Today I ended up on the CIID website, the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. When I first arrived to the homepage, I stared with disappointment at a fairly simple and boring page with a grid of pink and gray squares, reading the words "interaction design." I have seen my share of, what some might call very Swiss, or German, simple design approaches that are effective yet intriguing. In this case, my first impression was that it was a little too dry.
But, when I started rolling the mouse across the homepage, I was instantly surprised and delighted with a new found interaction, as I watched the homepage become alive and unique to my own experience.
I ended up being impressed with the CIID website, from the interaction design approach to the technological finesse. The site provides a pleasant surprise, embraces the emotion of interaction, and in the end creates a visually unique homepage for each visitor.
Check it out for yourself at http://ciid.dk/
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