links from the last two weeks: Outdoor landscape photos — Some really nice shots. An interesting architecture blog — Some really cool photos of neat buildings and homes. Coworking spaces in Phoenix — I’m not much of a fan of this, but I know some of you are. Could be a useful resource…
Peace Corps This government web site for the US Peace Corps is an excellent example of consolidating large amounts of information into sizable chunks that can be digested easily. They are using a relatively simple design that uses color and just enough interaction to make it fun. The pull down menus are done quite nicely….
Youth Hostels Australia Wide use of bright colors and simple graphics combined with simple Flash animations.
Spacify A cool ecommerce site. Found it on Google’s new Froogle shopping site search system.
Mercedes-Benz of Long Beach This is a cool site. UI people might say it is too much like the old Southwest Airlines site which had a digital rendition of a ticket counter with clickable hotspots. Colonial Honda must be the same place.