Short and sweet look book for Jack Jones Explore Core range. Nice little mechanic for comparing the looks you can get with certain items like jeans and jackets – you rollover the model and see the change. Lots of nice transitions and animations – like the way you carousel through the looks – really nice.
Created by Bacon de Czar (@bacondeczar).
Lovely site for Google Street view, best explained on the site: “an immersive journey through lively Cours Julien, a neighbourhood of Marseille famous for its unique atmosphere and street art. Listening to your guides Julie and Christophe, you can wander around the vibrant streets as if you were really there, thanks to 360-degree panoramas that we captured at night.” Really nicely realised and crafted, like the streetview you are used to but with the the additional hotspots and tools to really explore the neighbourhood. Love the sound design too, as you pass bars you hear the business and the autoplay commentary really adds a nice dimension to the experience.
Created by 72andSunny Amsterdam (@72andsunny) and Media Monks (@mediamonks).
Site for French TV Channel ‘France 2’ – and their programmes about France in WW1. Set like an encyclopedia of important events centred around a map (which like the old school Flash days curls up when you visit events). A very rich interactive site full of videos, images, and transitions – which feels like an old school rich Flash site – when in fact it isn’t – great to see sites like this which aren’t a standard parallax site.
Created by Ultranoir (@ultranoir).
Interesting idea – to take the an Ibis Hotel bed to the summit of ‘Devil’s Mountain’ for the ultimate night’s sleep. Following a format of a travel / expedition short film – with an interactive timeline, extras and a really cool 3d map. It is a surprisingly sophisticated interactive experience considering the client and subject matter – with loads of transitions / sliding panels / and cool animations. A fantastic example of a modern, sophisticated interactive film.
Created by BETC Digital (@betcdigital) and Anonymous (@anonymous_paris).
Nice new site for Pollen a branding and design agency for the fashion sector. Responsive, modern site – love the slide out menu and the slick transitions / preloader to the individual projects. Nicely laid out the offset grid maintaining it visually interesting throughout. Individual stories for each of the projects offering moodboards, user journeys and so on make it a bit different to the mainstream portfolio site. Nice.
Created by Pollen (@wearepollen).
Really nice site for VW France showcasing VW sport cars in a rich and interactive environment. Featuring several cars that you can spin around in a dark and moody warehouse – with key stats design details and so on. The amount of detail from the 3d models to the animations is incredible, every small transition has been considered. I love the transitions from the home screen to the cars, and the way the 360 works, also all of the hotspot transitions. Another really cool part of the site is the way it responds, so desktop users get the full rich experience, tablet users get a very similar experience using the same content and videos and mobile users get a much more stripped back version – they all work really well. It looks great, feels great and is a fantastic example of a modern responsive promo site.
Created by DDB Paris (@DDBParis) and Merci-Michel (@MerciMichel).
Nice bit of storytelling for the Mercedes GLA Class. You watch the main character regain his memory through small snippets of videos, images and interactive elements – all presented in a long scrolling page. Nice to see people trying different approaches – in order to appreciate the site you have to go through the story slowly – if you were to scroll quickly through it easy to dismiss as another parallax site. But all the individual snippets of the story, sound, draggable interactivity, and video draw you into the story. It also looks nice – with a bold style and feeling a little like Max Payne or Memento.
Created by Jung von Matt (@jungvonmatt) and B-Reel (@B__REEL).
Small and simple site promoting Nestle’s new flavoured green tea. Placing you in a 3d underwater world free for you to explore. With slices of cucumber, apples, tea leaves and so on – all the flavours in the drink in a surreal world. Fun exploratory way of showing the world of flavours in the drink in a fun and playful way.
Created by Make Me Pulse (@makemepulse).
Site of data visualisation agency Dataveyes. In their words “We translate data into experiences, to share narratives, support new uses, and make sense of a world increasingly shaped by algorithms. We design useful, relevant interfaces through our workflow, which revolves around both data and user needs.” They have brought to life some nice animations and particle effects and tried to simplify what data is and how you can visualise it. Some really nice touches and it looks great.
Created by Dataveyes (@dataveyes).
Lovely site for the photography of Thomas Ciszewski. Love the large typography and large photography – loads of slick transitions and a lovely feeling of consideration. The minimal layout lets the photos pop, and the fullscreen mode is fantastic. There is also a quick view for the projects offering a more zoomed out view of the work. Very slick.
Created by Thomas Ciszewski (@coc6) and Jean-Christophe Suzanne.
Site for Henry Saiz, an electronic music artist. Scrolling one pager, with some basic interactivity on each section. Some nice touches, such as dragging the discs, or rollover effects – and a nice dark noisy visual style.
Created by Rubén Sánchez (@zoocreativo).
Portfolio of German photographer and film maker Ramon Haindl. Nice offset grid and nice use of video thumbnails as you scroll down. Really simple and minimal look and feel, which really makes the images pop – simple and minimal.
Created by Thomas Müller, and Ramon Haindl.
Porfolio of creative front end developer Jean-Christophe Suzanne. Really nice and slick portfolio of work, wrapped up in a minimal interface – responsive too. Nice to see people breaking from the norm nowadays to create a more original portfolio.
Created by Jean-Christophe Suzanne (@jcsuzanne).
Site for Wild Touch – an expedition into tropical forests on a quest of discovery. Lots of short films, photographs and so on – all exploring their findings. All wrapped up in a nice minimal interface, lots of attention to detail – from preloaders, the film scrubber, and slick transitions. Nice full bleed video and rollovers on the hub pages – a nice immersive experience.
Created by Tim Roussilhe (@TimRoussilhe), Jules Bassoleil (@JulesBassoleil), and Wild Touch (@wild_touch).
