Notice Anything Different?
by zunguzungu
Hmm, how about this?
zunguzungu has always believed in not just truth, but beauty. Our original design back in 2008 – a clean, art deco look created by zunguzungu’s first art director, Mignon Khargie – immediately set zunguzungu apart. Now zunguzungu is once again separating itself from the cookie-cutter digital clutter that defines too much of the Web with a bold and striking new design.
We asked designer Kelly Frankeny to create a news tabloid as imagined by Coco Chanel. Frankeny — a globetrotting designer who is often dropping into beleaguered democracies in Africa and Latin America to work her wonders for embattled newspapers – responded to our challenge with a sophisticated and dynamic design. A brilliant and sassy blond Texan, she has created a new zunguzungu as big as her personality. And yes, while invoking the brassy urgency of a news tabloid, the new design also conveys the elegance of the House of Chanel. Both Frankeny and the new zunguzungu know how to use red lipstick and a simple black dress for maximum effect.
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Ouch.
i dunno. see how it grows on me. too soon to judge, really. that red is intense………
one comment – i’ve always liked sidebars on the right, because then all my mousing occurs in the same zone. links are right next to the scrollbar. also, my eyes are used to it.
My first thought was that it looks like a spam-attack site and I should navigate away pronto.
I like everything, except I absolutely detest the font set. Too much colour (the writing is too dark, too dense to pick out the words), not enough space and light. You’re almost home though.
So much better.
Needs more clutter. And more blue.
I like that the comments link is back in its proper place.
What about the lowercase Ds trying to smudge their way above their normal stations? Is that political imagery through typography? Or is the site just broken (just for me it seems)?