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- dstlb0
I know, they're a design company though and that site doesn't stand up too well, the layout and use of typography are weak and overall I don't think the design works very well. They may be a well respected company but there's a lot of 'em about and they still need to compete to stay ahead / afloat.
To be honest though, at their end of the design market I'd doubt whether much of their business comes through the site, or even if their clients would bother to look at it.
- sauerbraten0
love it. the piece of writing in the approach section continues to inspire me everytime i read it.
- unknown0
I don't find the typography weak at all... I'd say restrained.
- paulrand0
we should all be so "weak"
- Gorbie0
I know it doesn't diqualify Pentagram from being up for review...
but this site must be well over a year old(?)
- oeuf0
function and content
- monkeyshine0
I too like the site. They are not trying to make an interactive statement and the style goes very well with their approach. They're not interested in the bells and whistles; their work is sophisticated and complex. They're not a bunch of 25 year old web nerds and have nothing to prove so why should they mimic the vapid trends of a flashy website.
- Gorbie0
I think i'm going crazy...
I could've sworn that Pentagram assited in the development and/or design of the Segway scooters.
Am I wrong, or are they not wanting to show that?
- chach0
runnin' w/ the devil
- DeviceUnseen0
their work speaks for itself.
as for commenting on the site. it's not on par with their work. don't give me this clean, no frils usable site - why did they use the that pointless flash splash.
whatever, they are not an interactive agency so whatever.
- missjillBK0
nobody thinks the type is annoyingly large??
- dstlb0
Not annoyingly large but for me it's too heavy and the leading is a bit tight, but that's just my opinion and I should know better than to criticise sacred cows.
- kpl0
Remember, Pentagram is a design firm, not an art firm.
does the job well = good site.
- pepe0
i would prob. be more forgiving if they werent so pretentious....
- oeuf0
TIMELESS designs.
Not trends like horizontal line patterns and wood textures.
- oeuf0
oh, and those annoying circles with a pointed tip that looks like a bird's head.
- save0
...and colouring everything magenta..
come on..we've all done it at one point!!
- 4cY0
..and little bambi's jumping around..
eagle crest..
vector people without faces...
helvetica with no spacing..
etc.
- Dolan0
Pentagram does do web projects but the site is a political issue re: which office is in control. Let's just say the current approach was chosen to make partners happy not and has resulted in a site that not all the offices are happy with. More stuff coming though, I'd stay tuned. Pentagram did not work on the Segway.
- save0
blah de blah de balh...