Diesel Intimate Collection (Site of the Day - Nov 10, 2013) — UI design breakdown
Diesel presents the FW 2013 Intimate Collection with two interactive and spicy galleries. With a navigation designed to have maximum effect on mobile devices, the site mixes the presentation of the collection with a playful experience 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 Diesel Intimate Collection separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Nov 10, 2013.
- Extracted palette (#000, #9C9C9C, #FFFFFF): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
- Darkest #9C9C9C vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 2.7:1, 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: Fashion, Fullscreen, Responsive Design, Unusual Navigation, CSS, HTML5.
