Cienne (Site of the Day - Jul 20, 2015) — UI design breakdown

Cienne is fashion for adventurous women, created by working artisans all over the world, and crafted by New York’s best makers. 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 Cienne separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Jul 20, 2015.
• Extracted palette (#987654, #D14836): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
• Darkest #D14836 vs lightest #987654 sits around 1.1:1, 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: E-Commerce, Clean, Colorful, Flat Design, Wordpress.