Best made web-sites you have ever seen

2-advanced used to have some stunning sites in the past, but looks like theyve been lost now as their archives dont work anymore :(
 
aslco said:
http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/ this guys resume
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That's cool; I also like the parallax scrolling 'Inception Explained' site: http://inception-explained.com

Varwen said:
http://www.species-in-pieces.com/
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I love this — for me, this is is the only one of these fancy sites that isn't just 'form over function'.

Both the Mario-style Resume and the Inception site are just showing off, but with the Species in Pieces site, the pieces and the way they animate reinforces the core message.

terley said:
So I'm currently studying web design & development at university, and with my research, I'm discovering some absolutely mind-blowing websites that are just beyond me right now…
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Out of the sites you posted, the 2050.earth site is probably the most technically challenging, but it's not the easiest thing to use — it's all very distracting and busy. I don't really get the InSymbiosis site, but there's nothing massively complicated about it. Fresh Kids works for the intended target audience with the illustrative style, but it's what I would call a 'normal' website.

What year are you in of your degree and how is the course structured? e.g. How much of the timetable is devoted to design theory and how much to development? What languages are they teaching you and what do you hope to be able to do when you graduate?

It's all well and good being able to make a funky looking site, but it's only worthwhile if the 'cool stuff' has a purpose. Think of Chekhov's Gun.

Far more important than the bangs and whistles is making sure the user can easily find the information they are looking for (User Experience or UX) by interacting with a clear and easy to use site (User Interface or UI). If they aren't teaching you these fundamental principles of design, then please start looking into them yourself.

They may not look amazing, but some of the best-designed websites are the simplest. Think of Google, Wikipedia, Medium, BBC News — all very simple, but all easy to use and easy to find the right information.
 
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Irish_Tom said:
That's cool; I also like the parallax scrolling 'Inception Explained' site: http://inception-explained.com



I love this — for me, this is is the only one of these fancy sites that isn't just 'form over function'.

Both the Mario-style Resume and the Inception site are just showing off, but with the Species in Pieces site, the pieces and the way they animate reinforces the core message.



Out of the sites you posted, the 2050.earth site is probably the most technically challenging, but it's not the easiest thing to use — it's all very distracting and busy. I don't really get the InSymbiosis site, but there's nothing massively complicated about it. Fresh Kids works for the intended target audience with the illustrative style, but it's what I would call a 'normal' website.

What year are you in of your degree and how is the course structured? e.g. How much of the timetable is devoted to design theory and how much to development? What languages are they teaching you and what do you hope to be able to do when you graduate?

It's all well and good being able to make a funky looking site, but it's only worthwhile if the 'cool stuff' has a purpose. Think of Chekhov's Gun.

Far more important than the bangs and whistles is making sure the user can easily find the information they are looking for (User Experience or UX) by interacting with a clear and easy to use site (User Interface or UI). If they aren't teaching you these fundamental principles of design, then please start looking into them yourself.

They may not look amazing, but some of the best-designed websites are the simplest. Think of Google, Wikipedia, Medium, BBC News — all very simple, but all easy to use and easy to find the right information.
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It is primarily a Web programming degree, the course is well structured focusing on client/server side scripting, javascript, jquery, php, SQL, UX theory, HCI and heuristics. One of my brothers is front end designer whilst another is a back end developer. I'm a mature student (27) with a strong history of business and project management. Second year of degree now, done mainly to enter a solid career pathway.
 
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