Red Pepper Flakes. A blog by Imelda Suriato

To 3D or not to 3D

I always like the Herman Miller’s Thought Pile from Freedom + Partners. Then I saw the new site done in 3D and I was caught between “whoa… awesome!” initial moments and then not loving it as much as the un-3D version. It’s definitely an interesting interface, with the 3D depth of field accentuated by some graphical elements (I especially like the circle of logos contrasting the perpendicular plane.

I wonder what the thoughts are behind this redesign and whether they are going to change it again once 3D is no longer the “it” thing to do.

Meanwhile, FirstBorn created The Mountain microsite for Sport Chalet with inspirational 3D use of triangular panels. Nice touch on using the same triangular panels intermittently as part of design elements (e.g. colorful loading panels, corners of popup boxes). Sad note: It does make my browser grind to a halt when I left it on for a few minutes.

Honestly good portfolio

I’m honestly envious of Paul Lee Design‘s simple, gracious portfolio that let nothing gets in the way of appreciating the fantastic work. You should check it out.

yay!monday

Simple, pretty blog on art, design & photography by Chris Kalani. Nice!

Milk Matters

Very cute & fun site by Outside Line. Love the little guy that you can bump around using all the stuff on the screen. Using Box2DFlashAS3 physics engine. Very interesting.

TrailFoods.com picked by CommArts

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Enertia Trail Foods site that Squeaky launched last week is going to be featured by Communication Arts as a Web Pick of the Day on Tuesday, March 3. Besides the new label that Squeaky designed to signal their partnership with Coleman®, Squeaky also positioned Trail Foods as a premium meal specialist for outdoor enthusiast with a sense of community where users can share stories.