Inspiring Web Design

http://www.freepeople.com/

I enjoy the interactive quality of the home page. It’s a great way of seeing what clothing the site has to offer within seconds. It also puts the customers in the position to visualize a wardrobe from themselves. The aesthetics of the site support the style of clothing. Overall, the site is easy to navigate, and the design carries a constancy throughout.

Also, in the page Vintage Loves there is another interactive quality to the images. Depending on how you scroll your mouse over the model she will change positions. It’s another great way to engage customers with the brand, as well as show the clothing from different angles.

http://feedstitch.com/

I found this websites design to be inspirational because of it’s successful design and concept to represent what the site is about. Without the use of movement or sound, the design itself becomes interactive and engage because it’s textures, colors and concept. I like this site more for it’s unique aesthetics rather than it’s functionality.

http://jasongraymusic.com/site#/tour

This site is inspirational to me because of its constancy and illustrative quality. The navigation, which is the above illustration is repeated on each page. This makes navigating the site easier. It also has options for music and narration that are controlled by the user. Overall, the site is engaging and interesting.

I think what I like about all three of these websites is there distinct style. I have an appreciation for simple and clean design, but I also appreciate how an illustrative style of various line weights, colors and textures can be incorporated into web design. I think what makes this type of style successful is constancy, accessibility in the navigation and the use of negative space. The user needs to be thought of before the aesthetics over powers the functionally of site. I think all three sites merge aesthetics and functionally nicely to produce a clever and pleasurable experience for the user.