Discover Your Patronus (Site of the Day - Oct 17, 2016) — UI design breakdown
The experience transports users into a 3D environment where those taking part will make a series of choices based on a set of cryptic prompts, eventually discovering their Patronus. 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 Discover Your Patronus separates primary actions from secondary content—note spacing, type scale, and focal contrast. Recognized as Site of the Day - Oct 17, 2016.
- Extracted palette (#000, #2779A7, #FFFFFF): check which hues carry brand vs utility chrome.
- Darkest #2779A7 vs lightest #FFFFFF sits around 4.8:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text.
- Ask: what would break first if this layout were a product dashboard—navigation clarity, scan order, or color contrast?
- Related themes: Film & TV, Web & Interactive, Fullscreen, Unusual Navigation, Sound-Audio, 3D.



