Graphic Design: Made Thought's stunning update GF Smith's Colorplan site

Date
23 January 2014

It’s one of the big challenges of the internet age; how does a business or organisation which is inherently defined by real-world products do digital? Well, this is how. Just under a year ago we hailed Made Thought’s GF Smith Colorplan swatch book, a drool-inducing piece of print perfection. At the time there was an impressive website to enjoy as well, but recently the studio has updated the online offering and it’s a thing of beauty and joy (which is NEVER something I thought I’d say about a paper company’s website…).

The layout is stylish and simple so navigation is a breeze, but the playful touches (especially the bouncing balls of colour on the homepage) raise it above the level of another slick, minimalist website. There’s also well-used relevant video content which feels fully integrated with the rest of the site both physically and in terms of what it’s trying to do.

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Made Thought: GF Smith Colorplan website update

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Made Thought: GF Smith Colorplan website update

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Made Thought: GF Smith Colorplan website update

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Made Thought: GF Smith Colorplan website update

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Made Thought: GF Smith Colorplan website update

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Rob Alderson

Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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