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Elysium Burns

Elysium Burns

January 20th, 2009 Category: Portfolio

15 comments to “Elysium Burns”

  1. dudeydudedude Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Needs work on the white space (or lack of…).

  2. Kola Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Hi dudeydudedude! I’m just curious about your background (like everyone here is). It would be great if you could tell us more about it to add some more weight to your comments. - Coz who knows we might be talking to a really famous person here or a web design “celebrity” or whatever you wanna call it :) That will sure be something worth bragging about to my friends :)

  3. David Perel Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 6:14 am

    DDD will never reveal his identity, he is like The Stig.

    Back to the website, I disagree with DDD. I think it is an awesome looking site and should have been on this gallery a lot sooner, well done.

  4. Ross Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 7:35 am

    @kola

    DDD is an opinionated old coot who dismisses all sites that don’t fall into his own narrow perception of good design, and generously accepts any sites with even some elements that do.

    The fact that, on average, the majority of posters here tend to disagree with him shows that he is a minority who should not be taken seriously and/or given any sort of authoritative status.

    But, with free speech being what it is, and the fact that I often find his ramblings amusing, keep it up DDD.

  5. dudeydudedude Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 10:08 am

    @Ross

    Last time I checked, my for and against ratio was at 5:3 - in my favor, so I’m not worried about that nonexistent majority you’re talking about. =)

    Besides, it isn’t my loss when inexperienced children refuse to listen. After all, what’s wrong with championing the real purpose of web design - that is: to focus on, and make the content interesting, accessible, understandable, memorable, usable, and hopefully, worth sharing with others.

    What’s the point of a “pretty” website if the reason why it is even there (the content) is not the primary focus? That makes as much sense as buying a frame that totally obscures a painting.

    @David

    Actually, I do like the art direction of the website. The typography and contrast are good, no arguments there, but I still think that it could have been improved with better spacing.

  6. Jared Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    The “typography and contrast ” literally hurt my eyes. I think its a great design though. lol

  7. Jacson Wilmont Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    One of the best “minimal” portfolios on the web - I’ve seen this before on some other galleries; the guy is a good person to follow on Twitter too for design-related links and resources. Good stuff, should have been here sooner!

  8. evan Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    I really dig the right column and background details of the page. The only criticism I have is that the headline seems to fight for focus due to the large portfolio image directly below it.

    I love the typography treatment at the top as well.

  9. dudeydudedude Says:
    January 21st, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    @Jared

    Really? I’m a bit surprised. The colors were muted enough so that it wasn’t too straining. Perhaps it was because of the lack of whitespace? ;)

  10. krys locksman Says:
    January 22nd, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    Cool stuff luv the typography and the ease off the overdone stuff we see with current design. Bookmarked this.

  11. Aki Says:
    January 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    Someone knows what font is that (headlines)?

  12. G3ars Says:
    January 24th, 2009 at 3:08 am

    Not Helvetica that I know for sure — anybody know the exact font? Love the site too by the way.

  13. Ashlee Says:
    January 25th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    Love this!!! What other galleries has this been on I must have missed it? There are some really good young designers emerging on the national scene, love to see fresh faces!

  14. Mikey Dixon Says:
    November 19th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    This thing has stood the test of type, once again showing how typography design for the web can be so essential to GOOD web design! Glad to see this featured here.

  15. Cade Says:
    March 8th, 2010 at 11:28 am

    You`re a good writer

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