LBVD's type-based website navigation

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Design agency websites have to stand out in a saturated market - and LBVD's new site is a great example of how to do so, says Jenn Lukas.

LBVD.com's homepage is designed to encourage discovery and reward the curious

LBVD.com's homepage is designed to encourage discovery and reward the curious

Words: Jenn Lukas

The bold, black Franklin Gothic text acts as navigation to modules and more

The bold, black Franklin Gothic text acts as navigation to modules and more

"With everything on a single scrolling page, it was designed to encourage discovery and ultimately (we hope anyway) to reward the curious."

The line items were very carefully designed to adhere to the resizing algorithm they created. Don’t let the heavy amount of text fool you: with images tossed in, bright splashes of colour and some pleasant layout surprises on screen resize, the site is never boring.

The agency have really put thought into the use of typography on their site

The agency have really put thought into the use of typography on their site

Interestingly, Saari explains, the whole site runs on roughly 1,000 lines of CSS, which includes comments, each rule on a single line, and a space between every selector.

Jenn Lukas is the interactive development director at Happy Cog. She also blogs regularly about web development at The Nerdary.

The entire site runs on around 1,000 lines of CSS

The entire site runs on around 1,000 lines of CSS

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