Thing of the week: “The Stylist”

In addition to the ROW, I’m also going to try a TOW, or “Thing of the Week.” Again, there is no rhyme nor reason to what I choose, however, TOWs will all have one thing in common: good design, or at least elements of good design. While a site might strike my fancy, if its design sucks, what’s the point? Besides, you deserve a little more insight into my thinking, if you want me to tell you 10 things I hate about your site.

This week’s thing is:

The Regulars

I stumbled upon this site while browsing on one of my favorite showcase sites. Of course it was the guy in the gas mask that piqued my interest. I had to click. Then I had to keep clicking because I can’t seem to find, nor understand, what exactly this site is for/about. They are breaking the first rule of the internet!! What in the hell is this site for?

Normally, I’d be completely turned off, but their minimal content and maximum mystery factor has me intrigued. And there’s always the people in the gas masks. Very disturbing.

I do love the overall design. Clean, simple, consistent. I like the simple background design, and the calming color scheme—especially since the color scheme is completely at odds with the images of people in gas masks.

I am disappointed that it appears this site is no longer maintained. The most recent date on anything I could find was 2006. For a 2-year old site, however, this one holds up quite well. A true sign of good design.