Monday August 29th, 2005
I am quite digging the sparse-yet-complex feel that Stonewall's new site has going for it.
It has a very strong grid feel, similar to Khoi's Subtraction, but is in no way derivative. They have made good usage of in-built CSS styling to contrast headers, highlight and create separate spaces for everything, and the Flash feature panel adds that touch of spice that you need. (Although its absence is sometimes notable if you have Flash turned off)
The only thing I could say is that perhaps the header whitespace is a touch extravagant :)
Reviewed by Cameron Adams :: Comments (8)
Tuesday August 23rd, 2005
Just getting back into the swing of monthly awards, so we had a few candidates dating back to August for this round ... and it seems that experience wins out over youthful exuberance once again.
I don't think there's one of us that hasn't felt the effect of A List Apart in our work. Whether it lead us down the path of Standards, crystalised a web design principle in our minds, or simply showed us how to make a print stylesheet, its influence is far reaching and more than helpful. So it's fitting that an institution like this should have a design worthy of its stature.
The Jason Santa-Maria/Eric Meyer/Jeffrey Zeldman super team have produced a much talked about site that does what a good design should do -- make the content even better. Condolences to the team behind the Elan website (runners-up), but there's no stopping this juggernaut!
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Reviewed by John Oxton :: Comments (21)