86½ years (Website of the Day) — UI design breakdown

An interactive journey into the world of two unlikely strangers that changed each other's lives. Made for Hoxton Mini Press. Sourced from CSS Design Awards. Use this page as a UI breakdown: reverse-engineer hierarchy, color roles, and interaction cues before you remix ideas into your own screens.

• Study how 86½ years separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Website of the Day.
• Screenshot the hero and a dense content section side by side to compare rhythm and density.
• Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
• Related themes: flat design, minimal, photographic, photography.