Well, of course statements like this are bound to get you into trouble – one person’s amazing is the next person’s frustrating or mundane. There are many many fine web sites out there, but very few truly inspire, even fewer make your jaw drop in complete amazement (this had better be good right!) and make you wonder at the sheer talent and vision of the team that put it together.

Well I think, and feel free to disagree with me, that I’ve found just such a site: windosill

It has a humble name, is very self-indulgent, doesn’t overtly sell anything (except of course the extreme talent of the individual that created it and a $3 game) and is a complete waste of time, but it is done with such style, visual wit and playfulness, and has been so thoroughly thought through, that you cannot help but love it. Does it have a point? Are there any rules? How do you ‘play’ with it? Well, all I’ll say is that it is just a simple platform game. Switch on the light bulb, look around, play with things and work out how to get out of the little door to the next level…

The site is the work of Patrick Smith @ Vector Park. Patrick’s forte is the creation of immersive online Flash-driven animated experiences (did we used to call them games??) and I think, he’s really very good at them. A visual treat, animated to perfection, this really shows the wonderful possibilities of Flash when pushed to the extreme. It makes you think (laterally) and twists your brain but gives it ample reward, and makes you smile along the way.

It may not be for everyone, but if you can take a few precious minutes to explore Patrick’s world, your day may just be the better for it.

And if you would like to suggest another candidate for the “most beautiful web site in the world”
please post it here, or via twitter: @remedycreative

This entry was posted on Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 4:08 pm and is filed under animation, design, online.
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