Friday Focus 10/16/09: Ornamental
This week’s Friday Focus features highly detailed and highly elegant creations that just capture the imagination. Enjoy!
Designs of the Week
Just about everything on this page will blow you away, including the typographic artwork found in the content.
I love the glows and the fly-out torn paper menus. I think the text within the scroll could use a bit more tweaking though, especially with custom font replacement techniques rampant today.
I love all the elements that come together to make this cozy, Victorian-inspired space. The subtle glow that appears when you hover on the menu links makes me wish it happened to the lamps in the header too!
Love the curtains, the lighting, and the custom fonts in here.
This one’s more gritty since it’s got a steampunk theme, but still a great example of higly detailed design. So many textures in this one too.
So whimsical! This feels like a mural with several parts that came to life. Check out the four other sections of the site for more brilliant versions of the header.
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These ornamental sites can be quite elaborate, but for the right customer and a topic which is fitting, these can be really effective and stunning sites. The site with the jester and curtains is beautiful, the gradients and colours add lots of depth.