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With some websites now celebrating their tenth birthday, Design Week asked a selection of influential people involved in on-line design to nominate their favourite Web design. This is what they said
Ranzie Anthony, Creative partner, Tonic
www.leoburnett.ca - designed by Toronto office of sister company Arc Worldwide
IT'S an interesting time to be talking about favourite websites, as the whole on-line world seems to be in transition. The criteria for great websites have changed significantly over the past few years. As well as aesthetic design treatment, the creative use of narrative, interaction and moving images are just as important to the overall result.
A site on my bookmark list is Leo Burnett's Canadian website. Not only is it conceptually strong, but the simplicity of the design execution and engaging interaction place it among my favourites. However, with the speed at which technology is changing, I'll undoubtedly have a totally new favourites list in a very short while.
Simon Waterfall, Creative director, Poke
www.volkswagen.se/nyapassat/ - designed by Daddy
It's so difficult to pick just one site - it's like eating just one Pringle. But, for satisfaction in a design world, I do love what Daddy is doing in Sweden. It's a small team with a load of talent and its work is consistently clean, sharp-witted and has a beautiful polish. Check out its site (www.daddy.se) for the anti-snuff campaign it ran in Sweden, or the Passat site which blows away most TV ads. It's just what the Web should do, in a category that is usually awful.
Desiree Collier, Creative director, Authority Design
www.stereophonics.com - designed by Outside Line
The Stereophonics site was comprehensively redesigned last year to support the release of their fifth studio album, Language. Sex. Violence. Other? The new design brilliantly blends the multi-hued stylings of the album artwork with a surprisingly user-friendly and intuitive navigation. Minimalist in tone (reflecting the stripped- down...