Wix of the Day Archive

Every day, we select a Wix Flash website that stands out, and makes an impression on us. Browse through the Wix of the Day Archive, and see examples of outstanding web design created with the Wix free website builder.

  • Sunday, April 25, 2010

    Stefan Oraffaelli Musician Free Website

    Stefan Oraffaelli's dynamic musician website presents the artists' work in a variety of ways. See how the website builder opens the doors of creativity.

    Stefan Oraffaelli Musician Free Website

    Stefan Orafaelli's free website, created with the Wix editor, provides a multi-faceted look into the life and work of the musician. The creative energy of Orafaelli is expressed with his selection of various design elements used on his website. A horizontal menu bar guides visitors from the site's homepage to various mini-pages, including one that includes its own mini-page where one can read the artist's biography in either English or Italian. The black-and-white color scheme provides a classic feel.

    This musician website is media-based, with video clips, links to YouTube, downloadable pdf files of music scores, and a gallery of concert photographs. Links to social media networks Facebook and MySpace are embedded within the homepage. There are also links to the artist's albums available for purchase at Apple's iTunes store. Other free design elements include a contact widget.

  • Wednesday, April 19, 2010

    Yak Design Studio and Store Flash Website

    With the free website builder provided by Wix, Yak Design runs a graphic design t-shirt shop. Visitors are encouraged to submit their own ideas and designs.

    Yak Design Studio and Store Flash Website

    Yak Design Studio's website has an intuitive format and navigation. Users can browse a gallery of the different t-shirt designs offered. There are six pages within the gallery, each with several different shirts showcasing various designs.

    The creator of this Flash website used an innovative feature of the Wix website builder that enables the assignment of behaviors to design elements. In the t-shirt gallery, each t-shirt image is linked to a page that highlights the details of that particular t-shirt and design. The t-shirt images behave as links to deeper pages with more content. The individual t-shirt pages also have details about the t-shirt's material, as well as a PayPal widget for ordering.

    Yak Design playfully beckons its visitors to offer their own custom designs, "rude slogans" included, via a Contact Form widget embedded in the Contact Us page. The many Flash design elements included on this website provide a fun and easy shopping experience.

  • Sunday, April 18, 2010

    Chadoulas Graphic Creations Flash Website

    Graphic designer/illustrator Chadoulas Dimitris uses a Flash website to showcase his artwork. Enter and explore his virtual art gallery created with Wix.

    Chadoulas Graphic Creations Flash Website

    Chadoulas Dimitri is a graphic designer and illustrator, whose portfolio concentrates on images of World War II tanks, aircraft, weapons and even war maps. The black background of his Flash website suits the somber nature of his content. Chadoulas' Flash website is visually based, with a vertical menu of various galleries. Selecting a gallery places one of Chadoulas' creations in the middle of the page, with a thumbnail menu of that particular gallery's images at the bottom. This organizes the viewing experience.

    An About page provides information on the artist, as well as a link to his Facebook page. A Contact page provides the opportunity for users to comment and/or contact the artist. Both the About and Contact pages contain dynamic Flash content created by the designer. Smoke rises out of a volcano on the horizon, and lighting crashes in a dimly lit night sky. The striking Flash animation is extremely impressive and visually stimulating. The artist makes excellent use of color contrast and visual effects, with Wix's free website builder.

  • Thursday, April 15, 2010

    Palmas Station Flash Website Design

    Palmas Station's website revs its engine with a recording of a throaty motorcycle engine on its homepage. Animated graphics add exciting visual effects.

    Palmas Station Flash Website Design

    The Palmas Station is a one-stop shop in Puerto Rico for motorcycle enthusiasts to get maintenance service, shop for the latest biker goods, and socialize with fellow bikers. With its black background and fire-colored text, this website design suits the biker aesthetic brilliantly. A music file was embedded into the home page, with an engine roaring, inviting those in search of adventure to enter.
    Information is provided about the station's services and activities in a series of mini-pages accessed through a link on the homepage. A happy hour schedule is provided, as well as a matrix-style photo gallery of the bar-like scene at Palmas Station. Clip art depicts images like toasting beer mugs, fire-like logos and shiny motorcycles. Animated graphics, such as turning wheels of motorbikes, contribute to the vibrant, party atmosphere of the station. The transition between pages is animated as well, a simple effect done with the free website builder.

    Widgets such as a Google map and a contact page are included, completing the dynamic user experience of the Flash website.

  • Wednesday, April 14, 2010

    Active Living Club Flash Website

    Active Living Club, a physical fitness club, takes full advantage of the various design elements a dynamic Flash website offers. The result is powerful.

    Active Living Club Flash Website

    Active Living Club is a modern, multi-purpose health club providing a range of physical and holistic health services. Its Flash website was expertly designed to match the look and feel of the club's facilities. A homepage welcomes the viewer, with dynamic Flash graphics and energizing music playing through a music player widget. There is a link to a $20 coupon for new users, as well as a link to the website's main page.
    The main webpage contains information about the club's various services, and navigation is made simple with a horizontal menu bar arranging the various mini-pages. Contact widgets provide a place where new members can sign up or request information. There is also a shopping cart widget where personal training, massage and other packages can be purchased. A stunning photo gallery showcases the state-of-the-art facility and its various amenities.
    The energetic pulse of Active Living Club is felt with the new-age dance music playing throughout the website's pages. The sleek web design of this Flash website took full advantage of the Wix free website builder.

  • Thursday, April 8, 2010

    Eastern Cuisine Fine Indian Flash Website

    Through its Flash website, Eastern Cuisine invites customers to view its menu, browse through enticing images, read reviews and even place an order for delivery.

    Eastern Cuisine Fine Indian Flash Website

    Ordering in (or picking up) is made simple with Eastern Cuisine's Flash website. Potential customers start off on the home page, with a horizontal menu bar making the sites navigation a cinch. Located across the bottom of the main page is the website's static content. This includes three links: one to Eastern Cuisine's Facebook page, one to a restaurant review website, and one to place an order online. Eastern Cuisine's contact information also remains embedded within the main page, a professional touch.

    An extensive gallery is included, capitalizing on the visual appeal of colorful Indian cuisine. There are images of everything, from close-ups of fresh ingredients, beautifully prepared dishes of cuisine – even photos of Eastern Cuisine delivery cars.

    Widgets are also included, such as a Google map pinpointing Eastern Cuisine's location, as well as a Contact form.

    By using various tools offered by the wix website builder, Eastern Cuisine crafted an easy-to-use website that will attract the appetite of its customers.

  • Wednesday, April 7, 2010

    Five Grain Events Flash Website

    Five Grain Events is a wedding planning whose Flash website conveys taste and elegance, with a neat layout and minimalist color scheme.

    Five Grain Events Flash Website

    Chicago-based wedding planner Five Grain Events is the brainchild of Joan Cinquegrani, a woman whose passion for planning weddings led her to create a business of her own, doing just that. Five Grain Events' website has a pleasant teal background color, cushioning the black-and-white scheme of the mini-pages, which have mustard accents. The pleasing aesthetic design of the website markets Cinquegrani's eye for style, and ability to plan a beautiful dream wedding.

    This website's simple navigation is aided by a horizontal menu throughout the site's pages, as visitors can learn about Packages offered, read testimonials in the "Applause" section, and find links to Cinquegrani's blog about planning a wedding. The stunning photographs on the site are also easily viewed, especially in the Gallery section. Visitors can roll over thumbnails of the photos and choose which ones to enlarge. Since this is a business, contact information is clearly displayed on the main page, and remains static while a visitor browses the rest of the site. Links to the company's Facebook and Twitter accounts are also included.

    The clarity and beauty of this website and its stress-free navigation lets the visitor feel as though everything is being taken care of – exactly how a wedding planner aims to make her clients feel.

  • Tuesday, April 6, 2010

    Mack Johansson Flash Website

    Singer/songwriter Mack Johansson shows off his musical talents on his Flash website. He did so with the exciting features on the free website builder.

    Mack Johansson Flash Website

    Mack Johansson's Flash website portrays the musician as a creative spirit who has something to say, and wants everyone to hear it. The layout of the site is grungy and consistent with Mack's DIY style. He carefully chose a homemade look, with collage-like graphic illustrations.

    Johansson includes the complete package - text, image, music and video - to fully express himself to fans and potential followers. The moment you enter the website, a recording of Johansson's music plays in the background which he embedded on the main page. There are also music videos, which were added from the Media section of the website builder. Read about the singer's roots, find links to his MySpace, Facebook and blog, and news on his latest performances. Johansson used a widget as well enabling visitors to leave comments.

    Through his Flash website, Johansson expresses himself just as honestly and completely as he does through his music.

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