Saizen Media is an internationally acclaimed and award winning design firm that specializes in highly cinematic and detailed oriented imagery. The company has offices in both Milan, Italy, and Yekaterinburg, Russia.
The Lowdown: Lets take a look at some of the details of the site!
First things first… We’re talking WOW appeal; eye-popping optical stimulation here folks! The second this site loads you know you are in for something very special. Saizen media has definitely done their homework in the area of 3D animation for the web. Their use of high quality graphic integration into their sites will blow you away. Their colors on the site are dark, but that’s okay, because it draws you straight in to the site. With the music that plays in the background as you browse through their site, you feel as if you are apart of something bigger than yourself.
Navigation:
Their navigation is a basic header, content, footer style approach as are most sites published on the web today, so it’s user-friendly approach is clear cut and down to business. From the get-go you find yourself at the main page which seems to be their portfolio. Not a bad choice for the main page, different, but not bad. Browsing the portfolio is easy with the back and forward buttons that appear. If you can’t see them then you need glasses, cause they are nice and large so anyone will know how to browse their site; they fit the sites resolution perfectly.
Animation:
When you visit this site the first thing you’re going to notice is their ActionScript work. Great use of ActionScript here! For every link you click on in the navigation header or every link in the content section, a smooth transition takes place. We did not run into any choppy motions between flash scenes when checking out the site.
Their site Night Wish, which won an FWA site of the day award is, without doubt, one of the greatest examples of their 3D animation skills as designers. Once you enter this particular site you feel as if you are drawn into a fantasy world and surrounded by a new way of life. You need to make sure you browse their portfolio on that site… You will love it. We’re don’t want to spoil it for you, just check it out!
Downside:
Unfortunately there is ONE tiny downside to the site. Nothing major, but would be helpful for first time visitors on arrival. There is no “about” link in the header, which is often, almost always, on the main page. In order to view their “about” section you have to visit the Night Wish site. While it is pretty self-explanatory what they do, it is always nice to have the about page link in an easily accessible spot on the main page.
The Round-Up:
We give this site two really big thumbs up! All in all it’s an excellent site, with a lot of advanced flash, and action-scripting techniques. You’re going to be so inspired after having seen their site that you may be stuck in your office for days with great new concepts for your up-coming projects!
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