http://web50.ca/2009/10/penguin-books/ Canada's Best Websites Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:16:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://web50.ca/2009/10/penguin-books/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Web50 Judges Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:23:07 +0000 http://web50.ca/?p=309#comment-41 <b>What we like:</b> We love it when a traditionally offline brand transitions well to the web, and Penguin.ca is a good example of that. Classic and timeless colour palette. Well organized navigation. Great use of scrolling books (these scrolling boxes can sometimes be annoying but it's a nice treatment here). Videos of interviews with authors (especially cool when they feature videos right on the book's product page). Twitter updates. Lots going on, but packaged nicely and a pleasure to browse. For an extra design treat, check out the Book Club area - featuring a carousel wheel of books. Beautiful execution. What we like: We love it when a traditionally offline brand transitions well to the web, and Penguin.ca is a good example of that. Classic and timeless colour palette. Well organized navigation. Great use of scrolling books (these scrolling boxes can sometimes be annoying but it’s a nice treatment here). Videos of interviews with authors (especially cool when they feature videos right on the book’s product page). Twitter updates. Lots going on, but packaged nicely and a pleasure to browse. For an extra design treat, check out the Book Club area – featuring a carousel wheel of books. Beautiful execution.

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