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The Wilderness Downtown

31st August, 2010

You’ve probably seen this everywhere already… if you haven’t – you simply have to. Arcade Fire’s genius HTML 5 video, courtesy of Google and some rather sophisticated coders…

Bon Graf on The Import Bon Graf on The Import

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Bon Graf

31st August, 2010

Love these elegant layout pads courtesy of the previously feature Aussie studio, Famous Visual Services…

Deconstruction Records on The Import Deconstruction Records on The Import

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Deconstruction Records

19th August, 2010

One of the 90s biggest dance labels, Deconstruction, is back and with Farrow designing their new identity and Kleber building this site, it appears their distinctive style is also back…

DonQ Rum on The Import DonQ Rum on The Import

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DonQ Rum

19th August, 2010

Quite brilliant website for this American drinks company. Perfect example of how to achieve a beautiful, interactive site *without* the use of Flash…

The Internetwork on The Import The Internetwork on The Import

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The Internetwork

18th August, 2010

An rather brilliant little website where Australian creatives are asked to document what inspires them…

Grain & Gram on The Import Grain & Gram on The Import

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Grain & Gram

17th August, 2010

Rather elusive in content, Grain & Gram’s “New Gentleman’s Journal” is a blog of sorts – we think – but most importantly is it is a rather handsome website…

Rhythm on The Import Rhythm on The Import

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Rhythm

10th August, 2010

Media design students Lukas Novak and Bartholomäus Traubeck may or may not produce the products on display here – but what they have produced is a beautifully slick website…..

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AGI

30th July, 2010

We love the brilliant new Alliance Graphique Internationale website courtesy of London’s Spin. It’s slick, minimal design giving easy access to the brilliant resource of graphic design and articles….

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MailChimp 5.2

21st July, 2010

This popular email marketing service has a host of new social features, and they’ve rolled out a rather lovely 50s influenced page to promote it….

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Chris Cheeseman

19th July, 2010

Quite simply this is just a brilliantly designed website, with some really intelligent, inspirational work within…..

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Derry Lozano-Hoyland

19th July, 2010

Really nicely presented portfolio, with some slick javascript effects that make it a distinctly pleasurable site to navigate….

The Moral Underground on The Import The Moral Underground on The Import

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The Moral Underground

19th July, 2010

Borderline off-topic, but we couldn’t resist this reedit of the tube map to showcase the Daily Mail’s ’secret editorial formula’. Just brilliant….

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Launchlist

13th July, 2010

If you make websites, then you simply should not work without a going live checklist – and Australian’s Jay Hollywood and Lee Karolczak have now made it that much easier for you…..

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Marie Catribs

16th June, 2010

Not sure who’s behind the design and build of this website, but we love it’s quirky, retro appeal – and it’s rather well executed too……

AOL Corporate on The Import AOL Corporate on The Import

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AOL Corporate

10th June, 2010

Interesting design from AOL’s corporate arm with some really nice creative content. Surprisingly good….

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UW Design 2010

9th June, 2010

A really nice, clean and effective website for The University of Washington’s 2010 graduate design show….

My Heroes Killed Cowboys on The Import My Heroes Killed Cowboys on The Import

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My Heroes Killed Cowboys

8th June, 2010

Cornish club, My Heroes Killed Cowboys, looks an awful lot of fun and that’s conveyed really nicely on their considerably rough, yet packed with nice ideas, website…

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DBA

6th June, 2010

We’re loving this really slick e-commerce site that follows the simplicity and elegance of their product range….

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The Import / Design Inspiration & Design Blog, is a new design inspiration website from the creators of We Heart, one of the world's leading style blogs.... delivering the best in fashion, architecture, interior design, nightlife, food & drink, music, technology and much, much more. The Import provides a daily dose of the internet's most inspirational websites... portfolios from designers, studios and photographers, alongside a first class design blog that will feature interviews, articles, inspirations and so much more....