If there's a car manufacturer that promises in providing its customers with unrivaled excellence and pristine automotive pleasure, it needs some sturdy proof. If anything can do so then Mercedes-Benz can do so with this. It's called the A-to-S and it's assigned a flattering noun to each of said letters . . . but with remarkable twist.
There are three ways that you can access each letter and after choosing any one, you are presented with a unique and innovative way to reveal the complimentary information.
Once again, I'm not going to be a spoiler but all I can say is that I recommend Dedication, Fragrance, Kit, Multiple and New.
If there is any downfall then it'd be that because I was enjoying what I was doing so much, at first I wasn't absorbing the information. Contradicts the proposal that Mercedes offers the best when you partially ignore the important bits-and-bobs. Nevertheless, they've made a website that I want to come back to again and again, so mission accomplished.
Without a doubt, District 9 has been a popular blog since its release: and for well deserved reasons. I can go on with a review of the film (such as how it tackles present-day views on refugees or how it was based on a short film Alive in Jo'berg) but the medium that I was most taken back by was its website.
Before a feature film reaches its premiere date, a website of the same name is released to act as promotion - typically only showing the trailer. District 9's stands out from the crowd.
Your first step is to enter in what species you are. Each species carries with it a different experience through the website.
Now you come to a bird's eye view of the city of Johannesburg and you begin to understand how realistic the designers have tried to make this. From behavioral recommendations on how to react to the 'prawns' to riots occurring throughout the city between the species; the smallest of details have been scrutinized over that gives the core idea a more realistic and believable premise - there's even careers vacancies for MNU.
The MNU Community Watch was the detail that I was most struck by. By choosing different locations on the map, you either access an audio or video response from members of the public commenting on their non-human experiences. Different topics are brought up by these people and you begin to relating to their answers resembling your own.
The longer you spend finding out about District 9, the more news feeds pop up in your inbox. More information about the key central characters begin to emerge.
It's the best film-related website I have ever come across. After enjoying the infinite details on the website, I walked into the cinema and sat down happily entertaining the idea that this was happening. It began as a documentary, with 'talking heads' of different people of significance such as sociologists and MNU employees. I would prefer to watch something for 2 hours that has a great degree of possibility or logicality - even though this concept of aliens is out of this world, the reaction of the sinister global conglomerate to these refugees and the reactions of the on-screen general public made it more compelling viewing.
I'm quite the film-buff so I took great pleasure in seeing both the movie and its supporting website.
Apologies for the title of this blog but hopefully you can understand why this particular website deserves its place as a source of inspiration - DaFont.
For any keen typographer out there, it's a free download website, and one that has helped me a number times over the past few years. It has thousands of specimens to choose from and, more importantly, cheap as chips.
I'll be the first to admit that when I first started this course I didn't care much for typography. I had all the books; I knew all the terminology; but at the end of the day I thought Helvetica would save the day. Thankfully, I'm no longer that naive.
Sites like these are just as important as Dirty Mouse or Made In England; everyday I go online to see how typography is changing and modifying themselves to become more functional and enticing. As with any creative website, you'll come across some truly diabolical creation but every once in a while, you'll come across a gem.
Hype For Type is another similar website like DaFont but one minor detail: you need to purchase their typefaces. But, and a big one at that, a great deal of them are worth every penny. I'm not ashamed to say that I've bought quite a few from here with the hope of using them on some projects I have in the works at the moment.
Those of you who collect Creative Review might recognize Press Gothic V2 in the September 2009 issue.
In a word: astonishing. Stumbled across this website by misspelling a search I was doing for another blog-spot, and I was so happy I did. The premise is pretty self-explanatory. The click is extinct.
My initial experience was difficult to say the least. I began concentrating incredibly hard on not to click (if I was using an actual mouse rather than a mouse pad then I dread to think how much longer it would of taken me to adapt). Soon after, the movements between accessing the different sections of information started to feel more natural. I'm still on the website now just gliding through the website with an unusual satisfaction. Everything from the alluring color palette used to the chosen typeface, all the elements brought together create a stunning website built on a simple idea.
I've only added a few screen shots of my first time using the website because I didn't want to spoil your own experience on it. Enjoy.
I've always found a website that requires your input and interaction will always leave an impacting and lasting impression. As a response to a previous blog, I was given a link to a song promotion from Placebo's latest album (Thanks Matt).
The mouse movements control the different environments for the duration of Placebo's The Never Ending Why and as a result, I enjoyed the interaction and ended up humming said tune over the next few days: good design.
With any design that I like, I instinctively have to find out whose responsible for its inception and creation. In this case, it's Random Studio.
As soon as I entered the website, it became clear within a second what they do: interactive fun that performs a purpose. Soon after, I was sheltering the navigation bar from falling cursors - a nice touch was that the weather changed so distinctively that you could work out what type it was. Their work is highly inventive and engaging, so much so that I've spent the past hour happily going through the websites that they've designed.
