julien vallée

www.jvallee.com

i really love the simple black on white, tiny navigation frame on the left, bright colors to differentiate sections, plus a few animated GIFs for interest. the geometric and ordered quality of all his works is one i'd like to try more; he is the main inspiration for my stop-motion video project, actually. it is still a work in progress.

eric wrenn

www.ericwrenn.com

crisp, three-column layout with left and right static that makes confusion nearly impossible. the links will always be on the left, the content will be in the center, and the description will be on the right. the minimal times + white treatment detracts nothing from the real importance, this designer's portfolio.

sean freeman

http://www.thereis.co.uk/

sean freeman's website not only offers beautiful illustrated type but an elegant solution for web design. although he is only working with images, unlike the sites we are doing for class, i think i can take some inspiration from his "bucket" solution that is perfectly small enough to not detract from the main frame above. however, it is still readable and allows for a larger number of buckets that can lead directly to the page the viewer is looking for. the black, grey, and white is the nice finish for a minimal solution that works.

mini manifesto

Begin with ideas
Embrace chance
Celebrate coincidence
Ad-lib and make things up
Eliminate superfluous elements
Subvert expectation
Make something difficult look easy
Be first or last
Believe complex ideas can produce simple things
Trust the process
Allow concepts to determine form
Reduce material and production to their essence
Sustain the integrity of an idea
Propose honesty as a solution

www.eatock.com

a nice idea every day

http://www.aniceideaeveryday.com/

this design is so clean! all the information is right there! white gray and one color. it's the indexhibit web application that is free code for any person looking to put a web portfolio online. lean on personality but that's where the designer adds as much or little touch that they like. so good.

waterscape

obviously it's in french, but whatevs. this one's not:



apparently i am now obsessed with jacques cousteau.

"from birth, man carried the weight of gravity on his shoulders. he is bolted to the earth. but man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

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& scuba sites are disastrous, as far as i can tell. plenty below, but no matter how deeply i googled i couldn't find one simple, clear, or appealing diving site. nobody seems to have taken up our idea of a lush underwater adventure/life aquatic/discovery channel documentary style. let's be the first.

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this is an exception, though. animated GIFS for the win.

chris glass

http://www.chrisglass.com/

this guy's personal blog has a lot a lot of information on it but is so well organized that it's actually a pleasure to surf through all those links below the header (unlike...most). and the tabs at the top are so effective for navigating through his life, i'd kill to manage to keep everything so compartmentalized without feeling restrained.