I ran across the Portland State University site and saw they had also just re-designed their logo. It’s brilliant in its design. Notice how the icon is also the initials of the university. Very nicely done.
Yes, I really wrote 81 different articles in one month! You might think I spent a lot of time in front of the computer writing these articles. You would be wrong! I wrote them while holding a 5 month old napping baby. I’m even writing this article while my son sleeps! Here’s my trick: I…
Montrail sells a variety of sports equipment for everything from whitewater rafting, ice climbing, skiing, and a bunch of other outdoor activities. I like how the site throws you into a photo sensation. It really makes me think they get “sports.”
I thought this layout for MPAC was very nice. The design is really clean and easy to get around despite the fact that there is a lot of content. Note the interesting use of a Google Map to communicate locations of art and culture venues around Phoenix.
The folks at Toyota are trying something interesting with their web site. Notice how some of the photos look like they were actually taken by an amateur photographer? Yeah, I noticed that as well. Instead of showing the super-glossy and near perfection we typically see on car ads, they’re showing us a normal photo with…
I like the clever photo montages throughout this web site for Monsanto Company. For example, the one pictured above has some old rotted corn in the background and in the foreground is a photo held over it of ripe, golden corn. Makes for a nice visual that also tells a story.
