Most Visited Site in 2008?

GasBuddy.com may be one of the most visited sites for 2008. The site itself isn’t a visual masterpiece. It also isn’t full of stuff that elicits ‘oohs and ahhhs’ from its visitors. It is simply a tool. A well liked tool these days! It’s easy to navigate and straightforward with the information you need. It doesn’t get much better than GasBuddy.com when it comes to delivering just what you requested.They definitely follow the K.I.S.S. approach (Keep It Simple Stupid).

So, GasBuddy.com gets “two big thumbs up” from me for simplicity of use and its straightforward reason for existence.

Another Font Resource

While looking for some interesting fonts, I came across this article at myinkblog.com that highlighted 30 free fonts. The list contains some really good fonts. In particular, I liked Bleeding Cowboys and Birth of a Hero. The slight “grunge” effect that Birth of a Hero has to it is really nice. I could see it being useful on many newer style websites.

Check out the list! I’m sure you’ll find something useful there too.

Clever Footer Idea

Banjax, a web design company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland has come up with a great way to use a footer. Using a Google map to create the footer is an excellent choice for client websites that are created with the intent of offering directions to a physical business location. For service oriented companies or retail stores, this is a clever, unique way of adding a map or directions to a store or office location. It’s a very creative use of space.

Sweet Logo from Muku Studios

While looking around for some fresh crest style logos, I stumbled onto Muku Studios website. There, staring me in the face was a cool, tribal themed crest inspired logo. I like this logo. It says a lot about the owners of Muku and their business. The company is based in Hawaii, the owners love to surf. The website matches up well with its owners. The tropical/surf style matches up perfectly with them. The logo itself reminds me of some sort of wooden, carved idol.

What do you think? Tell me your thoughts about their logo and the them of their site. I’d enjoy hearing your evaluation on it. Thanks! ~~

Another Website with Lots of Cool Features

Swiths.com is a sweet site that has a lot going happening on its front page. There are several design elements that appeal to me.

1. I like the orientation of the page. It appears that everything is lying on the floor. Notice the Converse sneakers on the right, the nicely colored hardwood floors, etc.

2. I like how the content is displayed. Everything is on the tag (for lack of a better term). The navigation is running vertically up the right side of the tag too.

3. I like the chewed up pencil. It’s realistic and looks good.

4. I like their logo. It’s appealing and looks great.

What’s your opinon of this site? Let me know…I’d be interested in your overall opinion as well.