Financial minimalism taken to its finished state, finely tuned and carefully polished. A very wonderfully crafted grid design for a financial investments firm based in Sweden. Beautiful splashes of color dotted throughout for the graphs and diagrams. Excellent.... More
Sprung from a independent, local beginning, Hard Graft brings together a unique combination of wool and leather to craft premium bags and laptop sleeves. Their honest and high-quality products have quickly spread globally, and are in high demand. Born in the UK, and handcrafted in Italy by two hard working designers... We love the unique site navigation and simple, beige-toned approach.... More
Designer frames and eyeglasses from a modern company who are cutting out the middle-man and bringing low cost Rx frames and the "buy a pair, give a pair" profit sharing model to the overpriced eye wear market. In addition to a great, minimal design, they offer virtual try-ons and home try-ons - two well-executed concepts for this (mostly) online store. Great business model. We wish them great success.... More
Exactly how all websites may look one day - this is certainly the way we'd love to make websites; minimalist, white, with light splashes of color is what it's all about (for us). Trim copy, big product images, an appearance of high quality for this bespoke outdoor camping products shop. What's not to love? Neat looking & really simple.... More
Eating out is never so much fun as when you travel and dine, exploring new locations and sea-side destinations. So, whether you are near to this Boston locale, or dropping in from points West, you get the feel here of a fast, and easy, "on-to-go" sort of location. Fundamental to this experience is the idea is that they bring the restaurant to the farmer. Neat concept. Neat execution. Great experience.... More
"Going beyond the transaction" is their tag line, and that attitude extends into their design—up to a certain point. Certainly, this is a bold and up-to-date design for a payment transaction firm. We really liked the bold chevron ribbons as a branded contrast against their deep blue backgrounds. Then there's the use of dark squares and shading which give boxed elements the appearance of floating over the background. We were also impressed with the look of the dashboard, which contains bite-size graphs and financial snippets. Plus the drop-down navigation elements are quite nice too. Overall, pretty slick looking.... More
Wonderfully spirited design of contrasts and subtle details. This site integrates nature, openness, typography and information design all into one very attractive package. We were most impressed with the skillful blend and transitional elements that nimbly mingle the textures from the "earth" to "sky" portions of the design.... More
Brooklyn Fare are purveyors of fine foods, groceries and more in downtown Brooklyn, NYC. Their goal is not just to sell raw and prepared food, but to also be a centerpiece of the Brooklyn community. This site reflects that initiative with large personable photos of their staff and products, along with well devised copy writing. Clean, minimal and beautiful.... More
House Industries joins forces with 60's textile design icon Alexander Girard to present a new line of playful fonts and objects. In this age of greening and Woodstock anniversaries, Girard's joyful objects and shapes with their roots in the 60's and folk art are now becoming ubiquitously apparent in a contemporary context. Check out this sun-drenched online exhibit of new items, and jump on this hay ride of design fun.... More
Good old IBM leverages its branding power and smarts to try to make the planet a better (and smarter) place to work, live and do business. If you are looking for new grid designs and graphs, you'll find clean pages, graphs-a-plenty, and a very snazzy set of colorful icons... And that's just what you see on the surface. It's all about the ideas and how they can help make things better for all of us.... More
