Web 2.0

From the article 25 Examples of Web 2.0 and Traditional Design Rules Coming Together, I've chosen this Viget Inspire website as I found it inspiring. It is a blog-based website from the designers of the web company Viget Labs.

I really like the colours and the watercolour theme and feel. It feels calm when I was looking through the site.

I like the header a lot, I think the word 'Inspire' associated with the rising sun worked really well. And I think it's clever that they have their name and logo look like the sun coming up, looks like its telling you there are inspiring things behind the website, you just have to dig them out.

The font looks professional and it works great with the overall design.

I love their avatar, I didn't even realized there is an avatar on each post until the article pointed out. They are so nicely done they don't distract you from reading the posts at all which, many other avatars do.

I find the boxes in the sidebar really cool, the design is unique and contemporary.

It has a lot of information on this website but they are very clear and the content is not just about their work or company, but they also "write about design news, trends, techniques, buildout, inspiration, CSS, and our project" from a more general angle.

The content in the sidebar is rich and very useful. The information is also really well organized.

The site hasn't been changed since 2009, I think it's because the website works well and it's probably representative for them. It looks professional yet interesting for people to look at.

I would very much like to create my own avatar as clever as theirs. And I wish I could make a website which is clear and easy to use but yet content-driven too.