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OK, I know I was a child of the sixties, and forty years ago I got to stay up late to witness the Eagle landing, so a website dedicated to the Apollo 11 mission to the moon is bound to be of serious interest to me. That said, this thoroughly comprehensive site is jam packed with animations, vi... read more

tags: Animation, event, information, inspiration, moon, narrative, research, resource, website

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I always have some issues with incorporating Google maps into a heavily branded website. We all know that colour is the most recognisable and important element of any brand, or it could be argued, wayfinding scheme. Basically, here are maps that can be customised, allowing you to change t... read more

tags: branding, google, information, Map, mapping, usability, website

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We wanted to do a movie of my head introducing my website.. with some calming music.. the antithesis of say a blaring rock track from a myspace site. Paul Beatles came up with this simple idea. I programmed the music and obviously did the voice.. it really personalises and relaxes the site read more

tags: Animation, audio, claming, design, effect, fun, head, introduction, personalised, talking, website

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I'm not sure what to say about this yet. I suppose it's progress. read more

tags: cultural, information, london, Royal, self-promotion, website

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Love the way this ad agency uses every common Web 2.0 application as the delivery platforms for all of the content of their website! The tiny menu is the homepage. read more

tags: 2.0, advertising, interface, website

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I've been meaning to post this for months. It won at the Design Week Awards this year and is really rather special. I'm still not too sure what it's all about, as its navigation is quite 'dense' and there is a lot going on, nor am I sure how it links to the broadcast aspect (OK, I haven't spe... read more

tags: blog, entertainment, interface, tv, video, website

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This site has been running for 6 years. The site is conceived by two artists, Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher. The basic idea is to set 'assignments' to anyone, anywhere who wishes to participate. The site has become a gallery space which people use to display their work. Some people (American... read more

tags: american, art, assignments, community, creativity, Film, Gallery, love, prestel, website

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I love this site. It appeals to the girly-designery-want-to-spend-money side of me. I think it is rare that a website captures that feeling of wandering around a quiet little boutique. When I visit lovelylovely.co.uk I feel like browsing / contemplating / touching / choosing / spending. I lik... read more

tags: creativity, design, fashion, female, girly, kitsch, shop, website

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I am not a user interface designer, but I think this blog could be a great site for somebody looking for inspiration. There is a gallery of user interface and interaction examples, another gallery that looks at the design aspect of websites (i.e how influential, innovative, and effective are t... read more

tags: design, inspiration, interface, resource, website

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