Archive for the ‘Navigation/Menu’ Category
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
Prabhath Online is the personal portfolio for Prabhath Perera. This site is a nice, clean, professional looking design. Prabhath has made excellent use of CSS and JavaScript to make the navigation at the right movable. You can click and drag the menu items around the page. If you click on the little plus sign at the right in each of the menu items, they expand to reveal information related to the headline. The color combinations are excellent as well. Nicely done! Thanks for submitting your site and allowing us to check it out.
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
In my opinion, this is a very cool website. Enfatico’s site breaks a lot of rules and does it fashionably. No header, no footer, compact, simple navigation and terse content. The big, bold image of the sledgehammer on the front page really sums it all up. It’s effective and in your face. I like it.
“Why slap them on the wrist with a feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer?”
Katharine Hepburn
American actress
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Okay, maybe I’m simple minded (be nice now), but I like the navigation on the Newhall Ranch site. The ‘little hiker dude’ is entertaining. I really enjoyed watching him almost fall off the side of the navigation header. Anyhow, it’s a feature that I haven’t seen on any other site yet and because of its uniqueness, I thought it deserved to be mentioned. What’s your opinion of it? Do you like it or not??
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
The Heads of State has a very fitting, classic crest logo. With a play on words due to their design company’s name, they have chosen to adopt a very “official looking” US government styled crest logo. I think it looks great. It’s understated on their website, which is a shame because it’s a perfect logo for them.
Their site also features some very smooth navigational features which I enjoyed as well. I’d encourage you to visit their site and check out the logo and easy to use navigation for their site. Good Stuff!
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
As I’ve stated in the past, I enjoy sites who incorporate non-traditional, yet functional navigation. This site has blended an interesting navigation style into a cool, eye-catching header. I’m not really sure what this site’s primary function is at all. I am assuming it is either someone’s personal site showcasing their own interests or if it is a blog about homes, living, etc. Anyhow, I like the header and I like the navigation. The dark background is another pleasing element too. The logo is also of interest. I like the “chalk art” style. Check it out…I think you’ll like several elements here as well.
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Omnia’s website appeals to me on many levels. As I’ve stated before, I like hand drawn/sketched elements which they include on their site. I also like non-traditional navigation when it is done well. Omnia’s navigation is done right. Instead of taking you from page to page, it simply moves you further down the same page with the thumbtack ‘pinned’ down next to your current location. Simple, but it’s a nice touch. It helps them create a seamless, professional look. Their layout reinforces the fact that they are designers and developers. It’s a somewhat subtle way of reassuring their customers that “we know what we’re doing.”
What are your thoughts on their site? Are there any particular aspects that you like or dislike? I’d appreciate your feedback!
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
The website for Riverstone One was built for one purpose: showcase available office space and get it leased. Its mission is to sell the location. Personally, I think it accomplishes its mission very well.
- It is very professional in appearance. Nice layout, great color choices. It’s not flashy, overpowering or overcrowded.
- Simple, precise navigation. No one is going to wonder, “gee…what’s this tab for?”
- Straightforward content showcasing the building and the surrounding area.
This is a great example of a niche website being built for a single purpose. If you have a client who is looking to have a single focus website built I’d strongly suggest looking at this website as a great model to follow.
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
I like the site for Potash Corp., I really do. I like the colors, the simple, easy to use navigation and the landscape background. I also like the way they have used Flash to incorporate certain elements about their company into the introduction. So, what bugs me about it? The inability for me to turn off the music. The music isn’t bad…I just want to be able to control it. I don’t like visiting a site and automatically have music playing. It bugs me, haha. Yes, I can mute it on my own system. But, shouldn’t there be a controller on the site to prevent it from playing if the customer doesn’t want it? I think so. It may seem a bit picky on my part, but it’s something that annoys me. However, with that being said, I still like the site’s layout and color choices. Click through to some other pages and check out the color choices and backgrounds…very nice. But, if you’re like me, make sure you lower the volume on your system first, haha.
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
I came across Chop Shop’s website today and was pleased with what I saw. It has a sort of retro look in portions of the home page which is something I enjoy. It also has some nice, not overpowering Flash elements incorporated into the header. It’s busy…but not too busy. Even with the Flash elements, the navigation is still clear and easy to use. I also enjoyed playing around with the backgrounds for the site too. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you’ll find that you are able to use 4 different wooden backgrounds. My personal favorite is the second one which features a darker, weathered looking wooden background.
In all, Chop Shop has some nice features incorporated into its homepage that can provide some good inspiration for future projects.
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
This website I found belongs to BlueBolt Solutions. What caught my eye first was the logo, it is clean and simple. Black and Blue looks good and then an icon of gray and blue adds a bit more to the dish. I love the reflective effect, just gives the header depth.
Once I was done drooling on the logo I noticed the navigation bar. That faint blue glow at the top brings the navigation forward and makes you notice it.
And the overall layout and design is excellent, clean lines, lots of white space - room to breathe. Shades of blue continue throughout the page. Nice use of shading using gradients.
See this site at: http://blueboltsolutions.com/
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