Erskine Designs

I found Erskine Designs in Computer Arts September 2013. On several of the pages, they have a nice, attractive set of graphics at the top and hide the busy-looking stuff below the "fold." Sometimes the fold cuts across an element on the page, but that makes you that much more likely to scroll down. The layout at the top is simple, and the typography is clean. The name in script suffices as a logo with nothing too elaborate.

SHIBUI

I found Shibui from a site in Fluid Web Typography by Jason Cranford Teague. I thought it was kind of interesting that The whole site is black and white, down to the scroll bar. The typography and design are interesting. If you decide to visit, scroll down to the bottom of the why page, where it says "drag me..." It is clever.

Elliot Jay Stocks

I found out about Elliot Jay Stocks in an article in Digital Arts May 2013.  His site is simple and effective. He uses a nice font that is not too fancy nor too plain. The content of his site is sort of interesting too. He is a Web designer, but this is not a portfolio site. He writes about software and designing on his blog page, which I gather is also a separate site, but you wouldn't know it.

Sue Tallon

I found Sue Tallon in Communication Arts Design Annual 54. I thought her photos of food would be good inspiration for our next project. She has a very simple design to her site, yet shows off her photography well. She takes pictures of plenty besides food as well.

Cannon Design

Cannon Design is a company I read about in The Annual of the Type Directors Club Typography 30. Their site shows off architectural designs in categories. I don't quite get the navigation scheme, because the top navigation at times seems to contradict the side navigation. Other than that, the site is pretty easy to use. The pictures look good. The three pictures on the home page seem to go well together.

For Real

I found this site, we are foreal, in Computer Arts magazine July 2013. Blogger did not cooperate with me today, so I only got the front page on here, but the inside pages are interesting too. The clients page was one that I like because it has images to click to find the page for each client, but it is all in black and white. That way it is not overwhelmingly busy or anything. The picture on front when I picked it up is under the category "planet anatomy."

Oscar Gimenez

I saw this guy, Oscar Gimenez, in Digital Arts  magazine July 2013. I thought this site was an interesting portfolio site since he has so much work to show. His work shows different styles, from pastel line drawings to bold colors. His site is in Spanish, but most of it is translated. For what isn't, there is always Google.

Mario Lalich

I found this guy in the book Web Design: Portfolios, edited by Julius Wiedmann. It got my attention because the picture in the book showed pictures supersized like we did in class. The site had changed by the time I got to it, but I still think it looks good. It took me a while to get used to the navigation, but now that I understand it, I think it works well too.

Just Dew It!

This is from Firstborn, which I found out about  in How magazine's July 2013 issue. I like the thin pictures and how that leaves a lot of real estate for other things. I also like the columns of text and how that adds artistically to the layout. I did not like how the layout came out at 1024x768 with the navigation text over the guy's head, so I took a wider screen shot. I am not usually into black backgrounds (even with my blog using it), but I think it works here.

Print Source: Designing Identity: Graphic Design as a Business Strategy by Marc English. The article talks about making the brand for Digital Equipment Corporation. The Web site is for the design firm Sametz Blackstone Associates. Their home page uses nice, bright colors without being overwhelming. I also like that the page is responsive. The inside page changes layout subtly when the window is made smaller.

Greetings

Print Source: Communication Arts May/June 2013 pages 64-73
This may look familiar from my research. I thought the article about Underline Studios was interesting, as were their experience and clients. I didn't like the way the picture scrolls up over the description in a semi-transparent fashion, but I guess no one is perfect. The site features a nicely simple design that is not overwhelming or such.