An Idea Lives On (Site of the Day - Dec 20, 2013) — UI design breakdown

Celebrating JFK’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death, the interactive documentary combines user-generated content, stock footage portraying key JFK initiatives Sourced from Awwwards. 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 An Idea Lives On separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Dec 20, 2013.
• Extracted palette (#000, #FFFFFF, #ECD06F): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Darkest #ECD06F vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 1.5:1, which is soft—better for backgrounds than small body copy.
• Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
• Related themes: Culture & Education, Film & TV, Institutions, Big Background Images, Clean, Design Websites.