what companies have the hottest portfolio showcasing exciting flash designs and websites besides 2 advancedstudios?
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what companies have the hottest portfolio showcasing exciting flash designs and websites besides 2 advancedstudios?
as if this hasnt been asked a billion times before ;)
if you like 2A, you'll love gmunk.com (not as much the main site but the portofolio has some crazy stuff)
my personal pick would be
http://www.xyleminteractive.com/
they are extremely creative.
this is cool i would think they would have a larger portfolio than that with the good quality of work they put out.
this question has been posted before? do u have a link to what the responses were??? better yet, anybody have a bookmark full of links to their favorite flash sites?? please post a few!
just look for fresh new ideas...
Well i am not a fan of WEbFEats or sth, but i think that it is erecting a brave new style in the industry.
www.webfeatsdesign.com
Look out for that portfolio to drastically increase whenever I can get around to updating it :D
Anyway, the big studios in my mind are, aside from 2A, www.flashlevel.com , www.group94.com , www.funktion12.com , www.fantasy-interactive.com , www.widegroup.net , www.blitzds.com ... and then www.neostream.com isn't so big, but I love it!
webfeats? :confused: just a designer, hardly a studio.
http://www.northkingdom.com/ produce some of the best sites
http://forofficeuseonly.com/
http://www.s-v.de/en/sv.htm
http://www.blastradius.com/index.jsp
http://www.tonic.co.uk/enter.html
http://www.de-construct.com/index.php
http://www.fork.de/00_Home.phtml
and the list goes on...
But...
"www.flashlevel.com , www.group94.com , www.funktion12.com , www.fantasy-interactive.com , www.widegroup.net , www.blitzds.com ... and then www.neostream.com isn't so big, but I love it!"
Those are so cliche, it's 2005 already.
Yup, it's 2005, and they're still huge and I still love them!
so who is 2A's biggest competition? or have they crushed all the competition on the net?
WTF? Have you got everyone on ignore or did you not think about looking at any of the companies people posted above. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by J-Luv
so who is 2A's biggest competition? or have they crushed all the competition on the net?
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Originally posted by flashab
WTF? Have you got everyone on ignore or did you not think about looking at any of the companies people posted above. :rolleyes:
hahahaha....nah, somebody was looking over my shoulder so thas all i could type at the moment. a handful of those sites i had seen before but hadnt been to in a while. i was hoping there was something out there that was far more advanced than 2 advanced or just as strong. but those guys have some strong portfolios and some different styles which is kinda cool.
Design has always been subjective. 2A might or might not be great, but their style might not appeal to everyone or appeal to a certain target audience the client is hoping to reach. Those other sites (as well as many smaller ones you don't really hear about) all have different styles yet they all do the same thing: communicate to the viewer. Sites don't have to be flashy and super animated intensive to deliver a message. I for one got a kick out of "forofficeuseonly.com". they did a piece on Tall buildings for MOMA that is not super flashy, but gets their point accross very cleanly using bar charts, sillouettes of the buildings, etc. (i'm just using this as an example because that's the one i got lost in. I have to get back to work. heh..)Quote:
i was hoping there was something out there that was far more advanced than 2 advanced or just as strong. but those guys have some strong portfolios and some different styles which is kinda cool.
Probably the reason why 2A style is popular because it is always eye catching. They know how to catch the eyes of the general public.
I think another reason why 2A appears so "big" is probably how they market themselves. They definitely make their prescense known to the market. Some other firms are laid back with their marketing approach and so that's why we do not hear much about these other companies. But I noticed each firm tends to market a certain skill or quality of what they do and specialize in.
So just because 2A has a bigger presence doesn't mean that they are the greatest. I think we can all make other comparisions of people or companies, who do mediocre or good work but has the appearance of doing excellent work. I hope that made sense.
http://toyota.jp/sp/x-body/
http://www.smokeweek.com/
http://www.saturn.com/saturn/showroo....html?nav=600#
http://www.home-entertainment.philip...-entertainment
http://www.vodafone.com/flash/future...l&bandwidth=hi
http://www.fb.se/flash/fb.asp?lang=se
all done by http://www.northkingdom.com/ and should answer your original question "what companies have the hottest portfolio showcasing exciting flash designs and websites besides 2 advancedstudios?"
Bradley Grosh in my opinion beats 2Advanced. I am in no way saying that 2A is bad ofcourse, all I am saying is that Bradley Grosh's style on his own site is a lot cooler than 2A's however he designed his site back in 2001.
Check out this intro, also designed by Bradley - www.8edge.com
For years designers have been debating on the fact that 2A ripped his style. However, now if you read interviews by Eric you'll see there he says that Bradley's work is part of his favourite designers list.
Incase you dont know, Bradley Grosh is www.gmunk.com
I am a pretty big fan of http://www.braingiants.com
there work is very strong and it seems to be getting stronger!!
and ceonex.com
group94 it is
Well, 2A hasn't released any updates on their site since November which either means they're working on a lot of big stuff or they're not doing much of anything (I'll let you guess to which hehehe).
I'd say that for me personally, the level of detail and depth that fantasy-interactive put into the road runner site elevated them to the top for me.
group94 is the hottest I think... and what happened to wddg? They used to do some great work but we hardly hear of them anymore
when it come to that, the answer is... www.group94.com ...of course
Dont forget Hi-Res people!!
Remember, this ain't some kind of race for the best to win.
And 'most popular' doesn't automatically mean 'most talented' (Go ask Britney Spears).
Alltho, 2a, group94 and the lot do wonderfull work, they still can't come close to FOUO, blastradius or S-V.
Them portfolios have a fresh diversity of styles while the others seem to be bounded to their own style. Would I dare to use the term 'one-trick-pony'?
Oh Sense, Sense, Sense ... we come across each other again, I thought I'd seen the last of you.
Anyway, in this realm, most popular usually is in relation to talent. No one here is lip-synching! This is about use and style.
For FLASH WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, which is what this forum is about, the best studio right now in my opinion is Fantasy Interactive.
As for 2A, they had the crown for a while but the development side of their recent projects is not as robust as some of the stuff I've seen elsewhere, which changes the landscape from being just about how good it looks to it looking good and working well.
As many other times, i'm with sense. This site may had the initial purpose (and still has) of focusing on flash website development, yet, given the current situation, in which development has reached certain standards, it is time to talk about design.Quote:
Originally posted by villain2
Oh Sense, Sense, Sense ... we come across each other again, I thought I'd seen the last of you.
Anyway, in this realm, most popular usually is in relation to talent. No one here is lip-synching! This is about use and style.
For FLASH WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, which is what this forum is about, the best studio right now in my opinion is Fantasy Interactive.
As for 2A, they had the crown for a while but the development side of their recent projects is not as robust as some of the stuff I've seen elsewhere, which changes the landscape from being just about how good it looks to it looking good and working well.
It may be true FI has a powerful development team, but when it comes to creativity, they use the same old formula. That also applies to 2a, and recently discussed here, g94.
Other studios like FOUO or northkingdom, have less tradition within this forum, but that does not mean they're worse. in fact, designwise, they're far more brave and creative than any of the "oldies"
http://www.kurtnoble.com/ has just as good of a portfolio as anyone.
(BEST) IMO.
yea they sure do have a lot of clients. strong portfolio and nice casual designs.
Well, villian2, open your eyes! didnt you see that 2A is working on their v5 site? read the ITA interviews. thxQuote:
Originally posted by villain2
Well, 2A hasn't released any updates on their site since November which either means they're working on a lot of big stuff or they're not doing much of anything (I'll let you guess to which hehehe).
I'd say that for me personally, the level of detail and depth that fantasy-interactive put into the road runner site elevated them to the top for me.
Cheers,
Rudolf
I think people seem to think that a flash packed site with all types of crap flying around means your hot... Well, that means nothing when you have lots of no names in your portfolio, try checking out BLUR. These guys site is pretty plain and straight forword but if you look at the portfolio you will find a lip smacking goody bag crammed full of hollywood movies, blockbuster game titles, and commertial spots for some of the biggest tv stations.
http://www.blur.com
OMG... I can't believe you guys left out the infamous group WEB AGENT www.webagent007.com
Finally, a post with perspective.Quote:
Originally posted by sense
Alltho, 2a, group94 and the lot do wonderfull work, they still can't come close to FOUO, blastradius or S-V.
Them portfolios have a fresh diversity of styles while the others seem to be bounded to their own style. Would I dare to use the term 'one-trick-pony'?
2a and FI are 'hot names' than get thrown around a lot in flash communities like this, but they are far from being the end-all of web devevlopment, or dare I even say flash dev.
And if we're really talking about design studios (not just flash or web studios) 2a and FI are just blips on the radar.
1. I don't spend all day reading interviews with Eric Jordan so no, I did not know they were developing v5.
2. StevieTat - if there are so many other flash and web dev teams that are WAY better than 2A and FI, let's see them. Give me some links and explain why they're better.
3. Since this is FlashKit (I know that concept escapes a lot of the anti-Flash people that seem to litter this site day in and day out), I would assume we're talking about FLASH DEVELOPMENT STUDIOS.
4. Blur's site has a bunch of stuff flying and zipping and flashing ... but they're an animation studio anyway, not a Flash web design company.
I could reference Tomato as being one of the best designers, but not in this context.
As far as I've seen, I haven't found any site near the complexity in Flash of Road Runner. Show me one that is and I'll seed you the point.
Let's keep it in perspective people. This is FlashKit, not DesignKit ... if it was DesignKit, I'd agree with this thread.
(coming back into this thread with my gun cocked)
i am surprised nobody mentioned http://www.plotdev.com/flashindex.html they put out nice work...
"This is FlashKit, not DesignKit ... if it was DesignKit, I'd agree with this thread."
Villain, thanks for pointing that out. Now I know why we're always up against each other.
But this is FlashKit, not DevelopersKit ... if it was Developerskit, I'd agree with you more. ;)
To show you a site that could easely stand next to the RoadRunner site, I'd had this in mind: http://designarchives.aiga.org/
Plotdev Rocks the house. One of my favs so no shoot'n over here tex. ;)
Im eager to see what BB has to offer on the 5th of may. BBStudios??
As flash design goes, HAHAHAHAAH there are zillions of'em out there.
im kickn back honing my skills and waiting for the 2010 addition.
Plotdev is sweet, but gmunk is the flash god designer.IMO
Are you serious? Those are two different sites entirely. Both (I assume) are using xml to parse data ... the presentation is up to taste and I prefer the way FI used their infamous pods to put it out there ... add in the customization ... add in the video ... add in the fact they're parsing various xml feeds from outside sources into flash (which the actionscript has to be written to accept and process the information) ... consider the easier usability of rr.com ... I'd have to say the site you've references isn't quite the same thing.Quote:
To show you a site that could easely stand next to the RoadRunner site, I'd had this in mind: http://designarchives.aiga.org/
Not that it's not good, it's excellent, but it's not on that level ... but then again, I may be missing something.
The one advantage designarchives.aiga.org has for itself is the complicated and extensive search engine feature done totally in flash with more options than you can imagine.
Let me know what that "something" is.
That Vodafone site actually won site of the year.
A few more to ponder:
http://kurtnoble.com/
http://www.bigspaceship.com/
http://hybride.com/index_en.html
http://www.derbauer.de/
http://www.site06.com/
http://www.mn8studio.com/
A thread like this is very subjective. While it may be tempting to say 2A is the best (and they might well be at their specific niche) it's misleading to think they do the best work in the world. Many times artists are more creative, yet don't have the fortune 500 clients to boast in their resume. Other times, they're more entrenched in such things as motion graphics.
Many 'agencies' also have sites a novice flash author could make, but have accounts many here could only dream to one day get (me included). For example:
http://www.leoburnett.com/about_us/clients.asp
These guys probably do millions per year in client billings. I don't think anyone mentioned thus far does, except maybe Big Spaceship.
The agency sites are bland for a reason because often times they're dealing with unimaginative 'suit and tie' people who know nothing but to sign a check. The work is the true measure, in my opinion - and with that said, there's nowhere near one entity surpassing the rest.
A few more:
http://www.sixtailer.com/
http://www.webagent007.com/
http://www.axis360.com/
How is this possible...even after I posted about it, STILL no one posts Hi-Res! Come on peeps...its one of the best studios out there!
thedesignking.com
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