Lisa has crafted a beautifully detailed web page. Antiquated writing paper and a dark atmosphere gives it an old world feel, and the typography carries through the personal letter theme superbly. Small, but perfectly formed.
Reviewed by Cameron Adams :: Comments (4)
Good design crosses the boundaries of language, and with the prevalence of english speaking "experts" and weblogs in the Standards world, it's good to see that the benefits are also being found outside our own small world.
The work done on Wasserwerke Zwickau was good enough to just pip Lousco's excellent site as this month's winner. The two took different approaches, but in the end the clean lines of WW Zwickau edged out Lousco's more intimate feel. With it's adherence to correct mime-type serving it could even be the first true Web Standards site awarded here!
Reviewed by Johan Edlund :: Comments (6)
I'm a geezer, I love big toys. Kymco is full of BIG toys!
The Kymco site screams attention to detail, from the well-targetted use of rollovers on the home-page, to the superb handling of detail pictures on product pages.
I might wonder why the developers have made certain code decisions, but what the hell, on a site design this complex and this well executed overall, I can forgive a few stray <br />'s. That is not to say that the code is in any way sloppy, it validates to XHTML Strict right off the line. Great stuff.
Reviewed by Andy Clarke :: Comments (5)
Awwwww ... what a cute doggie.
Good design can provoke emotion, and the Lousco Labradors site makes your heart melt when you see those big, floppy ears and innocent, little puppies. The high quality photography is used well throughout the site, amidst a subdued but interesting palette.
I'm not too hot on the JavaScript -- inline actions and a menu option that doesn't work without it, but hopefully that fairly easy change will be rectified once they read this.
Reviewed by Cameron Adams :: Comments (5)
Once again, it has been a tough month picking.
Although I can't understand a word on this site, so thanks to Johan for explaining to me what it is about...), what shines about Jaerhagen is humour and attention to detail.
For those like me, (not blessed with a working knowledge of Norwegen), Jaerhagen is a shopping center, although on first glance I thought that it might be a designer's site. Almost every issue has been carefully considered and executed beautifully, tiling grass background, PNG transparancy, I could go on...
Design by Jan Petter Somme who's site for his wife won an award way back in May. This one is a corker!
Reviewed by Andy Clarke :: Comments (0)