Blueprint studios

Source: Web Design: Music Sites by Ed. Julius Wiedemann
BLUEPRINT STUDIOS
Design Firm: magneticNorth

The animation and interactivity within this sight is stunning. It uses vivacious colors and intricate line work. I find the hover effect to be very cool and simple, yet I haven't seen it used before. When viewing this site on a large monitor, it is apparent that the designer did not make considerations, accordingly. When you click anywhere on the home page, a separate window pops open and a little box in the middle appears containing the rest of the site, with a large amount of white space creating a border on all sides. The design would be much stronger if it were fluid and expanded to the width and height of the window. Nonetheless, it's an awesome site and makes use of many things which I have no idea how to do!

Morisawa Fontpark 2.0

Source: Art Director's Annual 88

Morisawa Fontpark 2.0

Design Agency: tha ltd.

Most of this site is written in a language that I cannot read, but that does not affect the fun that can be had! When you load the page, it immediately begins to play a construction of type imagery that someone has made. You can also create your own- so cool! Go try :)

Luigi Bormioli

Source: Art Director's Annual 88

Luigi Bormioli

Design Agency: BBDK, Inc - site currently suspended?

This website is so so cool. The navigation contains a scroll bar of silhouettes of the products, which by clicking on, you will see a fine photo of the glassware. The silhouettes are a really great device to show off the distinctive shapes of the collections.

Bird

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

Andrew Zuckerman: Bird

Design Group: Pilot New York

This website is very visually engaging. I think it's really cool that you can select the bird you want to see in the navigation menu. Then, you are provided with a pristine photograph of the bird, cut out against a white background. It's elegant, interesting, and innovative.  I don't even like birds!