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To build a world-renowned web design firm based in Iceland (population 370k, barely bigger than Cincinnati, Ohio) is pretty astounding. Looking at the beautiful

by danso 4y ago

To build a world-renowned web design firm based in Iceland (population 370k, barely bigger than Cincinnati, Ohio) is pretty astounding. Looking at the beautiful "coming soon" homepage [0] he presumably built for his restaurant (which is named after his mom [1]), I can see why he was well-respected in the field [0] https://annajona.is/ https://annajona.is/ [1] https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1633109753890058242 https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1633109753890058242

nonethewiser 4y ago
> Looking at the beautiful "coming soon" homepage [0] he presumably built for his restaurant (which is named after his mom [1]), I can see why he was well-respected in the field Its literally just a pink background for me. Not sure if I'm missing something or if that's the joke. I'm not familiar with him and assume he's a great designer. I dont understand the reference here though.
- showerst 4y ago
  It’s gorgeous on my iPhone, though it does scrolljack for effects which I find annoying. Maybe an overzealous ad blocker?
- starrider 4y ago
  If you scroll, it changes.
- veddox 4y ago
  You need to scroll down (and presumably have JS enabled).
- chroma 4y ago
  It's a landing page saying when the restaurant will open and what it will have, along with a couple of links to hiring, contact info, and social media. You have to have js enabled so it can show the fancy animations. There's no fallback for people with older browsers or noscript. Also while arrow keys and spacebar work, the page doesn't respond to pageup/pagedown or home/end. Maybe it's a nice experience on mobile, but it's a nightmare on my laptop.
- colin_jack 4y ago
  It was super slow to load for me.
  - danso 4y ago
    I wonder if it’s significantly faster if you’re connecting to it from Iceland
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ClawsOnPaws 4y ago
That site really doesn't play well with screen readers. When I clicked the link for the first time I was severely confused. I had to come back here to read that I had to scroll, and when I did, sometimes some new text showed up, and other times it didn't. This is just an observation. I understand that some people love making lovely things, and that sometimes those things are at odds with being accessible to some people. But this is a real world example where I cannot access a restaurant website, even if the restaurant hasn't opened yet. So even now I'm still confused as to what's actually going on there.
- octernion 4y ago
  it's a website for an unopened and unadvertised restaurant. i am not sure what you expected.
- Kye 4y ago
  Here's the few lines of actual information on the page: "Nice of you to drop by. I’ll be opening my doors in the fall of 2022 at Tryggvagata 11, in Reykjavik, Iceland. I also have a small, cozy in-house Cinema. A place for small groups to enjoy movies viewings or music performances." There's a image of the dining area of the restaurant at the top of the page once you scroll enough. It's daylight, and it seems to be lit from the windows to the right. It's very white/beige. The room reminds me of the bridge of the Enterprise on Star Trek: TNG. There's a part in the center with pink-padded bench seats placed around an area full of plants. These tables have wooden chairs with soft-looking pink seats like the rest of the tables around the room. There's a nook thing at the back center with a shelf of pink cups against a frosted glass backing with a light behind it and a cluster of old-fashioned light bulbs with huge, bright filaments. The bulbs hang from white rods.
Kye 4y ago
Is this the guy responsible for the trend of obnoxious, information sparse scrolling parallax websites? I hope he gets what he deserves (a huge payday and continued support of and from his country's excellent social safety net).

by danso 4y ago

nonethewiser 4y ago

> Looking at the beautiful "coming soon" homepage [0] he presumably built for his restaurant (which is named after his mom [1]), I can see why he was well-respected in the field Its literally just a pink background for me. Not sure if I'm missing something or if that's the joke. I'm not familiar with him and assume he's a great designer. I dont understand the reference here though.

showerst 4y ago
It’s gorgeous on my iPhone, though it does scrolljack for effects which I find annoying. Maybe an overzealous ad blocker?
starrider 4y ago
If you scroll, it changes.
veddox 4y ago
You need to scroll down (and presumably have JS enabled).
chroma 4y ago
It's a landing page saying when the restaurant will open and what it will have, along with a couple of links to hiring, contact info, and social media. You have to have js enabled so it can show the fancy animations. There's no fallback for people with older browsers or noscript. Also while arrow keys and spacebar work, the page doesn't respond to pageup/pagedown or home/end. Maybe it's a nice experience on mobile, but it's a nightmare on my laptop.
colin_jack 4y ago
It was super slow to load for me.
- danso 4y ago
  I wonder if it’s significantly faster if you’re connecting to it from Iceland
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ClawsOnPaws 4y ago

That site really doesn't play well with screen readers. When I clicked the link for the first time I was severely confused. I had to come back here to read that I had to scroll, and when I did, sometimes some new text showed up, and other times it didn't. This is just an observation. I understand that some people love making lovely things, and that sometimes those things are at odds with being accessible to some people. But this is a real world example where I cannot access a restaurant website, even if the restaurant hasn't opened yet. So even now I'm still confused as to what's actually going on there.

octernion 4y ago
it's a website for an unopened and unadvertised restaurant. i am not sure what you expected.
Kye 4y ago
Here's the few lines of actual information on the page: "Nice of you to drop by. I’ll be opening my doors in the fall of 2022 at Tryggvagata 11, in Reykjavik, Iceland. I also have a small, cozy in-house Cinema. A place for small groups to enjoy movies viewings or music performances." There's a image of the dining area of the restaurant at the top of the page once you scroll enough. It's daylight, and it seems to be lit from the windows to the right. It's very white/beige. The room reminds me of the bridge of the Enterprise on Star Trek: TNG. There's a part in the center with pink-padded bench seats placed around an area full of plants. These tables have wooden chairs with soft-looking pink seats like the rest of the tables around the room. There's a nook thing at the back center with a shelf of pink cups against a frosted glass backing with a light behind it and a cluster of old-fashioned light bulbs with huge, bright filaments. The bulbs hang from white rods.

Kye 4y ago

Is this the guy responsible for the trend of obnoxious, information sparse scrolling parallax websites? I hope he gets what he deserves (a huge payday and continued support of and from his country's excellent social safety net).