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The First Twenty

September 2nd, 2008 Category: Best of, CSS

8 comments to “The First Twenty”

  1. dudeydudedude Says:
    September 2nd, 2008 at 7:54 am

    I quite like this one. However, there are a few factors that come to mind:

    1) The site is about the health of Firemen. Not signing up to be a firefighter, which the proud, stoic banner seems to express.

    2) The site is trying to reach out to people with the intention of receiving some form of help (direct or indirect) for the Firemen. In that regard, I think the copy could have been better - The impact of something akin to (but better written):

    “Every year, 20,000 lives are saved by Firemen. However, not all of those lives are their own. Find out how you can help.”

    and then given prominence near the top, followed by the detailed explanations.

    Again, I do like the style and execution, but I think that it goes against the purpose of the site. It should have been more human, with expressive Photographs, and some real heart-tugging facts that the viewer would learn about.

    Right now, it looks like a stylish site which intends to invite you into joining the Firefighting service, and that definitely isn’t the intention of the site.

  2. duddelbug Says:
    September 2nd, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Beautiful graphic design work.

  3. Jeremy Says:
    September 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    dudeydudeydudey - your constantly using this site as a soapbox bugs me but I’m willing to hear you out (since often you’re not wrong, just annoying): What are your favorite sites and why?

  4. Jeremy Says:
    September 2nd, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    (Apologies for the extra Ys in my spelling of your name)

  5. Andrew Says:
    September 2nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    While dudey does bring up a good point, I think what you have done is great! I love the style!

  6. dudeydudedude Says:
    September 3rd, 2008 at 4:24 am

    @Jeremy

    Lol@soapbox. Right now, I’m bored out of my mind, so to answer your question:

    http://www.ecodazoo.com/
    bartleboglehegarty.com/
    ilovetypography.com/
    funkyou.ro/index.php
    meiji.co.jp/sweets/choco-cafe/
    rockyourlook.com/
    dieselgenes.se/
    beyondfayte.com/
    melmac.dk/
    cinq7.com/fr/

  7. Big C Says:
    September 3rd, 2008 at 6:34 am

    wow i turned ecodazoo of straight away, so what that its interactive, i couldnt find out what the site was, in the first 30 seconds.

  8. dudeydudedude Says:
    September 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 am

    @Big C

    Well, it’s in Japanese… and it’s a children’s site… and kids are supposed to explore it like a game… and then learn a bit about the environment…

    Well, then again, maybe it was too complex. :)

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