We spend a lot of time researching the web, trying to find websites that inspire - not only by the way they look but in the way they work and what they say.
There are many things that make up a great website; design, content, branding, layout, wording, clarity and many other things besides. We have put together a list of 15 websites that inspire, some new and some slightly older favorites.
Bar codes. We see them in our every day life from your morning milk to the swipe card for your evening gym membership. But who’s actually given them a second thought? As designers we come to accept that space needs to be made for these black lines and every time think just how boring these are.
At FHOKE we appreciate all mediums of design and have decided to start blogging about inspirational product design. The first of these blogs covers the new Asus Eee Keyboard PC. The new keyboard from Asus is a PC accessory with a difference. Strangely named ‘Eee Keyboard PC,’ the innovative concept by Asus is not just a PC accessory, but a fully functional PC incorporated into a keyboard.
So 2008 saw the year of the redesign for many of the worlds big brands. We highlighted a few of these in our recent blog 2008 The Year of The Redesign
What’s been interesting is to see many bloggers featuring the new Pepsi look. Although we’ve not seen it here in the UK yet it seems to have spread across the US already with some mixed opinions. What is apparent though is Pepsi are really pushing this. They’ve even dedicated a YouTube channel to the re-brand and a microsite both cleverly titled Refresh Everything.
2008 saw some major companies redesign versions of their company logos and brands; some were for the better while others were just terrible. But if done right a redesign can be worth its weight in gold… that’s if you get it right though. After all, a logo is the most important part of any corporate identity.
So with 2008 over and looking forward to 2009, we take a look at some of the major redesigns of the year. As always there were major winners and losers, but it’s great to see how the big brands think they should be perceived for the next few years.
