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1. 
   http://islandphotobooth.com

   This retro layout is quite well done, with all of the fun stuff a vintage-retro layout should have. It’s a pretty good fit for the subject matter of the website.

2. 
   http://www.onefastbuffalo.com

   Another vintage website, this one with an overall antique vibe to it, you’ll want to ignore the validator on this one, that and the all caps in the description meta tags and blinking navigation elements that results from not using a sliding-doors CSS technique. I do like this website though, with it’s slide-in vertical navigation and various antique ornamentation, including a menu for changing the wallpaper background of the page. Catch OneFastBuffalo before this traveling wild west medicine show moves on to the next stop on the stage coach line.

3. 
   http://thefirsttwenty.com

   A really tidy and complete 1-page grid layout, using a lightbox to load content above the current page, resulting in showing the user many pages within a one-page layout. This non-profit site is somewhat a tribute to the fireman, while rasing money and awareness for a great cause highlighting the everyday heroic efforts of firemen, and creating needed resources.

4. 
   http://www.usataxdollars.com

   A nice little interface to give you an idea where your federal tax dollars are going in the USA, via a pie chart and detailed breakdown. Kind of cool actually.

5. 
   http://billyhughes.oph.gov.au

   Considering some of the government websites out there, this site should rate very highly! The site put up as a support site for an exhibition of past Australian prime minister Billy Hughes, who held the office from 1915 to 1923, when the country was enduring the horrors of the first world war. Marvelous little site, especially if you don’t know much about Australian history.

6. 
   http://www.headconference.com

   Another web developer event to add to your calendar, October 24-26, 2008. This one is global and all you need is web access and $99 bucks. With some big names and major players, it looks like a pretty big deal. Check it out, the site credits are in the footer on the homepage.

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1. 

   http://www.stoutlabs.com
   A web development & design laboratory, minus the mad scientist, plus the ExpressionEngine CMS.

2. 
   http://www.catchdigital.com/

   A flash animated plasma-like background with various foreground layer alpha effects. Throw in some sIFR, jQuery accordion menus and sexy graphics & icons, and you’ve got yourself an edgy, modern and trendy website.

3. 
   http://www.thierryschlegel.net

   Interesting use of color in vivid blue and taupe, texture with some 3-D and splatter elements, and navigation choices retaining a hover color to show categories of works. Beyond these elements the site could use a bit of background information about Thierry apart from the resume pdf. Thierry’s also bought in to the “Save the Developers” movement, which makes perfect sense to me on a portfolio site.

4. 

   http://www.arcinspirations.com
   From the list of “Top 10 JavaScript (jQuery) Powered Sites“

5. 

   http://www.jameslaicreative.com
   It’s no secret that I like, grungy worn-look websites and jQuery. The intro slide-in/fade-in jQuery transition, on load is the deal breaker, making this one-pager a must add to the standards gallery.

6. 

   http://klinkov.com
   This one is an awesome layout, again jQuery functions carousel combined with realistic artist palette textures! Hmmm… this one give me some big ideas for a personal project, on my someday todo list.

7. 

   http://www.vegaone.de
   Cool times 10 on the wow-scale, this vibrant portfolio flash site featuring some splatter-riffic graffiti art!

8. 

   http://www.jamesb-dj.co.uk
   James B asks, “What’s Hot?”…sexy DJ beats, trendy stuff, great typography.

9. 

   http://mamie-bouillabaisse.com
   Another stylish portfolio with a neon palette on black.

10. 

    http://sacas.net
    Click around in the Flash intro header on the homepage, it’s really sort of awe-inspiring even if you don’t speak the language, did I see a w000t in there somewhere!

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