UNIQLO Calendar

Source: D&AD 10, Everything is Made by Taschen

UNIQLO Calendar

Designer- Takashi Kamada

Digital Agency- Projector

This website is pretty cool - I think they are using tilt-shift lenses to show moving images of places & people in Japan in different seasons. You can choose the season that you'd like to see, which then corresponds with the type of clothing that you'll be shown. The clothing display is also very interactive. It reminds me of how Cher from Clueless scrolls through her clothes. Check it out!

Ping Zhu

Source: HOW October 2011
Ping Zhu
Design firm: Otto Creative

This is a strong example of an illustration portfolio website. The thumbnails are uniquely displayed in circles and follow a grid. I really like the navigation icons and the little petal-like shapes separating the banner from the page. It's effective having that stay constant throughout the site. Ping references Otto as the creator of the site. I interpret this to mean Otto Creative since it came up as a search result.

Frolick

http://www.frolick.com.sg/v2/
Communication Arts 2008 Design Annual
Design Firm- Asylum Creative PTE LTD

As we've been discussing in class, one can use a symmetrical, asymmetrical, or random layout. I've been trying to think of examples that use a random layout and I think it's definitely less common. Therefore, I was surprised when I came across this website which uses a random layout in a tasteful manner. It's eye-catching, fun, and unique. I also think that they've added an interesting element by blocking out some of the text with a horizontal color bar, but I am curious about what the word is that is being hidden. What do you think?- maybe fucking?