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De Kreun
Current rating: 5.4 (438 votes)
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- Added: 12 September 2005
- Designer: Netlash
- Submitter: Bart De Waele
Review:
Once past the simple language option page, you find yourself in a stark landscape of monochromatic imagery, limited colours and hard-edged grid layouts that perfectly complement the Belgian non-profit music centre.
Some sections work better than others. Whilst I find it all perfectly legible, I didn't feel the isn't one of them. It's a whole different site, and a whole different approach. A few things could be cleaned up (could the two-column "Coming Soon" table have been served better by a definition list?), but any errors are offset by very skillful chunks of problem-solving code.
I'm sure many will consider it "too basic", "boring" or "nothing new" based on recent feedback for similar stripped-back sites, but we're obviously amidst another back-to-basics movement in design, so I for one believe that the best exponents of this approach deserve some recognition for their work right now.
Reviewed by Simon Collison
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At first glance I didn't get it, but after a delve I began to really like the layout of this site. definately a lot I would change personally, but generally pretty smart. Agree that the workshops/calendar area looks really strong. Good limited colour palette (which is the most obvious similarity with Subtraction).
the newsletter sign-up form is very cool. i love the textfield effects.
It has a certain attitude to it that suits the content entirely. The internal pages work really well. The navigation could be better, but it probably helps if you can understand the language. The colour photos work really well with the sparse colour palette used in the rest of the site.
It's much, much too strong and masculine, and comes off as, well, stuffy without being polished. I am guessing that it's a man, or several men, who designed this. I personally rather hate it. The black and white is harsh to look at, and the red does nothing to break the serious monotone look. And the photographs reinforce the strong blocky elements as well, with no decoration whatsoever. Add underscores __ to the navigation menu and this design makes me want to just flee, never to come back again.
It looks like a blog pages. I love it because the style is very clear and very readable.
Liked especially the home page, with those rectungular photo boxes in the middle. You know graphic is key of successfull design, except all, the website needed borders to cover edges, it's just my opinion.
Graphic, like music is key to everything !
Zed
http://www.music-city.org
Actually, it is a refreshingly clean site. I liked the red, black and white color scheme. Very readable.
Hey men, aren't you tired from clean european design style?