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Creativity on Credit
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Alex
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With the World Wide Web becoming a more universal communication channel, the day where cycles of ideas are borrowed, reproduced and then returned back to the community for refining is now. And as we speak, tens of thousands around the world are transacting, through a process called ‘inspiration,’ and most of the time unilateral.
For every day of the past three years, TAXI Design Network highlights one truly worthy website, for its authentic innovation, outstanding creativity or immaculate presentation. Many times, these websites pioneer original ideas, or creates concepts that remain novel or unmatched till the ‘inspired ones’ set in. These visions then branch into widespread influence, and are enhanced in its subsequent incarnations to be enjoyed by the mass community, which then further broadcast and expand the creative propaganda.
Compared to the past decades, the World Wide Web has evolved into an arena of aesthetic competition, with websites trying to outshine one another in terms of originality. Inevitably, with over 20,000 submissions received over the year 2005, the 365 sites that made it the honor raised the benchmark for quality, and collectively delivered the true definition of ‘Excellence’ for the next two years to come.
With only one web site per day, we make sure you get the best.
And the best deserves a second look.
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Favorite Website of The Year: Mother
www.motherlondon.com
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They say 'Everything you wanted to know about Mother, but were too afraid to ask.' We say 'If only she looks this good.'
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Editors’ Pick Favorite Portfolio Website: SerialCut
www.serialcut.com
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One more reason to go back again.
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Favorite Weekend Pick (Saturday/Sunday) Website: Ecolife with Ecoheim
www.sekisuiheim.com/catalog_f/index.html
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You’ll never get to do this on weekdays, anyway.
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Favorite Comeback Website: Grotesk
www.grotesk.to
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Some things are better left forgotten. Not all of them.
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Favorite Flash-Animated Website: Havaianas
www.havaianas.com.br
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The only kind of Brazilian the world dares to do.
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Favorite Interior Design / Architecture Website: Diamond + Schmitt Architects
www.dsai.ca
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You don’t have to imagine. You actually see people move within those incredible places.
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Favorite Photography Website: ABSOLUT Metropolis
absolut.com/metropolis
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If there’s anything your eyes should see last year, make it this one.
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Favorite Illustration Website: Peepshow Collective
www.peepshow.org.uk
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Fortunately, everyone is together.
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Favorite Product / Industrial Design Website: ±0
www.plusminuszero.jp
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Nothing more. Nothing less. Just perfect.
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Favorite Fashion Design Website: Super Magazine
www.supermagsuper.com
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The Superhero thing only applies to the visual appeal, not the costume.
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Favorite Breakthrough Website: (TIE) DON’T CLICK IT / Established & Sons
www.dontclick.it
www.establishedandsons.com
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So original, it’ll be obvious if you copy.
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New! Favorite Consumer Website: Heineken Experience
www.heinekenexperience.com
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Same reason why you never understood how you got drunk.
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Best Use of Colors: Groovisions
www.groovisions.com
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When we mean ‘spend the colors wisely’, we mean ‘don’t waste it on the website, throw them into the works.’
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Best in Navigation / Layout: Circulo Creativo 2005
www.grupow.com/circulo
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What goes around, comes around. Hello.
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Best use of Sound Effects: What You Choose to Remember
www.whatyouchoosetoremember.com
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You actually read the title out.
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Best use in domain name: More To See
www.moretosee.com
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Name your kids right. It goes a long way.
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New! Favorite Campaign Website: G8 Rally
www.g8rally.com
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Role-playing can be addictive, especially if it’s for a noble cause.
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New! Favorite Design Business Website: BSSP
www.bssp.com
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Make money with your talents.
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New! Best Use of Typography: Amaztype
amaztype.tha.jp
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Type that makes you read.
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New! Best Use of Concept: SAFE: Design Takes on Risk
www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/safe
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It’ll be shocking if MOMA can go wrong.
Alex Goh
© 2006 by TAXI Design Network. All rights reserved.
For every day of the past three years, TAXI Design Network highlights one truly worthy website, for its authentic innovation, outstanding creativity or immaculate presentation. Many times, these websites pioneer original ideas, or creates concepts that remain novel or unmatched till the ‘inspired ones’ set in. These visions then branch into widespread influence, and are enhanced in its subsequent incarnations to be enjoyed by the mass community, which then further broadcast and expand the creative propaganda.
Compared to the past decades, the World Wide Web has evolved into an arena of aesthetic competition, with websites trying to outshine one another in terms of originality. Inevitably, with over 20,000 submissions received over the year 2005, the 365 sites that made it the honor raised the benchmark for quality, and collectively delivered the true definition of ‘Excellence’ for the next two years to come.
With only one web site per day, we make sure you get the best.
And the best deserves a second look.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Favorite Website of The Year: Mother
www.motherlondon.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
They say 'Everything you wanted to know about Mother, but were too afraid to ask.' We say 'If only she looks this good.'
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Editors’ Pick Favorite Portfolio Website: SerialCut
www.serialcut.com
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One more reason to go back again.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Favorite Weekend Pick (Saturday/Sunday) Website: Ecolife with Ecoheim
www.sekisuiheim.com/catalog_f/index.html
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You’ll never get to do this on weekdays, anyway.
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Favorite Comeback Website: Grotesk
www.grotesk.to
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Some things are better left forgotten. Not all of them.
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Favorite Flash-Animated Website: Havaianas
www.havaianas.com.br
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The only kind of Brazilian the world dares to do.
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Favorite Interior Design / Architecture Website: Diamond + Schmitt Architects
www.dsai.ca
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You don’t have to imagine. You actually see people move within those incredible places.
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Favorite Photography Website: ABSOLUT Metropolis
absolut.com/metropolis
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If there’s anything your eyes should see last year, make it this one.
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Favorite Illustration Website: Peepshow Collective
www.peepshow.org.uk
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Fortunately, everyone is together.
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Favorite Product / Industrial Design Website: ±0
www.plusminuszero.jp
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Nothing more. Nothing less. Just perfect.
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Favorite Fashion Design Website: Super Magazine
www.supermagsuper.com
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The Superhero thing only applies to the visual appeal, not the costume.
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Favorite Breakthrough Website: (TIE) DON’T CLICK IT / Established & Sons
www.dontclick.it
www.establishedandsons.com
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So original, it’ll be obvious if you copy.
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New! Favorite Consumer Website: Heineken Experience
www.heinekenexperience.com
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Same reason why you never understood how you got drunk.
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Best Use of Colors: Groovisions
www.groovisions.com
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When we mean ‘spend the colors wisely’, we mean ‘don’t waste it on the website, throw them into the works.’
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Best in Navigation / Layout: Circulo Creativo 2005
www.grupow.com/circulo
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
What goes around, comes around. Hello.
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Best use of Sound Effects: What You Choose to Remember
www.whatyouchoosetoremember.com
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You actually read the title out.
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Best use in domain name: More To See
www.moretosee.com
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Name your kids right. It goes a long way.
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New! Favorite Campaign Website: G8 Rally
www.g8rally.com
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Role-playing can be addictive, especially if it’s for a noble cause.
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New! Favorite Design Business Website: BSSP
www.bssp.com
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Make money with your talents.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
New! Best Use of Typography: Amaztype
amaztype.tha.jp
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Type that makes you read.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
New! Best Use of Concept: SAFE: Design Takes on Risk
www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/safe
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It’ll be shocking if MOMA can go wrong.
Alex Goh
© 2006 by TAXI Design Network. All rights reserved.